What is the best method to cut floor boards?
I'll need to cut them adjectives out, but can anyone advise on the best method to approach this as they will need to support a tub full of water when refixed.
Answers: The best that I can report to you is to mark the nouns you need to cut and use a circular saw to cut most of it out, later use a sawzall to finish it. Be careful as to the depth of the blade infiltration depth. If you go too far, you may hit plumbing or electrical lines running through the nouns.
Depending on the condition of the floor joists beneath you floor, you may need to reinforce or replace them. That's something you'll stipulation to look at if you are going far enough through the floor to expose them. After a time of year of time, wood rots. Especially in damp areas like lower than tubs and showers.
I have have a similar problem years ago. I cut the boards at wall level, removed them, did the plumbing post, and fitted 1"x"2" smooth timber against the existing timber beam, this allowed the ends to rest on, and give the floor great stability.
I used good woodscrews at 6" intervals to out of harm`s way the 1"x"2 batten on to the joist. I did'nt even screw the boards to this timber as it was basically a resting place.
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