| An often asked question
from do it yourselfers is how do we nail hardwood
floors near walls where the flooring
stapler/nailer cannot reach? The answer is you
cannot use the flooring tool up to the last 3 or
four rows if it's a 2 1/4" strip floor. Instead
most professionals today use a pneumatic nailer
with 15 gauge finish nails.
 It's
also best to save the straighter boards for this
area. Depending on the manufacturer not all
hardwood is created with a perfect world in mind.
Some may have bows if you look down the edge of
the boards. Common floor stapling/nailing tools
straighten out mild bowed boards when the fastener
is engaged. For more stubborn ones the rubber side
of the mallet is used to persuade a tighter fit
before fastening.
The same type of finish
nailer can be used for starting the
installation (picture shown above) along the
longest wall. |
