Wood Carpet

I have written off and on about my 1″ strip floors laid out in 3′ or 4′ wide sections. If think they’re made like what’s described below from The Elements of Style:

“Wooden floors didn’t get factory mass produced until the American Victorian Era (1840-1910) and then only late in this era. A 1903 E. L. Roberts catalog shows “wood carpeting” consisting of 1 1/2″ by 5/16″ strips glued to a heavy cotton canvas. These came in rolls about 3 feet wide and were installed by tacking down each board every foot or so.”

At any rate, while some of my floor may still be 5/16″ thick, the parts that I can see separating are no thicker than matchsticks. In spite of their wear, I really like them, especially the 1″ width, but there’s been some water damage near the radiator and they could surely stand some serious renewal. Does anyone have ideas?