Could You Stsple Every Other Row Of Hardwood Flooring

Load the brad nailer with 1 2 inch brads.

Could you stsple every other row of hardwood flooring.

When you are choosing hardwood flooring for a long hallway make sure that you do not install it running parallel to the room s length. What if you just removed the floor trim and like two of every three planks to make them longer and flow into the next room then just do the same flooring. This may show more to the extent of the damage. This will make it appear narrower than if you install it in the other direction.

Check with the flooring manufacturer for recommendations. I think you should always do the same throughout if you can. There is always a possibility. Thanks for the question.

While personal preference is a factor the direction in which you run hardwood flooring boards is governed by visual and structural guidelines. Nail brads at a 45 degree angle into the tongue of the first row every 4 inches until the row is nailed into the subfloor. When installing new wood flooring parallel to an existing solid nail down floor add a minimum of 3 8 plywood underlayment over the existing floor to increase stability. In my opinion the best thing you could do is have a section of flooring pulled out and see exactly what the subfloor and or backside of the flooring look like.

In this case you may only have to repair the section pulled out. If there is a doorway at the end of the hall that separates the spaces you can choose to install wood running in a different. The correct direction for laying hardwood floors. It makes the space seem bigger and helps for resale.