Face nailing leaves the fasteners visible on the finished floor this is seen in older rustic homes and can be used to accent a period floor.
Face nailed oak flooring.
Flooring nails have special qualities that make them suitable for the job.
The humble nail has a long history of craftsmanship behind every bag or box.
Hi all the house i purchased built in 1939 has great original oak floors.
The proper way to face nail is to countersink the nails with a nail punch and fill the remaining hole with coordinating wood putty.
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.
Wide plank flooring can also be blind nailed and face nailed or faced screwed and plugs.
This top nail face nail red oak flooring is 5 16 thick x 2 wide.
When completed both blind nailing and top screws and plugs hide the fasteners from view.
However in the dining room there is a water stain about 2 feet wide.
They are face nailed planks 2 inch wide not tongue and groove just square on the edges.
When you hear the word face nailed applied to flooring you automatically know it refers to solid wood flooring a woodlike product or even engineered wood products.