Having trouble with occasional splintering on installation of Bruce hardwood flooring. It’s the top edge above the tongue, not noticable (or so it seems) until a couple of rows are installed. Using a Paslode nailer/90 psi, and correct staples. Anyone with some insight ,would be greatly appreciated. I’m being very particular when tapping it together, so don’t think that is the issue. Thanks in advance.
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Greetings s, as a first time poster Welcome to Breaktime.
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.
Perhaps it will catch someones attention that can help you with advice.
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I can't find my links to any of the woodfloor forums.
Can anyone give this gentlemen some woodfloor addresses?
'Nemo me impune lacesset'
No one will provoke me with impunity
If they are prefinished boards with square edges (not slightly beveled) then the splitting and splintering is normal and will get worse as you walk on the floor. Any vertical misalignment of the boards, no matter how slight,. will leave a vunerabvle edge.
Try hardwoodinstaller.com and look for the forum or message board.
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
If they are prefinished boards with square edges (not slightly beveled) then ... I was told that prefinished flooring all had at least a micro-bevel and that prefinished flooring never is offered with a true square-edge. Was what I was told incorrect? I was told this by a flooring retailer.
Of course you were told wrong. :) I have a friend who had some inexpensive prefinished installed, and I saw it about six months after. There were quite a few chipped edges, and when I looked at it closely I saw the edges were square. Looked like crap.
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
Bruce prefinished has a "Macro" beveled edge. I installed Bruce prefinished using a pneumatic stapler and also had a couple of boards splinter along the top edge well above the tongue. I don't know why but I was not happy when I had to tear out a course to get at the damaged board.
Sounds a bit odd. I've installed more flooring than I care to remember, and never had that problem. Not familiar with the Paslode, is it a floor-nailing setup or are you using a trigger-actuated stapler?
If it's set up as a standard floor nailer, you might check for burrs along the portion of the base plate where it transitions from the top of the flooring to the area above the tongue. If it's a sheathing stapler, it's more likely a misalignment of the shoe/driver placement with the top of the tongue.
What are you using to "tap" the boards together?
You should be holding a scrap piece up against the flooring, and tapping it.
Never, tap, the flooring itself.
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