Using a floating installation will also allow you to easily install the job yourself.
How to properly install tongue and grove hardwood flooring.
Pro tips for installing tongue and groove flooring.
If you are looking to install a tongue and groove floor it is important to know the different options.
It essentially becomes a new tongue and is glued and stapled into place as shown in the pictures below.
In this video jason shows us how to float a tongue groove engineered hardwood floor.
Minimum 5 8 inch cdx existing wood floor or tongue and groove flooring is also acceptable.
Position the boards so the tongue or groove mates with the rest of the floorboards.
When it comes to the installation process there a several different ways that it can be done.
Often a floor will meet an obstruction such as a fireplace or counter.
A slip tongue shown in black is a strip that will be inserted into the groove facing the backfill area.
He goes step by step through the process of installing the floor and.
Despite which option you choose they can all be completed well when you take the time to look at the instructions and purchase all of the necessary materials.
Here are the basics of how to get started laying floating tongue and groove flooring.
Installing floating tongue and groove flooring can provide you with a beautiful floor in any area of the house.
Be sure to countersink the nail drive it slightly below the surface of the wood to prevent interference in the joint.
If so miter boards to create a border that frames the obstruction.
I like to install them after all the windows and doors have been set and the room has been trimmed and painted.
For tongue and groove flooring drive a nail at a 45 degree angle through the tongue then conceal it by engaging the groove of the next board.
Although tongue and groove solid hardwood flooring does fit together it must still be nailed to a subfloor.
This video shows the basic steps for the installation of tongue groove flooring.