Engineered wood flooring looks and acts much like solid hardwood flooring.
How to install 3 8 engineered flooring.
You ll learn what tools you.
Begin installing the flooring.
This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install a beautiful wood floor in just less than one day.
Installing a staple down engineered hardwood floor step 1.
There are three ways to do it and the nail down method that you ll see in this video is great for wood subfloo.
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.
See below for a shopping list and tools.
The flooring is built up in layers that are glued together in a hot press.
Watch as jack explains what s involved in floating installation of engineered hardwood flooring.
How to lay 3 8 engineered flooring.
Getting ready to install engineered hardwood.
A concern with engineered flooring however is that the colors may be quite uniform within an entire box but have distinct tonal differences from one box to the next.
Layout the job measure out from the ends of your starting wall 2 3 4 when installing 2 1 4 strip flooring or 3 1 2 when installing 3 planks.
Make a chalk line along the starting wall using the marks you made.
Secure the first row for the first row pre drill and nail with finishing nails about 1 inch from the wall at 3 to 4 inch intervals.
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