How To Lay Down A Wood Floor

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How to lay down a wood floor.

A common complaint with bamboo hardwood floors is that while they re really resilient to dings and scratches once they re installed the tongues on them can be really brittle so installing them typically requires gluing them down rather than nailing them down which can be a little messy and challenging. In this case we settled on a dark distressed bamboo hardwood. Remove the old floor down to the sub floor. As possible for best results.

Hardwood floors are durable beautiful and a great diy project. When laying out the boards keep in mind. Remove any carpet or other flooring. If you have a vinyl floor you may be able to install your flooring directly on top of it.

This will prevent having different levels of flooring across the space where you will be installing. Remove as many nails tacks etc. After the first few rows have been installed drill pilot holes down into the tongue of each board and hand nail the rolls until there is enough clearance for the pneumatic nail gun. Remove all baseboards to create the appropriate gap at the floor edges for expansion as recommended by the manufacturer.

Plan to correct gaps of more than 1 8 to 3 16 inch. Align the first board with the layout line with the tongue facing into the room. Mark the high and low spots on the subfloor. Check the manufacturer s instructions for additional assistance.

This was our first time installing hardwood floors and i. Used when installing solid hardwood nail down installation is chosen due to how quickly and cost effectively it can be done. Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools.