OK, they make a nice 12 inch wide planer that will smooth off your wood and
give it all the same thickness, and for the T&G they make a matched kit for
a router that has two bits, one cuts the tongue and the other cuts the
groove, even if you had to buy all the tools new it should be well under 500
dollars... Then you have NEW TOOLS!! Too!!
ck
-----Original Message-----
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of snafflesnshelties
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 7:44 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Car siding for flooring
I have been in a couple of houses that used the back side of car-siding for
their flooring. It is much cheaper than hardwood, looks great and I love the
sound when walking on it. I KNOW that it needs to be re varnished sooner
than hardwood.
3 years ago I bought a boat load of car siding from Menards on sale. At the
time I knew that the back side of car siding had a groove but figured it
could easily be cut off. I do NOT want that groove on my floors. I want
flat.
I have had a problem finding someone to redo the tongue and groove.
Yesterday I talked to a retired cabinet maker. He lectured me on why I
should not use pine. Tried to talk me into laminate. I do NOT want laminate
for all the reasons posted on THIS group list back when I was trying to
decide what to use on my floors.
Does anyone have suggestions? It shouldn't be this hard to find someone who
does woodworking on the side to do this for me and not charge $1,000 for the
250 6 foot boards that I have.
Joyce
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