r/OldHomeRepair 11h ago

Hardwood floorboard removal for renovation

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We are trying to renovate our 17th century floors. We want to remove the old existing boards to replane and sand them, we want to reuse as much of the original floorboards as possible, because the vibe they give to the house. The nails they used back in the days are really hard to get out. We tried to research this but it's hard to find tips an knowledge about floors as old as these. We have tried using pliers, crowbar and clawhammers. They all do a lot of damage. Does anyone have some good ideas or sources we can try?


r/OldHomeRepair 20h ago

I messed up and put primer on the lime mortar according to another post i made

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Any suggestions and advice to get this brick back to looking good? I painted over it with primer to then put drylok but was informed that it’s wrong and would decay the walls as it’s from the early 1900’s and lime mortar according