mjr6550 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 The joist photos are just for interest. They are common around here, but I'm sure not everywhere. Date stone on house says 1854. The flooring is my question. I see a lot of old flooring-some square edge and some ship lap. Maybe I have not paid attention, but I can't recall seeing tongue and groove of like this. I'm thinking that it was hand planed. If it is original it would predate commercial T&G flooring. Click to Enlarge 40.96 KB Click to Enlarge 41.21 KB Click to Enlarge 40.26 KB Click to Enlarge 49.24 KB Click to Enlarge 41.76 KB Click to Enlarge 44.35 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Have seen splined 3" flooring from ca. 1900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted February 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 I read that T&G manufacturing equipment was in use in mid 1880s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 I read that T&G manufacturing equipment was in use in mid 1880s. 1830s UK. 1840s here. Won't see machined T&G outside of major cities until railroads arrived at smaller cities and towns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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