Turning over Victorian floorboards

Absolutely nothing wrong with turning existing floorboards over if they are in good condition. David G Parr interior[DESIGN]

Your skirting boards will have to come off which will probably take some plaster with them. If the floorboards are well fixed down and tongue and groove some may be damaged upon removal and the nail holes will be torn. I think the cost of doing this will be more than sanding.

Do not try to remove the floor boards. These boards have been down longer than you e been alive. They will not come up in one piece and if you have original high skirting you’ll need to remove which is an absolute no no. All the pine in your house will be very dry and crack and split given and force. Just hire a floor sander and spend the time to sand it properly. If you damaged the skirting you’d pay fortunes to relate it and risk not getting a match as most are in at least 3 separate parts. You could also devalue your property if you remove the skirting

There is no reason why you can't turn your boards over sometimes can be better underneath but you will have lighter marks from the joist on every board