Finish hardwood floor installation when you get to the last few rows switch back to nailing by hand.
How to install 5 inch hardwood floors.
This overhaul includes the long overdue updates to the plank flooring installation methods.
Like unfinished hardwood floors the prefinished types typically have tongue and groove edges on all sides.
This article will focus on some of the standard installation methods to follow when installing plank flooring.
Begin with the first row pre drilling holes.
Install the rest of the boards by blind nailing them which means to nail them through their tongues with 2 inch flooring cleats.
It provides detailed instructions for installing hardwood flooring over a wood substructure.
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Next using your hammer insert a nail 1 inch from the wall and about every 4 inches along the board.
Hardwood floors are durable beautiful and a great diy project.
Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools.
Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade.
On the last row cut the pieces to fit measuring the distance from the wall to the board not the tongue minus the expansion gap.
At the bottom we provide links to posts on the tools we use and frequently recommend for hardwood.
When installing solid wide plank floors over a plywood subfloor the best method is to apply adhesive to the floorboards blind nail the length of the boards with a pneumatic nailer and face nail when you reach the end of a board.
Use a pneumatic flooring nailer or a nail gun to drive the nails.
Nwfa guidelines for installation of plank wood floors were last updated in 2012 and are currently in the process of being completely overhauled.
We first ran this article in 2010.
Typically used for engineereed hardwood staple down installation works well with 3 8 5 8 inch flooring.
How to install click lock engineered hardwood flooring easy home renovation project for beginners.
Here s how to install flooring using the staple down method.