Tongue and groove flooring staple nail down.
Do you staple hardwood floor on the tounge or groove.
Top nailing is an option with wide plank hardwood or pine floors.
Be sure to countersink the nail drive it slightly below the surface of the wood to prevent interference in the joint.
How to reverse a tongue groove wood floor.
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For tongue and groove flooring drive a nail at a 45 degree angle through the tongue then conceal it by engaging the groove of the next board.
Most manufacturers allow the use of either flooring nails or staples but you should always refer to the manufacturer s instructions for proper nail staple size for a particular floor.
We recommend nailing or stapling every 6 8 inches along the tongue of every board staying in approx 4 inches from each end of the floorboard.
The type of installation you choose will depend on your subfloor budget lifestyle and the type of wood flooring you select.
In a typical hardwood flooring installation the tongues of the boards must all face in the same direction.
The traditional method of nailing hardwood tongue and groove flooring is to drive nails at an angle through the tongue of a plank and into the subfloor below but this is time consuming and can.
Tongue and groove milling is highly versatile allowing the floors to be stapled or nailed down glued and sometimes floated.
For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down.
Diaz thinks staples have better holding power.
How to install solid unfinished hardwood floor.
After nailing the tongues of one course.
You must have a wood or plywood subfloor in order to staple or nail onto.
You can nail down a floor using either cleat nails or staples.
Top nailing with hard cut iron nails in addition to using the flooring stapler can give you that formal farmhouse kind of look.
If possible this is the ideal installation method.