How To Install Timber Floorboards

Here s how to install flooring using the staple down method.

How to install timber floorboards.

Quick and easy flooring installation of godfrey hirst timber floors. Next using your hammer insert a nail 1 inch from the wall and about every 4 inches along the board. Install hardwood floors perpendicular to the floor joists parallel to the longest wall leaving a inch expansion gap around the perimeter. Join the ends of the boards over a floor joist where possible avoiding joints that form an h.

Keep joints that line up at least two rows apart. Install the second plank next to the first by aligning the tongue into the groove and press the plank down to snap it in place. Click lock vinyl plank flooring also creates a floating floor but instead of having an adhesive connect the planks like gripstrip does the planks interlock with tongue and groove joints that easily snap together for a. As you move to the second and third rows use your staple gun.

Begin the first row of flooring by placing the planks with the tongue side facing the wall. When you come to the end of the first row cut the length of plank needed to complete the row. Align the edge of the board with the chalk line and drill pilot holes down through the hardwood plank and into the sub floor and joist. The 5g instaclic locking system means boards click together easily and require no glue.

Before starting calculate the width the last row will be. Prepare the area for your first row you ll want the straightest planks arranged with the tongue side facing the center of the room. Pick one that is straight. Begin by selecting a long board to start the first row.

Begin with the first row pre drilling holes.