Derwood Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Hi guys, I just came across about 600 bd ft of red oak flooring that has never been resanded and poly'd. Tongue and groove and the iron nails and all. I have a planer, also my house is all hardwood except for the shop, concrete. Can't put it over concrete as the moisture level etc...what the heck can I do with it now? Plane it and sell it? or, I'm just stumped here. Thanks in advance for suggestions. I had thought of an adirondack chair but I personally think they're fugly. Derwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Do you enjoy pulling nails and feeding wood into a planer? Undoubtedly, one can always make beautiful things out of found treasures; it's just not how I personally would want to spend my time. 600 bf is a lot of wood, but it's tough to get something usable out of TG flooring unless the boards are very wide. With normal flooring, once you rip off the width of the tongues and grooves, you're left with very narrow pieces of wood (well below the standard for FAS lumber) most of which have at least a little bow, twist, bend, or all of the above. At best, you can laminate these up to make butcherblocks or bowling alleys, such as the top in this corner table: But, frankly, life is too short. I vote you sell the boards as-is and be done with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 if you dont mind the work most of what we build in the classroom is thin boards. if you want to make furniture sell it or give it to a school. but if you like smaller crafter stuff then you can make tons of stuff out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiciedchild Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 You can put it over concrete, a company " Bostick" makes a urethane adhesive that has a moisture barrier, I believe home depot sells there own version. Also you could lay down sleepers on the floor and ramset them to the concrete, then just nail into the sleepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiciedchild Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Another point , red oak flooring is really cheap, like between $2.00 and 2.50 a sf depending on width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwood Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 I have as metal detector lol, feeding nails Into a planer, somebody here wrote something funny about a 60$ 2x4 lol, it's a good laugh, was it you Rob? Duckisser, Thanks for the advice, I'm thinking picture frames or the likes. Hadn't thought of crafting with it. Thanks again. Floorboard, I know what you mean and I would do that but then it would not be free anymore lol. I am not cheap, just frugal lol Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwood Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Ended up sanding them down and building planters around the pool. It's cool I guess. Need to spar them or something. Have soooo much more though:)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiciedchild Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Just means you need a bigger pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 why not make matching planters all around your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwood Posted April 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Not a bad idea. Today I got my old wrought iron table out. Glass shattered eons ago. But now I am going to insert some...Red oak! Lol, I am clamping them now with the t@g lined right, with tite-bond. 3 lengths @ 48". I figure when they are ready I will clamp them all together into one peice and put on a peice of plywood and neat the edges up. Unless I should brace them. Not sure. Just confused myself here ) . Either way, thanks guys and when I am done in say 2027 I will post pictures ) but seriously I will pos soon. Also made a cool bread box to match the red oak cabinets in my kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinefloor Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 best to use its Sika t-21 moisture problem resolve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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