Looking Through Floor Boards

Travertine is a real stone and makes a beautiful porch floor.

Looking through floor boards.

Yet another exception if you have solid wood floors not engineered on a pier and beam foundation then you don t have a lot of choice as far as which direction to run the flooring it would best be run perpendicular to the joists. A heart pine floor from goodwin includes boards with the repeating cathedral grain characteristic of plain sawn wood. Wood was either plain sawn or quarter sawn. All that over head painting was messy and we didn t want to drip or spatter all over the new floors so that s why we painted everything before installing.

Concrete stain is great choice to dress up existing concrete floor. If you are seeking the best flooring for living room elegance that still captures both warmth and utility try a reclaimed wood floor. The walls and ceiling boards the flat parts were painted semi gloss white the ceiling batten trim was painted flat white and the big floor to ceiling posts were painted gloss white. The border is in a darker color.

The floor below is a travertine paver sand set floor. Draughty floorboards are a common issue in a lot of period homes with original floors. Cut the boards to fit between the joists and either toenail drive the nails at an angle the boards to the joists from above or drive the nails through the joist into the board ends if you are. They add a lot of character as space but come with the possibility of gaps that can allow draughts up and into the room especially if you are dealing with floorboards on an upper level of your house it is always a good idea to keep a large rug to lay down in the winter months for some extra insulation.

Reclaimed wood retains natural warmth without looking too formal. But as a general rule laying the boards in the manner i ve shown below is a good go by. The floor below is a stained concrete floor with scored lines. Plain sawn heart pine produces a repeating pattern of what are called cathedral arches says jeffrey forbes of the goodwin company.

It is not as worn looking as some choices yet has an aged lived in look that makes your house a home. Rack the floor correctly which means to stagger the end joints randomly and with enough space between them to prevent the end joints from separating. To keep the wide boards from cupping you ll face nail them with cut nails driven through the subfloor and into the joists photo 18. The tongue and groove pine flooring must run perpendicular to the floor joists.