Installing Wide Plank Flooring Without Tongue And Groove

Tongue and groove edges lock hardwood flooring planks together along the seams ensuring a snug fit and hiding finishing nails but it is possible to install a wood floor without an interlocking.

Installing wide plank flooring without tongue and groove.

3 tongue and groove isn t always flat so you have to force the boards together to get them seated. A stud finder to locate existing joists in the room. Special tools and supplies for plank flooring installation. Begin the first row of flooring by placing the planks with the tongue side facing the wall.

On a large project the first thing to know about installing tongue and groove flooring is that installing the boards should be the last thing you do. A floor sanding machine to smooth out the. To keep the wide boards from cupping you ll face nail them with cut nails driven through the subfloor and into the joists photo 18. Will this be more likely.

Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. 1 you re usually working over your head. The plank flooring method may also require you to have specialized tools available some of which are not used for tongue and groove flooring such as. As well as brad nailing or hand nailing the boards in place.

The tongue and groove pine flooring must run perpendicular to the floor joists. To finish the last rows treat them as in a floating floor installation by gluing the boards together at the tongue and groove. I like to install them after all the windows and doors have been set and the room has been trimmed and painted. Installing tongue and groove walls can be a real workout.

Will there be significan split in the seams. Never glue the last rows to the subfloor as this prevents the hardwood floor from expanding. A table saw for cutting wood. We can t find a tongue and groove that wide which leaves us with face nailing.

The 3 4 in thick solid plank flooring shown is milled with a tongue and groove. The questions in my mind are. Will this bow up if i don t use t g. When you come to the end of the first row cut the length of plank needed to complete the row.

Install the second plank next to the first by aligning the tongue into the groove and press the plank down to snap it in place. Lower the second plank to snap the planks together. 2 you have to seat the tongues and grooves together and they don t always want to marry.