Ok heres what I did.
I borrowed a sledgehammer and a crowbar from Crispy’ on here.
Then I ripped the whole place out and took everything away to the council tip in a old* hired Transit van (*has to be old as you’ll be scarring the interior floor etc).
We designated two bedrooms and one (rear) living room to ‘live in’. So I went at those with gusto. The rest of the house was left bare plaster etc etc ‘for future conversation’.
I left the floorboards bare until the end and only used our rugs.
Why? Workmen need to come in and out – it ruins carpets.
We needed a new boiler and all the radiators replacing.
Etc etc
Your plans may change. You might actually look at a floor and think ‘wow with paint (yes you may paint it) or varnish that’ll look great’.
The last thing I did was lay any carpets. Theres just too many things to stain or spoil them with.