Replace victorian floorboards with sheet material?

Legacy_user

I've got a Victorian house that has a few rooms with floorboards that are up and some floorboards need replacing.
Is it reasonably common to replace old floorboards with modern sheet flooring material primarily for the ease of fitting.

Is it fairly easy to remove and replace flooring without damaging or disturbing the original skirting boards which are in very good condition

Thank you

FreeBear

The floorboards would have been nailed down and then skirting boards fitted afterwards. Getting the floorboards up again without disturbing the skirting board is a right royal pain. The floorboards often have to be cut out and much cursing to be had trying to remove the nails.

If the floorboards are in reasonable condition, please reconsider replacing with chipboard. A well laid floor of period boards is a feature that is nigh on impossible to replace. It also makes for a good selling point in the future.

If the boards are coming up on the ground floor, now would be a good time to put some insulation between the joists - Depending on the size of the joists and air gaps around any sleeper walls, 50mm or 75mm Celotex/Kingspan boards will help keep the house warm.

ScandiMigrant

If sound is a problem, I'm currently in the process of looking into using "GypFloor Silent Floor". Have a google at it, it's fairly pricey but seems a sturdy solution.

I haven't yet found any user reviews or feedback online though, trying to hold off with purchase until I find that.

System

FreeBear wrote: »

The floorboards would have been nailed down and then skirting boards fitted afterwards. Getting the floorboards up again without disturbing the skirting board is a right royal pain. The floorboards often have to be cut out and much cursing to be had trying to remove the nails.

If the floorboards are in reasonable condition, please reconsider replacing with chipboard. A well laid floor of period boards is a feature that is nigh on impossible to replace. It also makes for a good selling point in the future.

If the boards are coming up on the ground floor, now would be a good time to put some insulation between the joists - Depending on the size of the joists and air gaps around any sleeper walls, 50mm or 75mm Celotex/Kingspan boards will help keep the house warm.

Thanks for the points I'd not considered insulation under the boards. The other point about floorboards of course is you can take up just a small section of floor without disturbing too much of the area which you can't do if you've got sheet material down