It is 3 8 thick so needs smaller square 1 4x 1 4x 1 8 or 3 16 x 5 32 v notch trowel depends the adhesive it goes long way like 50 sq ft a gallon.
How to staple 3 8 engineered hardwood floors.
Engineered wood flooring looks and acts much like solid hardwood flooring.
Solids i nail it down.
Ark floors highly recommends the use of these products when gluing down the 3 8 1 2 and 9 16 engineered hardwood flooring to concrete slabs where moisture tests indicate moisture content and vapor emission levels beyond recommended thresholds.
1st is glue vs staples for a 3 8 thick engineered oak plank in 3 width which is going on a 2nd floor plywood subfloor.
I would glue it down if the clients is gonna pay the glue cost and if it is engineered.
Roll out sheets of tar paper over the clean subfloor and use a staple gun to affix the paper to the floor.
The flooring is built up in layers that are glued together in a hot press.
For 3 8 thick products the minimum length staple cleat is 1 for thick products the minimum length staple cleat is 1 read and follow the manufacturer s instructions for complete set up and operation of equipment.
Epic plus engineered hardwood nailers staplers.
However ark floors does not warrant such installations.
Wider planks the trends have been continuing to move toward wider planks.
The tar paper will form a moisture barrier which will prevent any condensation from the floors below which could potentially rot away at the underside of your new wood flooring.
I get that many flooring contractors can save time and money by stapling vs the added cost of a good adhesive and time to trowel then tape the planks.
Hardwood flooring materials are available in a range of thicknesses but solid hardwood flooring generally ranges between 5 16 to 3 4 inch thick.
Engineered floor guns nail or staple guns used for engineered floors will be 18 or 20 gauge based on the guns manufacturer.
The truth is 1 fasteners used to install engineered wood flooring only penetrate the subfloor 5 16 for 5 8 flooring or 1 2 for 3 8 flooring and when used over the previously wetted osb subflooring they have very little to hold on to.
For 3 8 engineered floors the minimum staple cleat is 1 for 9 16 engineered floors the recommended nail staple length is 1 1 4 1 1 2 long.
When installing engineered wood planks or strips by nailing or stapling it is necessary to use the proper type of flooring stapler or nailer made for the thickness of the engineered wood flooring that is being installed.