Use 1 2 inch spacers to assist in maintaining the 1 2 inch expansion gap between the first row of flooring planks and the wall.
How to finish the last two rows of hardwood floors.
Then hold nailer at 45 degree angle to floor shoot into tongue of flooring every 4 6 inches repeat process until back of nailer almost touches wall.
Nail down close to a wall.
Then place the remaining rows of wood onto floor filling gap to wall without nailing.
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When you install the hardwood floors and get to the other side of the room you may have to cut the boards down the length to finish the last row.
Pull rows tight with pry bar tapping lightly with mallet to pull tighter.
Watch installing unfinished hardwood flooring.
Cutting the last row of hardwood flooring.
Each row from the second until the next to last row is nailed through the tongues only.
Put the first board up against the mason s line with the groove side facing away from the walls.
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I don t do hardwood all the time but when the flooring nailer won t fit i switch to the 15 ga then that don t fit use the 18 ga with some dabs of glue then you re usually close enough to glue the last row or two and drive wedges to hold until dry.