subject: How To Install Hardwood Flooring? [print this page] Installing hardwood flooring in your home will enhance its beauty and increase its value. The first thing you need to do is to have proper planning before you lay the hardwood. It would be very important to list down everything you need in the installation of you hardwood floors. You can make some research about it over the internet and search for the materials that can give you good quality. The procedures and prep works are necessary before you can install it. Actually, if you are familiar with carpentry works, you can do it yourself. You will be using the materials that you are very familiar with like hammers, drills and saws. You also need some nailers and staplers and measuring tapes.
When your materials are already complete you can start. The first step that you need to execute is to check the condition and prepare the subfloor. You subfloor should also be wood because this kind of flooring cannot be installed on cement or concrete. You have to make certain that you understand everything about the requirements of your subfloor before you start the installation. You need to acclimate the wood and after this you can now lay out the first row by marking the walls wherein the floor joist will be located. When you pre-drill the holes you will have an easy nailing afterwards and then fasten the first row. Then, you can continue by putting the next board along with the layout line. The most interesting part here is to rack the flooring. You can spread the boards all across the room. Mixing shades and lengths can produce random pattern and bring out the natural beauty of the wood. After doing the necessary tasks in lying out of the boards, you can already install the trim and inspect the floor.
Its very necessary to check few things before going for the installations. We need to make sure on the secure, clean and also free of squeaks of the sub floor. If needed, we can screw on the necessary portions. There are excellent tools available for checking the moisture like moisture meter. It will be helpful in determining the moisture on the sub floors. For the starter we need to start from the longest and straightest boards to nail. This will be good to look excellent and easy to fix. Moisture content needs to be with 6-9%. This will be good to fix the hardwoods flooring. It depends on the location we are using the hardwood. Using the Primatcs nailing tool will ease the work a lot in installing the hardwood.
Installing the quarter round is the final part of installing the hardwood flooring. It will cover the gaps on the expansion. This will look good. Its very essential to anchor on the right thing that is on the wall or on the baseboard. We should not do it on the floor. This is very important on the final installation. These are the various key points or tips that explains the features of the hardwood flooring.
