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I had the good fortune to get a whole bunch of heart pine flooring from an old building in South Georgia. It is in good condition. I’d like to use it in my kitchen. The existing floor is vinyl over short plank oak, with a pine sub floor, nailed diagonally to the joists. I’d prefer to lay the pine over the oak and the vinyl, because the house is vintage 1947, and I am afraid that the vinyl was glued down with an asbestos adhesive (don’t know that it was, but I prefer to be cautious.
There is a heated basement below. The pine is not quarter sawn, but is in very good condition. 99.9% of the tongues are intact, the damaged sections can be cut out of the board length if required.
Any suggestions on how to do this? Can I do it without tearing off the vinyl? Should I sand each board before laying, or refinish as though it was a new floor after? What kind of finish will bring out that marvelous rosy look to the heart pine? Will planing on a power planer beforehand help the ultimate finish?
Any help that all of y’all experts can provide will be gratefully accepted.
jna
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Jack, you lucky devil! I can't help with the installation (I'm a pastry chef, not a carpenter!) but the finish I can help. DH and I have old southern yellow heart pine floors in our 1922 cottage. We had them refinished (getting layers of old shellac off was a pain!) and then after we saw the bare, stripped floors, we were in love! We left them as is, no stain, and had a sealer, then 3 coats of polyurethane put on. We haven't regretted it. They are the best part of the house in our opinion - and all our guests agree. They just seem to glow -
Good luck, and great job getting that old heart pine! You are going to be very pleased with it.
*Jack,I would lay over the vinyl,sand, and coat with PoloPlaz. Poly will work also but will not last as long. Consult a pro. About $2 sq. foot to sand and finish here in La.KK
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Heart pine and so. yellow pine are similar but not the same. Heart pine is far more prized and valuable. up to ten dollars/ft.for quarter sawn fine grained true heartwood of the antique long leaf. It is also very stable(doesn't expand-shrink as much in damp-dry cycles) so it shouldn't bother it to be put down over the vinyl.
Both heart and so. yellow are very pitchy and resinous so they will gum up your planner blades and heat them. It'll gum up sandpaper fast too but I,d lay it first and then sand ande finish. I've done it both ways. and find this the better job and less time consuming.
Oil based poly is my choice for the rich amber patina and long lasting finish but it takes time to cure
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I had the good fortune to get a whole bunch of heart pine flooring from an old building in South Georgia. It is in good condition. I'd like to use it in my kitchen. The existing floor is vinyl over short plank oak, with a pine sub floor, nailed diagonally to the joists. I'd prefer to lay the pine over the oak and the vinyl, because the house is vintage 1947, and I am afraid that the vinyl was glued down with an asbestos adhesive (don't know that it was, but I prefer to be cautious.
There is a heated basement below. The pine is not quarter sawn, but is in very good condition. 99.9% of the tongues are intact, the damaged sections can be cut out of the board length if required.
Any suggestions on how to do this? Can I do it without tearing off the vinyl? Should I sand each board before laying, or refinish as though it was a new floor after? What kind of finish will bring out that marvelous rosy look to the heart pine? Will planing on a power planer beforehand help the ultimate finish?
Any help that all of y'all experts can provide will be gratefully accepted.
jna