This entry was posted on january 25, 2016 by chris elliott.

Engineered hardwood glue or nail. On the other hand, the glue method would also be a solid option if you have a wooden subfloor. It is generally better to glue engineered hardwood flooring rather than to nail it. Engineered hardwood floors can be glued or nailed into position, but they also have the option of being floated over an underlay.

Since floating a hardwood is just slightly cheaper than a nail + glue assist install, the cost of labor for the floor itself won't change. The ontario building code requires cleats be used in all floors with a width of 4” or. Using an 18 gauge pneumatic nailer (blind nailing) this is the most common way to install hardwood.

Of course you would look to save money when getting any kind of flooring. While floating is cheaper and easier to install, gluing down is more expensive and can only be done by professionals but it gives stability. And the least expensive method is the floating floor method which costs around $2 per square foot.

Nail down the first row. Should i glue and nail engineered hardwood? Solid hardwood floors must be fixed into position by either gluing or nailing down to the subfloor.

Clearly it is much easier to nail down a floor than to glue it down. Is it better to glue or nail engineered hardwood flooring?. You may be able to.

This is for a 2nd floor/upstairs. No glue = reduce the material costs by $2/sf. It’s messy and slow, and the glue is expensive.