How To Install Herringbone Wood Floors

From straight lay strip to parquet herringbone and more these articles offer the 411 on wood floor installation.

How to install herringbone wood floors.

All content ideas and words are my own. This post is sponsored by lowe s. Recoating refinishing recoating refinishing recoating and refinishing are some of the trickiest parts of the wood floor business. Use the router to create grooves around all four sides of the flooring and then use wood glue to attach flooring splines inside each groove.

Use the flooring nailer to place the decorative border strip around the herringbone pattern. Now install a decorative accent piece to define the edge of the field. Step 19 nail the border pieces photo by wendell t. These articles offer help for products from newer floors to historic homes.

Of course there are also before images a video my design reasoning and our plan of attack for finishing the remainder of the flooring. Click through for the complete tutorial on how to install herringbone hardwood flooring. Run a bead of wood glue in the groove along one side of the herringbone field and insert a long spline then tap the spline in place. Emily henderson recently installed herringbone wood floors in her southern california home that she is remodeling with her hubby.

Then use the nailer to install the apron strips around the border.