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I’ve literally just done this. Reclaimed junckers beech that was used for a squash court.
I pulled up the fucked pine boards that were way past saving. I snuck them under the skirting and it worked fine. Had to bridge some gaps with scraps of ply to give the boards support in a few places.
There were so many cables and pipes under the pine boards that I’m glad I replaced them rather than laying on top - feel like it would have been easy to damage something unseen if I’d just laid them on top. I’m also glad to have kept the same floor level throughout. Another minor thing is that you have to snip all the nails off if it’s going to sit on top of something, rather than just making sure the nails don’t sit on any joists.
Are you sure they run under walls through to other rooms? I though I had this but it wasn’t the case. See if you can get a couple boards up to have a look.
Attached are before and after photos, shit show of cables and pipes, example of ply support between joists, and the finished product.