Locking Hardwood Floor Installation

Hardwood floor nailer to test out which they claim is specifically designed to install brittle tongued flooring.

Locking hardwood floor installation.

Nail or screw subfloor panels to secure. Fortunately powernail sent me their new model 2000f 20ga. Here s how to install click lock engineered hardwood flooring. Some engineered floors are designed with tongue and groove boards.

Once you lay the tongue in the groove it should click lock and fit like a glove. There are four different ways to install hardwood flooring. Check the engineered hardwood installation guide for the installation methods recommended for your flooring choice. This installation method is identical to staple down only the fastener and fastening tool differ.

Each piece fits together like a puzzle. You can turn these into a floating floor by applying a bead of glue in the groove and then inserting the tongue of the next board. Repeat the process with additional floorboards running them along the wall and locking together the short ends of any boards that meet although a full lock isn t possible until you put down. All you have to do is roll out the moisture barrier underlayment for moisture protection and then float the floor over the subfloor by locking the planks together.

With a nail down engineered hardwood floor follow the same subfloor preparation steps as above including underlayment and laying spacers around the room s perimeter to maintain the manufacturer s recommended expansion gap. 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. 3 4 solid hardwood flooring installation instructions. This flooring comes with click lock construction so installation is a breeze.

You shouldn t have to wrestle with the floorboards to get them to lay flat and lock into place. Locking or floating this is an excellent do it yourself product because nails staples and glue aren t required. Measure the width of the flooring plank then add 1 4 inch. Measure that number out from the starting wall then snap a chalk line at that point the length of the room.

Grade levels where moisture conditions do not exist. This nailer is much smaller than a traditional hardwood flooring nailer and doesn t require a mallet to hit the nail gun and shoot the nails. Put the first board up against the mason s line with the groove side facing away from the walls.