Is it best just to secret nail the tongues?

Laying engineered wood flooring on joists. Where floor joists are spaced 16 inches. Installing solid hardwood parallel with floor joists. Nail down the first row.

If you want to install the floor this way you will have to add a layer of 1/2″ plywood nailed to the joists on top of the board subfloor. We are refurbishing a house at the moment and are fitting ufh between the joists upstairs. Stapling down your engineered hardwood is a very similar process to nailing it down with a few minor differences.

Irc covers the maximum span length of wood joists, from 2×6 to 2×12 or greater. Hardwood flooring must be installed perpendicular to the floor joists or on a diagonal for any single layer subfloor. Place the insulation back and prepare for the top layering of the attic floor.

I have 9 1/2 i joists and 3/4 ply subfloor. Their role is to hold the ends of. All of that said, if you do.

First, renail the existing plywood subfloor, so that the old nails are tight, and add new nails to achieve a maximum nail spacing of 6 inches. Instead you should cover your joists with plywood or chipboard to create a. To acclimatise engineered flooring, leave the boxes closed and flat in the room of installation in piles of 3.

I will be soon laying my 3/4 prefinished strip maple flooring. This is the maximum recommended. So, there is no right or wrong way to lay your wood flooring.