I rented a pnuematic flooring stapler that required the big hammer
swing. It helps tighten up the wood as you are nailing. I have used
the old fashion non power assisted where you wack the heck out of the
nailer. The pnuematic assist is much easier but you still get a
workout.

All the flooring in my limited flooring experience has be tongue and
groove where you nail into the top of the tongue. Or iis it the top of
the groove. If you have a hardwood flooring supply house nearby they
have installation guides.

"JohnT." wrote:

Is such 3/4" thick flooring like this tongue and groove, or just
straight sided? Do you use those hammer type floor nailers? I'd think
Oak would be pretty hard to do with those big flat floor nails.

John "gots a lot of rough sawn oak and a carpet that needs replacing"