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Yes and yes ! That would be fantastic.
Edit: you'd have thought the previous boards would have been evidence and example enough... Looks like he cut the new ones to profile but didn't account for board width across the floor or something. And instead of wasting the board and starting again he's just chosen to roll with it. The big silicone fillets were effectively over a void into the gaps between joists, so each one used an offcut (e.g. of the nasty MDF trim) as a grout stop /tray. It's like it's almost ingenious. But then you think "why silicone, it's not a bath" and then "I'll rake it out and make good with wood filler" and then "oh my partner's patience with this has finally ended and they're on the phone to the contractor" :)
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you'd have thought the previous boards would have been evidence and example enough
Absolutely, although they may argue that the frames and skirting were put in after.
Here are some photos from mine.
I was able to get them to fit without a gap by test fitting with scrap boards and using those to make a scribe template, cutting away until the profile fit without any gap, and then transferring said profile onto the board I was going to use. If there wasn’t space to fit a whole piece, I’d scribe one for either side and have them join in the middle of the frame, I then added support between joists, so I could screw the ends down, and then cover the screw hole with a plug cut flush. I’ve marked the boards 1 and 2, and circled the plug.Mostly it’s just about taking the time to get a decent fit, and being careful taking a small bit off at a time, and seeing how it fits.
There is a tiny gap on the boards by the pipe, but it’s hidden behind the door so I didn’t worry about it.
Nb, each board is two “planks” wide as its junckers flooring. It’s about 130mm wide and made of smaller pieces joined to make full boards, but the process is identical.
Edit: also, I pulled up old boards and installed new/reclaimed ones, pretty much the exact same scenario as you.
Photos 1 and 4 are left side, 2 and 3 right side, of the same doorway.
Nef
Want me to take some pictures of my doorways so you have some images to prove your point with?
Edit: happy to write out an explanation of how to do it as well.