Install Hardwood Floor With Finish Nailer

I am also laying it parallel to the joists on 3 4 plywood subfloor that is in good conditon.

Install hardwood floor with finish nailer.

To use this nailer position the nail shoe on the wood tongue at about a 15 degree angle downward and inward toward the plank. A finish nail gun designed for trim work shoots a near headless nail that does not mar the surface look of the wood which makes a finish nailer effective for installing hardwood floors as well. I am putting 2 1 2 x 3 4 hardwood flooring in a hall that is about 36 wide. It is made specifically to fit over the top edge of plank and tongue.

I place the end of the finish nailer on the subfloor or rest it on the tongue tip it 30 45 degrees and aim the nailing end towards the angle between tongue and top of board. Flooring nailers are pneumatic or manual and they make installing a hardwood floor much lighter work than it once was. The accuracy of the flooring nailer is high while compared to other nailer. There is really vey little room to swing a nailer hammer since i ll probably lay the first row in the middle of the hall and work towards both walls.

I own a pancake compressor and a finish nailer and opted for the rental floor nailer. 200 sq ft over the weekend with sports beer breaks and that was my first hardwood install looks freakin great good luck in whatever way you opt to go oh yeah forgot to mention the chop saw as others have you will need one. Anyone using a floor nailer ends up using a finish nailer for the first and last few rows. A finishing nailer will also do a decent job on the hardwood floor by shooting almost headless nails and it will leave no traces behind as you move.

For correct use make sure the tool s nail shoe is well positioned on the tongue angled at about 15 degrees inward and downward as if moving to the plank.