What wood floorboards are these?

[mrwood]

Hi, I am trying to source some floorboards to replace some rotten ones, but am unsure what wood they are. I was thinking pine but they don't have many knots. Any thoughts?

Thanks

 

[88v8]

Depending on the age and class of the house they may be pine, your pic is, ummm, a little obscure.
In the old days wood was better quality. The pine of C19 was slow-grown, immeasurably better than the rubbish one generally encounters now.

Perhaps try another pic.
How old is the house, what type of house and in what room?

Ivor

 

[mrwood]

Hi Ivor

Thanks for your reply. I'll see what I can do about a better picture but at some point most of the floor was painted black???

The house is an 1850 Dorset stone cottage and it's an upstairs bedroom.

Thanks

 

[bobby spray]

Almost certainly slow growing Baltic pine. Still available but harder to get. Wall to wall fitted carpets are a modern creation and in period houses a darker border is often visible where a central rug finished and the remainder was stained to look like more expensive hard wood,

 

[MikeG]

Run it through the bandsaw, bottle the smell and send it to me. I'll tell you straight away......... :wink: :lol:

Other than that, try another photo, maybe not looking directly down onto the boards, and include some end-grain if at all possible.