Face Nailed Wood Flooring

Install the first board along the chalk line making sure that the tongue side of the board is facing away from the starting wall i e.

Face nailed wood flooring.

2 both the subfloor and the hardwood are 3 4. Can you please give some advices on my nail selections a 2 1 2 floor screws on joist for squeaky b 1 3 4 staple used by floor nailer c 1 1 2 floor screws last row s face nailing. Wide plank flooring can also be blind nailed and face nailed or faced screwed and plugs. I have a finishing nailer gun can i use it for the face nailing.

Refinish hardwood floors in one day. Drill holes through the face of the board at 6 intervals with the drill holes located approximately 1 from the back edge. Use the specific gauge of nail recommended by the manufacturer. See photos of 5 16 wood flooring.

A new top nailed 5 16 inch wood floor before sanding. Face nail the first row. A random width plank top nailed wood floor with plugs. All the other boards are nailed through the tongue only.

Face nail the board. The proper way to face nail is to countersink the nails with a nail punch and fill the remaining hole with coordinating wood putty. When completed both blind nailing and top screws and plugs hide the fasteners from view. Tongue side is facing you.

Face nail the threshold and fill all nail holes with putty. The higher the gauge number the thinner the nail. 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. A new stained red oak top nailed 5 16 inch wood floor in the bay.

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. To prevent splitting face nailed boards drill 1 32 inch diameter holes for the nails 1 2 inch from the grooved edge. We suggest face nailing every other joist presuming the joists are 16 inches on center. When using nail down installation it s important to know the first and last rows of flooring have to be nailed through the face of the boards.

The saving in labor is significant. An old solid board subfloor commonly found under 5 16 inch wood flooring. Or do i have to do it manually. Nail the threshold in place.

You ll have to face nail the last few rows of floorboards and the threshold board because the flooring nailer won t fit.