Face Nailed Hardwood Flooring

They will move slightly and that always bothers me as well.

Face nailed hardwood flooring.

An old solid board subfloor commonly found under 5 16 inch wood flooring. I never face nail. At the starting wall face nail the first row and also nail through the tongue of this first row. Cut some lengths of scrap boards to press it tight between the wall until it sets good which is usually about 20 min.

A random width plank top nailed wood floor with plugs. A new top nailed 5 16 inch wood floor before sanding. By using the traditional method of face nailing we believe that this flooring can be installed in a fraction of the time required to toe nail narrow strip hardwood flooring. We suggest face nailing every other joist presuming the joists are 16 inches on center.

With flooring face nailing refers to finish nails or floor staples forced perpendicular into the face of the last row of floorboards. I m assuming your flooring is tongue and groove. Engineered flooring can be installed above grade at grade and below grade level do not install hardwood flooring in bathrooms. Flooring nails have special qualities that make them suitable for the job.

The proper way to face nail is to countersink the nails with a nail punch and fill the remaining hole with coordinating wood putty. I use pl400 for the last rows at the wall. The humble nail has a long history of craftsmanship behind every bag or box. On every floor the last several runs were face nailed using a 15ga nailer.

A new stained red oak top nailed 5 16 inch wood floor in the bay. Always check with the manufacturer s instructions to determine if your hardwood floor can be installed over an in floor radiant heat system. The saving in labor is significant. Types of nails for laying hardwood floor.

Solid hardwood flooring only can be installed on or above ground level with a plywood subfloor. As applied to flooring installation. Never anything as narrow as 1 1 2 i think is what you stated. When you hear the word face nailed applied to flooring you automatically know it refers to solid wood flooring a woodlike product or even engineered wood products.

Because it is impossible to reach the groove of tongue and groove flooring by way of blind nailing the only option is to face nail that last row. Precut one row at a time glue it every 6 in. While hardwood floors aren t my specialty i installed several last year. See photos of 5 16 wood flooring.

Unless the walls are way out of parallel do what calvin suggests and start along one wall and not in the center.