Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

I was thinking of trying to save money on the premade hardwood flooring
and just using pine strips (kiln dried) for flooring insted. I would
get an air nailer to make sure the nails are deep enough, then stain
and varnish.

Does this sound like a good idea, or what should I do insted?

Thank you in advance.

Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

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I was thinking of trying to save money on the premade hardwood flooring
and just using pine strips (kiln dried) for flooring insted. I would
get an air nailer to make sure the nails are deep enough, then stain
and varnish.

Does this sound like a good idea, or what should I do insted?

Thank you in advance.

The pine is more likely to get dinged and dented.

Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

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I was thinking of trying to save money on the premade hardwood flooring
and just using pine strips (kiln dried) for flooring insted. I would
get an air nailer to make sure the nails are deep enough, then stain
and varnish.

Does this sound like a good idea, or what should I do insted?

Thank you in advance.

In a cabin, shop or in your main residence?

Dave



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Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

wrote:
I was thinking of trying to save money on the premade hardwood flooring
and just using pine strips (kiln dried) for flooring insted. I would
get an air nailer to make sure the nails are deep enough, then stain
and varnish.

Does this sound like a good idea, or what should I do insted?


Southern Yellow Pine is the only pine commonly available that
is hard enough for flooring.

'Kiln dried' just menas the wood was dried in a kiln without
regard to HOW dry. If you are talking about the wood sold for
ordinary construction it is usually not dry enough for flooring.
Anything that is, will probably cost almost as much as
tongue and groove flooring.

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FF

Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

one of the most beautiful floors i have ever seen was a red pine floor,
out of tongue and groove 4 to 6" wide planks. definitely a "shoes off"
floor, and you still will have tolerate dings and dents. but do dings
and dents ruin a floor? kind of depends on the style of your house.

Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

My residence.

Using Kiln dried fine for Hardwood flooring....
 

Considering the fact that T&G SYP can be bought for very
little money, why would you attempt to "make" flooring ???

The last time I looked at syp flooring, it was under $2.00
a square foot.


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I was thinking of trying to save money on the premade hardwood flooring
and just using pine strips (kiln dried) for flooring insted. I would
get an air nailer to make sure the nails are deep enough, then stain
and varnish.

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My residence.

If you mean the kiln dried boards in the Big Box stores, I would not
recommend it for your home. Its simply not hard enough for a decent floor.

Dave



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thanks for your feed back.