How To Staple 5 16 Flooring

Long staples for thinner 1 4 in.

How to staple 5 16 flooring.

I would go with 1 1 2 inch cleat. Staple down installation is used for prefinished engineered hardwood flooring on wood subfloors. Long staples for 5 8 in. Use a pneumatic flooring stapler to drive staples through the groove at a 45 degree angle image 1.

Use 1 to 1 1 4 long staples for thinner 1 4 to 5 16 thick floors. As 4590t highpro pneumatic flooring stapler. Each plank is precision cut and ready for you to install sand and finish to your liking. Flooring is attached with staples to the subfloor which can be plywood oriented strand board osb high density particle board or even existing wood flooring.

What is the size of cleats or staples recommended for 5 16 hardwood. Put a staple every 6 to 8 inches. For engineered flooring and thinner solid wood flooring. I was using 2 inch staples.

Our wood floors are manufactured in accordance with accepted industry standards which permit a defect tolerance not to exceed 5. Now i am using 5 16 thick bellawood brazilian cherry and the tongues are getting damaged. Get the subfloor dead on flat. Review our list of materials needed to complete a project using the staple down method and learn helpful tips and tricks.

If you are having trouble getting the planks to slide together easily use a rubber mallet to force them together image 2. Getting ready to install engineered hardwood. Long staples for 3 8 in. The thickness or lack thereof of this 5 16 inch floor creates challenges for installers.

Here are some tips. 5 16 solid strip for staple down glue down installation installer owner responsibility beautiful hardwood floors are a product of nature and therefore not perfect. A benefit to using staples over glue is that it can be walked on immediately. This is our 5 16 top nail red oak flooring in 2 common grade and a 2 board width.

There are three ways to do it and the nail down method that you ll see in this video is great for wood subfloo. If your subfloor has variations in it you will most likely split the floor as you nail it. For engineered flooring and thinner solid wood flooring pneumatic flooring stapler. There may be some exceptions to engineered floors that can be stapled down check product instructions.