Help / Advice needed Timber floorboards

[Damo182]

Hi all

I have just purchased a new property in Sydney, We ave arranged for a professional floor sanding and polishing dude to come out on monday to restore our floorboards

We only just settled on this property today, and i immediately starting ripping up the old carpet, However i was unaware the floorboards go further back in the house than we believed (we thought and was told it was concrete under some lino timber sheeting) however under the lino was what looks like Baltic pine floor boards (same as rest of the house)

I would really love to have these restored at the same time as the other half of the house, but they are in considerably worst condition than the floorboards the professional saw and quoted us on.

I will obviously try and get a hold of the guy coming on Monday, tomorrow however i had no luck today and am doubtful for the weekend.

What i would like to know is how do i know if the boards are to damaged to be refurbished?

And will this professional be able to replace/ fix broken boards?

Also the boards seem to be loose, how can i make them more sturdy?

I have found a place that sells second hand Baltic pine boards, but they are about 4mm thinner than the current ones, how can i prop them up to be level?

I have found a fair few large nails and small ones that are hammered down level so i can no get them out, will this be a problem?

Any help on this is greatly appreciated

Damo

[Make it work]

I reckon the best guy to answer all these and many more is the guy you have booked.

Did you get any other quotes?

Baltic pine is beautiful but EXTREEEEEMLY soft. Once restored be very careful not to damage them.

My place has 150mm baltic pine floor boards. I fitted my kids beds with soft rubber castors so they won't mark the floor and they still did. Also my hall way was damaged a couple of times, once my niece visited wearing stillettos and the other time one of us had a small rock caught in the tread of a shoe and there are a number of imprints.

We can't do much about ours but I thought I'd warn you of what you may be able to avoid.

BTW congrats on the new house and good luck. You must post pics as you go.