brad nailer, hardwood floor install
I'm about to lay a hardwood floor. Choices include glue or nailing. I
have a Milwaukee brad nailer. Will this work or do I really need to rent a flooring nailer? |
brad nailer, hardwood floor install
On Oct 30, 8:17 am, franz frippl wrote:
I'm about to lay a hardwood floor. Choices include glue or nailing. I have a Milwaukee brad nailer. Will this work or do I really need to rent a flooring nailer? I did maple floors with walnut inlays about eight years ago. In some of the spots where I couldn't get a good swing with the nailer, I used a trim nailer, bigger nails than a brad nailer but not so big as a framing nailer and definitely smaller than the nails that come out of a flooring nailer. I've had no problems at all with the floor staying in place and that's with three kids, moving grand pianos across the floors, etc. Keep in mind, however, that the spots where I couldn't swing the hammer are not the highest traffic spots but I don't see any problem with it at all. If this is solid wood flooring, I don't know that you can glue it. |
brad nailer, hardwood floor install
"franz frippl" wrote in message et... I'm about to lay a hardwood floor. Choices include glue or nailing. I have a Milwaukee brad nailer. Will this work or do I really need to rent a flooring nailer? Depends. How long do you want it to last? Couple of weeks? |
brad nailer, hardwood floor install
franz frippl wrote:
I'm about to lay a hardwood floor. Choices include glue or nailing. I have a Milwaukee brad nailer. Will this work or do I really need to rent a flooring nailer? If you are talking about 3/4" wood, the "nails" used to nail it are serrated cleats. Rent the nailer and use them. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...minate.com/ima ges/FN4_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.naildominate.com/products.htm&h=244 &w=326&sz=10&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=OWiB7XgPFcfU TM:&tbnh=88&tbnw=118 &prev=/images%3Fq%3Dflooring%2Bnails%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D 1%26hl%3Den%2 6sa%3DN For the boards that have to be face fastened, use countersunk screws and fill hole with face grain plugs (unless you like looking at putty filled nail holes). -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
brad nailer, hardwood floor install
dadiOH wrote:
franz frippl wrote: I'm about to lay a hardwood floor. Choices include glue or nailing. I have a Milwaukee brad nailer. Will this work or do I really need to rent a flooring nailer? If you are talking about 3/4" wood, the "nails" used to nail it are serrated cleats. This link works... http://www.naildominate.com/products.htm -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
brad nailer, hardwood floor install
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:32:25 +0000, dadiOH wrote:
dadiOH wrote: franz frippl wrote: I'm about to lay a hardwood floor. Choices include glue or nailing. I have a Milwaukee brad nailer. Will this work or do I really need to rent a flooring nailer? If you are talking about 3/4" wood, the "nails" used to nail it are serrated cleats. This link works... http://www.naildominate.com/products.htm Thanks. |
brad nailer, hardwood floor install
On 30 Oct, 08:50, smcjensen wrote:
On Oct 30, 8:17 am, franz frippl wrote: I'm about to lay a hardwood floor. Choices include glue or nailing. I have a Milwaukee brad nailer. Will this work or do I really need to rent a flooring nailer? I did maple floors with walnut inlays about eight years ago. In some of the spots where I couldn't get a good swing with the nailer, I used a trim nailer, bigger nails than a brad nailer but not so big as a framing nailer and definitely smaller than the nails that come out of a flooring nailer. I've had no problems at all with the floor staying in place and that's with three kids, moving grand pianos across the floors, etc. Keep in mind, however, that the spots where I couldn't swing the hammer are not the highest traffic spots but I don't see any problem with it at all. If this is solid wood flooring, I don't know that you can glue it. "moving grand pianos across the floors" How many grand pianos do you own? ;-) |
brad nailer, hardwood floor install
According to dadiOH :
For the boards that have to be face fastened, use countersunk screws and fill hole with face grain plugs (unless you like looking at putty filled nail holes). It's what baseboard is for - hiding the row of face-nails. -- Chris Lewis, Age and Treachery will Triumph over Youth and Skill It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them. |
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