Do Old Hard Wood Floors 50 Years Ago Have Tongues

In a typical hardwood flooring installation the tongues of the boards must all face in the same direction.

Do old hard wood floors 50 years ago have tongues.

The floors are 2 thick and range from 6 12 wide and about 15 long. Why most folk in this city of toronto chose the 3 8 strip saving about 80 dollars in the average house i have no idea. Regardless of the whims of fashion wood floors have retained their enduring appeal particularly for those dwelling in vintage homes. My question is related to the wide boards do not have tongue and groove milled into the.

After nailing the tongues of one course. How to reverse a tongue groove wood floor. But the victorian and craftsman revivals of the late 20th century saw a renewed interest in hardwood flooring along with the use of reclaimed lumber to replicate early floors. Unfortunately past home owners have painted some floors and stained others a honey color and carowted over others.

They are quater sawn square edge. A poor choice of hardwood by one generation is then foisted on the next. The wear layer is the area above the tongue and groove. Most of it is about 5 inch wide boards some 2 1 2.

I have a rather large pile that came with the house. There have been different thicknesses of hardwood flooring milled over the years and their wear layers are different. At the same time mass produced 3 8 1 2 3 4 strip hardwood flooring was cheaply available at 10 15 and 20 cents per square foot respectivly. Above that i am installing oak plank flooring.