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.
How to install 5 inch hardwood floors.
This was our first time installing hardwood floors and i.
Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools.
This overhaul includes the long overdue updates to the plank flooring installation methods.
Install the rest of the boards by blind nailing them which means to nail them through their tongues with 2 inch flooring cleats.
This article will focus on some of the standard installation methods to follow when installing plank flooring.
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.
Begin with the first row pre drilling holes.
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.
Use a pneumatic flooring nailer or a nail gun to drive the nails.
We first ran this article in 2010.
How to install click lock engineered hardwood flooring easy home renovation project for beginners.
Here s how to install flooring using the staple down method.
It provides detailed instructions for installing hardwood flooring over a wood substructure.
When installing solid wide plank floors over a plywood subfloor the best method is to apply adhesive to the floorboards blind nail the length of the boards with a pneumatic nailer and face nail when you reach the end of a board.
Typically used for engineereed hardwood staple down installation works well with 3 8 5 8 inch flooring.
Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade.
Entails using adhesive in addition to nails even if you re installing a solid wide plank floor.
Like unfinished hardwood floors the prefinished types typically have tongue and groove edges on all sides.
Next using your hammer insert a nail 1 inch from the wall and about every 4 inches along the board.