Installing hardwood flooring with screws and plugs wood floor expert howard brickman is on the job site installing white oak hardwood floors from carlisle restoration lumber.
Installing hardwood flooring with screws.
Or use screw shank nails a finish nail with grooves along its length shank.
If there s a squeak screw a long drywall screw into the sub floor and joist where the squeak occurs.
Remove shoe molding from the room and sweep and clean thoroughly.
These can be found at your local home center or ordered through their catalogue dept i do not recommend the use of screws for the installation of your flooring.
Minimum requirements are a 3 4 plywood sub floor.
For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down.