Funnily enough I've done exactly the same thing mate, but regretting it at mo. Nothing going in my area, I'm doing bit for a local firm, mostly...
A friend wants exactly same thing doing ... I say No, we need to uplift and replace skirting down to sub-floor :-)
Since 2011. I 'semi-retired' from flooring after doing it for 30 years, mostly self-employed, done the odd gov job for friends but thats it...
Was back at the house last week and still love it :-) Karndean Wood Block.