Hello Forum, May I ask your advice with a repair on bed floorboard entrance (sixites house). Three floorboards are nailed down on left side joist and also nailed down on right side joist. They are not properly nailed down on the centre joist; they are hanging about 10 mm above the centre joist for some reason; maybe left, centre and right joists are not well aligned or maybe the heavy water tank sitting on right side floorboard tends push down weight on the right side and lift the floorboards in the centre. As result the three floorboards make a little step which feel bad even under the carpet. I want to push down the floorboards in the centre and secure them to the centre joist. -Few posts says that screw are a best option to secure boards to joists however I have few screws already somewhere in my floor and seems that screws do not hold overtime -The original nails are a bit rusty but seems they hold plenty of force and keep the floorboard well connected to the joist. I am not sure whether the original nail were installed by hammer or gun back in the sixites. Question: What is the best way to nail down floorboards to joist for lasting connection? -Screws -Nails using Gun -Nails using hammer Nail gun would require buying the kit which is super expensive for just 3 boards. If I contract out to carpenter I am worried that using gun may damage the heating pipes nearby. Many thanks
Don't get a nail gun, your missus maybe tempted to use it on you one day. How did the grommet crisis work out?
Dependent on your wood, sometimes you can drive a spax straight through & no splitting, other times it needs a pilot hole to prevent splitting. If your floorboard has cupped, could try turning board over & screwing down, might go down flatter. AND mark were your pipes are, it's all too easy to forget & put a screw through a pipe.
Make sure you get the boards as close to the beams as you can before driving the screws in - whilst the screws can pull the boards oown the can just as easily drill their way through the board.
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