Tpt life Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 If you see the nails, you didn't have a top tier installer. Also, one side of a room can be fixed without trouble. So consider this, tongues out form both sides. One course with a double groove. Drop it in with face nails in very few places. Again, incredibly rare to see face nails in a proper install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Solid wood floors are milled with an expansion gap in the tongue and floor side. The wear layer has no gap. So the bottom 2/3s of the floor can move but the wear layer does not. Look at these photos. The wear layer is flush but the tongue and bottom have an expansion gap. This is 5/8" solid maple, 3/4" is no different I am holding this upside down. Notice the gap on the subfloor side, but the showside (which is the bottom of this picture) is flush Nailing cleats are also designed to deal with this. The bottom 2/3 or so of the clear is ring shanked, so it holds into the sub floor. The top is smooth so the wood can move. Lots of guys use staples, because they are cheaper. But staples can, and will, work themselves loose from the subfloor. 1 hour ago, C Shaffer said: Again, incredibly rare to see face nails in a proper install. Also depends on species. I'd guess 90% of site finished floors are flat sawn red oak. It is incredibly easy to hide nails in the coarse grain. Same goes for anything with a dark stain. Natural maple, not so much. Any trained eye can find the nail holes in a natural maple floor. Most guys also use adhesive on the face nailed floors so they can use fewer nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 48 minutes ago, Mike. said: Solid wood floors are milled with an expansion gap in the tongue and floor side. The wear layer has no gap. So the bottom 2/3s of the floor can move but the wear layer does not. Look at these photos. The wear layer is flush but the tongue and bottom have an expansion gap. This is 5/8" solid maple, 3/4" is no different I am holding this upside down. Notice the gap on the floor side Nailing cleats are also designed to deal with this. The bottom 2/3 or so of the clear is ring shanked, so it holds into the sub floor. The top is smooth so the wood can move. Lots of guys use staples, because they are cheaper. But staples can, and will, work themselves loose from the subfloor. Also depends on species. I'd guess 90% of site finished floors are flat sawn red oak. It is incredibly easy to hide nails in the coarse grain. Same goes for anything with a dark stain. Natural maple, not so much. Any trained eye can find the nail holes in a natural maple floor. Most guys also use adhesive on the face nailed floors so they can use fewer nails. Yeah, but when do you use the canoe paddles? are those for stirring the adhesive or just for wacking guys over the head who point out the face nails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, Isaac Gaetz said: Yeah, but when do you use the canoe paddles? are those for stirring the adhesive or just for wacking guys over the head who point out the face nails? This morning on Lake Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Mike. said: This morning on Lake Michigan Nice, did you miss the torrential downpour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Grondin Posted August 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Love kayaking.. Hope you had a nice day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 6 minutes ago, Isaac Gaetz said: Nice, did you miss the torrential downpour? Nope I was in it! But I am in the Michigan side today. Maybe it was worse in the chicago area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Yeah it was fairly brief, but like most storms lately, it was very intense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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