3 8 Engineered Floor Stapler

Installing a staple down engineered hardwood floor.

3 8 engineered floor stapler.

A brad nailer with 1 to 1 3 8 brads can also be used to blind nail and no pre drilling is needed. Nail or staple the flooring 1 to 2 from the ends and every 4 to 6 along the edge tongues. For 3 8 engineered floors the minimum staple cleat is 1 for 9 16 engineered floors the recommended nail staple length is 1 1 4 1 1 2 long. When it comes to fastening 3 8 engineered hardwood over a wood subfloor you can t just reach for your typical go to hardwood flooring stapler nailer.

Engineered wood flooring looks and acts much like solid hardwood flooring. Huge savings on our discount hardwood flooring. For the first row pre drill and nail with finishing nails about 1 inch from the wall at 3 to 4 inch intervals. From directional exhaust to extra wide base plates for added stability.

First quality and cabin grade solid and engineered hardwood flooring from major brands all in stock. I don t do it enough to be really efficient at it one disadvantage of a glue down is that it is fairly permanent and not easily repaired if that is a concern. Use a nail punch and fill the holes with wood filler. Epic plus engineered hardwood nailers staplers.

Engineered floor guns nail or staple guns used for engineered floors will be 18 or 20 gauge based on the guns manufacturer. Easy shopping always discounted 50 75 off most with free shipping. Introduce the bostitch ehf1838k perfect for fastening flooring from 5 16 to 5 8. These tend to just blow through this thinner wood.

How to lay 3 8 engineered flooring. Secure the first row. Whether you need a flooring stapler or flooring nailer bostitch has you covered bostitch staplers are specifically designed for hardwood or engineered floors and to help you get the job done faster and more efficiently. The flooring is built up in layers that are glued together in a hot press.