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How to deal with original floorboards

Joe1234
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How to deal with original floorboards

Have some old lino that is need of replacing, have pulled up in places to assess what is underneath. The floor boards underneath appear in good nick and look good too, so want to try and use them instead of simply putting some vinyl wood type thing over the top.

What's the best approach for this, sand down in the first place and then some sealant, the gaps seem small but I assume this is still the best approach, and then some finish to protect them going forward, less fussed about stain I think they look nice as is.

Is this roughly the right way to go about this? Any recommendations? And advice about best products to use would be greatly appreciated.

The floorboard wood is apparently Jarrah, if that makes any difference.

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