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You can always knock the tongue off the boards with a saw/knife. As they will be slightly less thick you will need to pack them below to raise them. Plastic packers work well here.
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Not a bad shout - guess I need to get myself down to a store to measure boards without the tongue if i'm thinking of knocking it off, lest I get gaps between boards that I'll be able to feel.
I really thought there would be an abundance of people selling old floorboards but I suppose they either end up in skips or on peoples instagram reels.
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I'm doing up a room at the moment and the subfloor is in a pretty bad way - cracked, creaking, or the boards are the wrong depth all together. My measurements are 21.5mm thick, 122mm-ish wide.
I assume that makes them ⅞" x 5" boards and i'm struggling to find anything reclaimed.
Reckon I could get away with https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-PTG-Timber-Floorboards---18mm-x-119mm-x-1800mm/p/120831 or would the T&G just mean theres too much of a gap?
Was hoping to make right for under 50 as it's just an office so I imagine overlaying with ply probably isn't the way to go.