Face Nailed Hardwood Flooring

As applied to flooring installation.

Face nailed hardwood flooring.

Unless the walls are way out of parallel do what calvin suggests and start along one wall and not in the center. Face nailing is the common practice used to nail the first few rows of boards in place because it is difficult to maneuver hardwood floor nail guns close to the wall. The humble nail has a long history of craftsmanship behind every bag or box. An old solid board subfloor commonly found under 5 16 inch wood flooring.

We suggest face nailing every other joist presuming the joists are 16 inches on center. While hardwood floors aren t my specialty i installed several last year. Engineered flooring can be installed above grade at grade and below grade level do not install hardwood flooring in bathrooms. A random width plank top nailed wood floor with plugs.

By using the traditional method of face nailing we believe that this flooring can be installed in a fraction of the time required to toe nail narrow strip hardwood flooring. They will move slightly and that always bothers me as well. At the starting wall face nail the first row and also nail through the tongue of this first row. Solid hardwood flooring only can be installed on or above ground level with a plywood subfloor.

I never face nail. Flooring nails have special qualities that make them suitable for the job. With flooring face nailing refers to finish nails or floor staples forced perpendicular into the face of the last row of floorboards. Precut one row at a time glue it every 6 in.

Never anything as narrow as 1 1 2 i think is what you stated. Cut some lengths of scrap boards to press it tight between the wall until it sets good which is usually about 20 min. Always check with the manufacturer s instructions to determine if your hardwood floor can be installed over an in floor radiant heat system. The saving in labor is significant.

The proper way to face nail is to countersink the nails with a nail punch and fill the remaining hole with coordinating wood putty. A new stained red oak top nailed 5 16 inch wood floor in the bay. See photos of 5 16 wood flooring. Because it is impossible to reach the groove of tongue and groove flooring by way of blind nailing the only option is to face nail that last row.

An existing top nailed plank floor with plugs in the bay area. I m assuming your flooring is tongue and groove. Types of nails for laying hardwood floor. A new top nailed 5 16 inch wood floor before sanding.

On every floor the last several runs were face nailed using a 15ga nailer.