Accessory shoes, sold separately, allow you to face nail and nail 3/8 in.

Solid wood floor nailer. The finish nailing gun can be easily used to install your wooden floor back at home. Traditionally they would be nailed, using 'clout' nails. Considering solid wood floors are started with tongue facing out, i used our 3 1/4 inch board width and added 1/4 for the tongue.

The only difference is that they’re suitable for different nailer models. How to install nail down hardwood flooring. Drill pilot holes along the tongue side of the board, using an appropriately sized drill bit for the nails.

Face nail shoe, thin flooring shoe (3/8” to 9/16 inch solid wood floors) and bamboo flooring shoe (5/8 inch horizontal or vertical grain) using a. The choice of tools, whether they are automatic pneumatic machines or manual machines, will depend upon the wood’s thickness and hardness, and whether the floor is. For example, a staple is much more difficult to fit.

For products up to 3 wide and 1/2 thick, use use a 20 gauge, 1 staple with a 1/8 crown. Today i am going to show you everything you need to know for hardwood floor installation (nail down) like a pro! The 18g brad nailer works fine for ½” planks and engineered.

This high grade nailer is specially designed with the feature to penetrate 0.5 to 0.75 inches deep in solid hardwood flooring through the interchangeable base plates. The finish nailing gun as you are well aware of is specially designed for certain trim work. Blind nail the board into place.

Hardwood floor nailer or stapler? If the boards need to come up at any time, there will be damage done. These two types are functionally the same;