Tongue And Groove Flooring Installation Guide

Rent a hardwood flooring nailer from a construction rental store to make installation easier.

Tongue and groove flooring installation guide.

Pick the board s you wish to use for the row. The glue must be placed along the topside of the groove the full length of the grooved side and end. Floating floor step 1 underlayment. Pro tips for installing tongue and groove flooring prevent wood squeaks by using a sound absorbing underlayment between the subfloor and the hardwood flooring.

Drive 6d or 8d flooring nails through the pilot holes and then drill additional pilot holes through the tongue at a. If necessary you can apply a layer of vapor barrier to the floor and then you need to roll out. Align the first board with the layout line with the tongue facing into the room. Be sure that your first board is placed with the tongue edging pointing into the room.

Step 2 begin laying the boards. Always leave at least a 3 8 expansion space between flooring and all walls and vertical objects such as pipes and cabinets. Glue and glue placement the recommended glue for floating installation is tongue and groove engineered flooring glue. Step 3 apply glue and attach boards.

Cut as needed to fit the row and to ensure each board ends in the middle of a stud or. Glue end joints of first row by applying a small but continuous bead tongue and groove adhesive or pvac glue to bottom side of the groove. Glue placement is very important.