The hallway in this apartment was originally the hotel corridor which explains its huge dimensions. The end of the hallway (where the window is) is on an angle so it is 14.5 metres long on one side and 15 metres long on the other. It is 2.5 metres wide not including the door ingresses.
Under the old carpet, plywood had been applied with hundreds of nails! To make things more difficult, this had deteriorated and gone slightly soft over the last 30 years. This was really difficult to lift up, but with a crow bar, a chisel, a hammer and determination we managed to tear it all up. (This took 6 hours)
Under the plywood was the original floorboards and some replaced planks which have broken when previously lifted to access pipes. The traditional black Victorian paint along the edge on both sides was found
. We have to lift the floorboards the full length of the hallway to run new gas pipes from the gas metre to the boilers new location. I’m not sure how successful I will be at lifting the boards without breakage but I will be using a floorboard lifter to help with this. Wish me luck!
Victorian Vibes 
Good luck I will be thinking of you 😘xx
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