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Figure 166 shows the method of nailing the first strip of flooring with the nail driven down through the board at the grooved edge. Drive the nails into the subfloor or joist and near enough to the edge so that the base or shoe moulding will cover the nail heads. Also nail the first strip of flooring through the tongue.
To avoid splitting the wood, nail holes sometimes have to be drilled through the tongue. For all courses of flooring after the first, the pieces should be selected by length so that the butt joints are well separated from those in the previous course. Use a piece of scrap flooring to force each piece against the previous course.
Succeeding strips of flooring can be fastened with a hammer by driving nails into each strip at a 45° angle at the spot where the tongue adjoins the shoulder. Use a nail set for the final driving so that the wood is not damaged.
LAMINATE AND ENGINEERED FLOORING Laminate flooring, an economical option, is made of a melamine-infused paper laminated to a particleboard substrate and comes with
166 Application of strip flooring General arrangement stagger butt joints subfloor joist
Starter strip shoe mould base wall finish plate 6 mm (1⁄4 in.) expansion space or as recommended by the flooring manufacturer when face-nailed and set, shoe mould will cover nail Nailing method finish floor fasteners angled at 45º
To avoid splitting the wood, nail holes sometimes have to be drilled through the tongue. For all courses of flooring after the first, the pieces should be selected by length so that the butt joints are well separated from those in the previous course. Use a piece of scrap flooring to force each piece against the previous course.
Succeeding strips of flooring can be fastened with a hammer by driving nails into each strip at a 45° angle at the spot where the tongue adjoins the shoulder. Use a nail set for the final driving so that the wood is not damaged.
LAMINATE AND ENGINEERED FLOORING Laminate flooring, an economical option, is made of a melamine-infused paper laminated to a particleboard substrate and comes with
166 Application of strip flooring General arrangement stagger butt joints subfloor joist
Starter strip shoe mould base wall finish plate 6 mm (1⁄4 in.) expansion space or as recommended by the flooring manufacturer when face-nailed and set, shoe mould will cover nail Nailing method finish floor fasteners angled at 45º
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