Questions tagged [tongue-and-groove]
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How can I remove a plank from the middle of the field?
My attic has tongue and groove planking down as the floor, and I need to do some work up there. I'd like to only remove a couple planks in the middle of the field, rather than pulling up half the floor to get to the point where I need access.
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How to properly install tongue and groove plywood subfloor?
I'm doing a remodel and can't seem to find the proper method for installing the tongue and groove plywood subfloor over joists. I mean, I think I pretty much understand how to do it but there are a few details I'm missing still.
On the first sheet…
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Routing grooves in engineered hardwood flooring
This is an open-ended question. I will describe the situation and outline my approach to solving the problem. I am hoping to get feedback that will help me decide if this is the right approach, possibly with some changes. I welcome any thoughts and…
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How can I remove just one tongue-and-groove subfloor board?
I am not talking about laminate planks, but actual subfloor sections. My entire room consists of tongue-and-groove boards. I was under the impression that the point of this was so you didn't have to fasten them to joists with nails or screws, but…
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I am using tongue and groove planks for a desk. What's the best substrate to use?
I am using tongue and groove planks for a desk. What's the best substrate to use?
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What router bearing can I use to reduce groove depth?
I order this 3/32 slotting bit from Amazon.
Shank size 1/4, depth of cut up to 9/16. I only need 3/8 depth (slightly over is ok), but I could not find the right bearing. There are router bearing sets sold on the internet, but they are very sparse…
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Can I float a tongue-and-grooved 1x12 pine floor over a concrete slab on grade?
I have bare concrete floor that was, until recently, covered with carpet. After recently seeing a friend of mine purchase raw pine, shape the tongue-and-groove himself, and seal it to achieve a wonderful result, I wanted to do the same. The…
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Question about wood expansion for V-groove/shiplap boards
I have a lot of tongue and groove, reversible shiplap / v-groove boards from a big box store. I would like to use them for a plank ceiling that is 25x8ft. It is unclear to me how these boards allow for expansion since they sit flush together with…
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When should I seal fir deck boards on my porch?
I'm replacing my rotted out deck that's old tongue and groove fir planks. I'm treating them with Borate mix today and tomorrow and would like a natural finish in the end. It's a covered deck.
I've seen some competing advice here on when to seal:…
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Should I add a plywood subfloor below my damaged hardwood floors when I reinstall?
We have lifted our original floorboards in our property, we now plan on insulating between the joists and relaying the original boards.
Unfortunately, the floorboards were old and brittle and consequentially many boards have lost small slivers of…
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What tools should I use to remove the tongue and groove from floorboards?
I have a big pile of high quality tongue and groove floorboards that I would like to reuse as decking timber for a small-ish deck.
The trouble is I don't quite know what the best tools to use would be to cut off the tongue and grooves and get the…
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Can I attach tongue and groove wood paneling (or similar) directly to foam over concrete block?
I am currently working in the cinder block basement of a small cabin in a climate with very cold winters. The convective cold from the cinder block walls in the winter is quite chilly. I want to attach one inch thick XPS to the walls to aid in heat…
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Replacing a piece of nailed tongue and grooved engineered hardwood located in the middle of a large room
I have a large room covered with engineered hardwood -- (specifically - Johnson hardwood forevertuff in canadian maple 1/2" thickness) It can't be refinished or sanded.
A very visible piece in the center of the room was damaged and dented by a…
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How do I properly lay a tongue and groove plywood subfloor remodel when joist layout is not always 16" oc?
I'm working on a remodel of a room that spans two different areas of a house.
Each area has joists 16" OC but where they come together there is a "short" bay; one where it is not a full 16" between joists:
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Which underlayment, if any, between 5" pine boards, and subfloor with radiant heat?
Seems to be a lot of differing opinions on this. I get that having something between the two can offer less squeaking, some noise abatement and depending on material - a vapor barrier which I may or may not need.
Waxed paper? Paper with tar-infused?…
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