This is a great forum, and I’ve enjoyed reading the snippets in fine homebuilding, and just joined up to read some more and naturally, I have a question or two…
I got a good deal on several hundred sq.ft of redwood planks- mostly 1×12′ x16-20′, and I’d like to use them for floor on a 3 season porch here in Southwest Ga. My question is what are y’all’s thoughts on how to put them down- plywood deck and lay them on top and face nail, or what to keep the joints tight and closed? Depending on budget and other such issues, I might do this in stages- deck then roof and lastly walls and conditioning. Also, whether or not there is benefit from sanding and finishing them like other interior wood floors, and if so what advice or cautions that might be helpful. I’ve floorsanded oak and pine floors, so I know enough to be dangerous…
Thanks
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I think redwood is way to soft for flooring.
You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
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Rip to 2x6...
squash yur joints together...
only if the floor will not get wet..
other wise space a 16...
Face screw... skip the nailing...
let them dry out really well...
a ROS sander will raise the grain...
a belt sander will dig...
seal or stain to yur liking... all 4S....
if the floor will get wet don't nail over ply....
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"Rip to 2x6..."Now I have a good collection of board stretchers in my tool inventory.But I have tried and tried, but I can't find a single board thickner that is worth a d*mm
Nah, those boards are probably worthless beatup oldgrowth lumber you can't use.
I'll take them off yer hands tho'.
Maybe even pay you something for them.
be a scalper
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hey, that's what I told the little old lady selling the wood...;)
Way to go, if you cant take advantage of the old and feeble what good are you! :)
Doug
Redwood is pretty soft for flooring, but looks good.
Avoid a surface film finish and use an oil instead. I would go with a Tung oil type because it pemnetrates the wood and hardens it.
Since you would need a subfloor under these ( being so thin ) you can keep them good and stabilize them until the roof is on, but that might mean painting the subfloor deck if you are doing this in stages. Advanteck makes a good subfloor material.
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Redwood is too soft for flooring. Also makes nasty spliters - so no walking on it barefoot. Yea, if you finish it may be OK, but it's not real strong so I wouldn't go more than 16" OC on the joists.
Really seams like a sin to me to use boards like that as a deck. Not sure what else I'd use them for, but I'd probably try to find a use that would last pretty much forever since you can't really get wood like that any more. Maybe wainscoating, or custom insulated garage door or.....
Whatever, wood like that is always fun to work with - enjoy, and share the pics!
Really seams like a sin to me to use boards like that as a deck.
No kidding.
I was at a auction, an old lumber yard was closing the doors. Looked through the loft area and found some wide(22 to 24" wide) boards. They were all dusty, kinda dark up there, didnt know what they were. Bought them for $5 a pc. There was 16 of them. All redwood! 10 and 12' long. Probably been up there for 100 years. The lumber yard opened in 1880.
Dont know what I'm going to do with them, other than just look at em.
Doug
Hey, at the end of the day isn't that a lot of we're all about - treasuring and displaying beautiful wood to it's best effect? Maybe you could frame them!
Dont know what I'm going to do with them
Sell 'em on Ebay (keep one to look at). Cut them into 37" lengths and sell them as Guitar tone-wood.You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
Sell em!
Are you kidding? That would make to much sense!
I cant part with them, what if I need them someday.
Doug
LOL
That's what the original owner thought
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Oh, I know.
Someday my kids will be selling all this stuff wondering what the hell dad wanted to keep it all for!
Doug
all youz guys with all that redwood you can't figure out what to do with...
get a 'Green and Green' book, get inspired and panel some wall....
"there's enough for everyone"
I can see in another 100 years somebody will be doing the same thing all over again.
That's what life is all aobut, isn't it?