Nwfa guidelines for installation of plank wood floors were last updated in 2012 and are currently in the process of being completely overhauled.
How to install 5 inch hardwood floors.
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.
This overhaul includes the long overdue updates to the plank flooring installation methods.
Entails using adhesive in addition to nails even if you re installing a solid wide plank floor.
Next using your hammer insert a nail 1 inch from the wall and about every 4 inches along the board.
Use a pneumatic flooring nailer or a nail gun to drive the nails.
Begin with the first row pre drilling holes.
How to install click lock engineered hardwood flooring easy home renovation project for beginners.
This article will focus on some of the standard installation methods to follow when installing plank flooring.
Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools.
At the bottom we provide links to posts on the tools we use and frequently recommend for hardwood.
Like unfinished hardwood floors the prefinished types typically have tongue and groove edges on all sides.
We first ran this article in 2010.
They are available in 3 4 inch thickness as well as low profile styles that are 5 16 to 5 8 inch thick which are a good or installing over existing flooring.
Finish hardwood floor installation when you get to the last few rows switch back to nailing by hand.
Install the rest of the boards by blind nailing them which means to nail them through their tongues with 2 inch flooring cleats.
Typically used for engineereed hardwood staple down installation works well with 3 8 5 8 inch flooring.
This was our first time installing hardwood floors and i.
Here s how to install flooring using the staple down method.
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.
Hardwood floors are durable beautiful and a great diy project.