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Hi there, I was wondering if any one could help me with the following please?
Having discovered the original floorboards under a 1950's floor in my little boy's bedroom, I thought I would take up the modern floor to reveal the 17th century oak floor underneath.
Although, friends, builders etc advised me not to, curosity got the better of me and I just could not resist. Having waved goodbye to my husband and wished him a good day, I headed to the toolshed to find a crowbar.
After hours, all day in fact ripping up the 1950's floor, much to my delight the original floorboards were in relatively good condition, considering their age. The only reason a new floor was laid was to level the floor, it is 6" lower one side than the other, but I like it, plus it gives better head room.
Where the staircase would have been originally, somebody had covered it up with pine flooring. As I wanted to replace the pine with oak, I thought that could come up too.
As there was then a gap in the floor, I pointed my torch under the original floor to see if anything was there?? Gosh, I sound crazy!!! Anyway, at the far end of the room I could see a couple of, what I thought were bones sticking up. Back to the toolshed, I grabbed a hoe, and dragged the lumps towards me.
They were indeed bones, extremely old, our house is 350 years old or more. They have been sawn by, I guess, a butcher and when I took them into my local butchers yesterday, he said one was a vertebrae of a sheep but, he wasn't sure what the other was.
Now I have set the scene, I was wondering if anyone knew a specialist that could identify them, tell me if they are from a sheep and how old they are?
Does anybody know why they might be under the floor? Was it for good luck, if so, I shall put them back once I've found out a little bit more about them.
Hoping to get a reply from someone in the know. I'm really quite sane!! I am still married, although my husband did not share my delight when he saw what I had been doing!!! :roll: [/b]
Hi there, I was wondering if any one could help me with the following please?
Having discovered the original floorboards under a 1950's floor in my little boy's bedroom, I thought I would take up the modern floor to reveal the 17th century oak floor underneath.
Although, friends, builders etc advised me not to, curosity got the better of me and I just could not resist. Having waved goodbye to my husband and wished him a good day, I headed to the toolshed to find a crowbar.
After hours, all day in fact ripping up the 1950's floor, much to my delight the original floorboards were in relatively good condition, considering their age. The only reason a new floor was laid was to level the floor, it is 6" lower one side than the other, but I like it, plus it gives better head room.
Where the staircase would have been originally, somebody had covered it up with pine flooring. As I wanted to replace the pine with oak, I thought that could come up too.
As there was then a gap in the floor, I pointed my torch under the original floor to see if anything was there?? Gosh, I sound crazy!!! Anyway, at the far end of the room I could see a couple of, what I thought were bones sticking up. Back to the toolshed, I grabbed a hoe, and dragged the lumps towards me.
They were indeed bones, extremely old, our house is 350 years old or more. They have been sawn by, I guess, a butcher and when I took them into my local butchers yesterday, he said one was a vertebrae of a sheep but, he wasn't sure what the other was.
Now I have set the scene, I was wondering if anyone knew a specialist that could identify them, tell me if they are from a sheep and how old they are?
Does anybody know why they might be under the floor? Was it for good luck, if so, I shall put them back once I've found out a little bit more about them.
Hoping to get a reply from someone in the know. I'm really quite sane!! I am still married, although my husband did not share my delight when he saw what I had been doing!!! :roll: [/b]