How To Lay Oak Flooring

This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity.

How to lay oak flooring.

Hardwood flooring installation is a big project but you can install solid hardwood floors yourself to save money with this step by step video. Here s how to install flooring using the staple down method. Begin with the first row pre drilling holes. Holding it at a 45 degree angle drive the staples in about every 4 inches.

Place 10mm spacers against the wall running parallel with the direction of your installation. Despite the ever increasing selection of hardwood flooring materials available oak continues to be the standard. Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room. It is one of the most abundant.

Oak is one of the most common types of hardwood used in flooring installations due to its affordability and ease of installation. You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips. Next using your hammer insert a nail 1 inch from the wall and about every 4 inches along the board. If you are installing the flooring below grade or in a room like a basement with high humidity or moisture lay down a vapor barrier before you install the flooring.

Then install the first row of flooring with the tongue facing away from the wall and fit in place by using the flooring nailer. Flooring strips have chamfered edges to help them lay flat where they meet. Make sure each board is locked tightly against the preceding row because even a small gap can cause the entire floor to be off. As you move to the second and third rows use your staple gun.

They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in. Installing solid wooden floors onto plywood. It is less prone to splintering than.

Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor.