Hello forum, I've been searching the web for quite some time now, looking for the most consensus on how we should go about replacing our old flooring. I have settled on this forum as many of the threads seemed relevant and I liked the specific advice given! Please advise on our situation (I will be taking measurements and photos tonight so as to include additional information) We bought our first home, and it's 104 years old. We've started remodeling the kitchen. We've ripped out every appliance, cupboard, as well as 3-5 layers of old flooring. We're down to the original floor/subfloor that is tongue & groove planks. This is over a basement, and when you leave the lights on in the basement, the kitchen floor lights up like the night sky from the nail holes. I have purchased 5/16" bamboo flooring and now I'm debating how thick of a plywood I have to get? I was pretty set on 1/2" until I read some more about possibly using 5/8" or 3/4" even if our joists are too far apart. Once I have measured the distance of the joists (which I think will be far given other threads/house age) Can someone confirm if it's honestly ok to use the 1/2" plywood over the old planks? I'm on a really tight budget, so if at all possible I want to stick to 1/2" but I don't want to redo the floors in 2 years.

Hello all. I'm looking to install 1X6 T&G pine on both my ceiling and floors at my cabin. Ceiling-Is there anything I need to do besides acclimating for 5-7 days and sealing it? I'm worried about our extreme -30 winters and the shock from heating it up on the weekends. Would it warp or buckle from these kinds of fluctuations? Flooring-same as above and.....I'm up 4 ft off the ground without an insulated floor. Any kind of barrier I should put down between the OSB sub-floor and pine? I really only want to do this once so any info or experience will be greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time.