If you’ve installed a hardwood floor before, you’ll probably just need a few tips to make the floor installation easier: First, calculate how many boards you need for the room’s width. If the width of the last row measures less than 3", rip the boards to be used in the first ro...
But for all American hardwoods, both staples or cleats are appropriate, but they should be at least 1 1/2″ in length. All fasteners for standard hardwood floors are “blind-nailed” which means they are nailed at an angle right into the tongue side of the board, which makes them effecti...
Many people like to install carpet over their existing flooring. As long as you have a hard surface floor already, this should not be a problem. For example, if you have laminate, hardwood, tile, or even vinyl, you should be able to install carpet tiles right over the top. ...
but you’ll be glad that you didn’t get rid of your dog’s favorite chew toy or your cat’s beloved scratching post. Having these familiar items present in their new spaces will be key to helping them acclimate and feel right at home from the first day. ...
the look of real wood, plastic laminate flooring comes in a variety of wood-grain prints that most people won't distinguish from the real thing. Engineered laminate, however, offers an even more realistic imitation of natural wood because it includes a thin top layer made of genuine hardwood....
Once your floor arrives, the next step is to allow it to sit in the room for a few days. This allows for the lvt floors to acclimate to the temperature of your home. Then you are ready to begin the demo process! Prep Work
How to Install NuCore Flooring You’ll need: NuCore Flooring Speed Square Rubber Mallet Utility Knife(use new, sharp blades) Measuring Tape Jigsaw & Drill (Needed only for cutting around door frames and other odd edges.) Step 1 Unlike hardwood, NuCore does not have to acclimate to your home...
(lateral gaps), but the gaps can also appear along the sides of the planks (longitudinal gaps). You can often prevent these by giving the flooring plenty of time to acclimate before you install it, but in homes with central heating, humidity can drop low enough to make gapping inevitable...
He’s set to finish up the tile today. The hardwood floors are coming along nicely. As of last weekend he’s got them all laid down and a great start on the sanding. The plan is to have stain on them by the end of the day today, the first clear coat on them tomorrow and they...
This is true if you install fine hardwood floors, make furniture like cabinets and tables, or if you use lumber for construction.You need to understand how the RH affects wood for one simple reason. Wood is hygroscopic. This is just a fancy way of saying that wood gains or loses moisture...