How To Install Hardwood Flooring Straight

Put a 3 4 inch spacer against the.

How to install hardwood flooring straight.

At the bottom we provide links to posts on the tools we use and frequently recommend for hardwood. Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools. Remove the old floor down to the sub floor. Vary board lengths as you install so you will have staggered end joints in a random pattern image 6.

Now you re ready to start installing your flooring. Store the wood in the space you will be installing at least 2 weeks prior to actually starting the install. It chronicles tutorials for each step of the process derived from our installation of 3 4 inch solid tongue and groove brazilian walnut hardwoods in our own home. Begin by selecting a long board to start the first row.

When we questioned our installer he claimed it wasn t his fault the problem is our walls are not straight. We first ran this article in 2010. Align the first board with the layout line with the tongue facing into the room. How to find a straight line when installing wood flooring 1.

Our hardwood floor is not installed straight. Install one complete row at a time from end wall to end wall. Purchase some wood that will give you the right look for your space. Pick one that is straight.

Place at least two nails in every board the rule of thumb is to nail every 10 to 12 inches. It provides detailed instructions for installing hardwood flooring over a wood substructure. Make sure you leave an expansion gap around the edges of the flooring at each wall. On your first rows you may need to face nail the rows in place with a finish nailer to hold them in place.

Measure 12 inches in from one end of the wall. Due to the large amount of different types of. Lay it out in the room and overlap it by 4 6 with every row. Seat the end tongue and groove flooring into each other and.

Face nail each board at the point of every joist and set the nail with a nail set. Flooring is typically bundled in random lengths. He claimed that the defect is within code for hardwood floor installation and he is not responsible. Align the edge of the board with the chalk line and drill pilot holes down through the hardwood plank and into the sub floor and joist.

From there measure the width of the plank plus 1 inch into the.