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Hi,
I’m installing pine flooring for the first time and would be interested in some advice or handy tips. I’ve got 650 square feet of 4′ flooring to install on the main floor of my house which has a 3/4″ plywood sub floor.
I’ve done some reading on installation of the flooring and they recommend a 5/8″ inch gap between the flooring and walls and 15lb roofing paper for the underlay. I’m going to use 2 inch t.-nails and a manual flooring nailer. To get a nice tight fit, I’m going to cut a couple of pieces of flooring at a 30 degree angle and use them it as a wedge between the flooring and a piece of scrap screwed to the sub floor which will be moved after each flooring strip is installed.
I know the first row is really important and was wondering if any one has any tips for making sure the first row is perfect? Also, is there any product to help harden the wood. I’ve heard there is something out there that soaks into the wood and hardens the top of the wood which helps to resist dents and scratches better then a top coat varathane.
Thanks
Brian
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Hi,
I'm installing pine flooring for the first time and would be interested in some advice or handy tips. I've got 650 square feet of 4' flooring to install on the main floor of my house which has a 3/4" plywood sub floor.
I've done some reading on installation of the flooring and they recommend a 5/8" inch gap between the flooring and walls and 15lb roofing paper for the underlay. I'm going to use 2 inch t.-nails and a manual flooring nailer. To get a nice tight fit, I'm going to cut a couple of pieces of flooring at a 30 degree angle and use them it as a wedge between the flooring and a piece of scrap screwed to the sub floor which will be moved after each flooring strip is installed.
I know the first row is really important and was wondering if any one has any tips for making sure the first row is perfect? Also, is there any product to help harden the wood. I've heard there is something out there that soaks into the wood and hardens the top of the wood which helps to resist dents and scratches better then a top coat varathane.
Thanks
Brian