Installing Hardwood Floors
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May 5, 2011
There are a couple ways on installing hardwood floors. Always take your subfloor into consideration when choosing an installation method.
Glue Down Method
This method of installing hardwood floors is pretty simple and easy for non-professional installers. With the help of this method, you will easily attach each flooring plank to the subfloor. Some use this method to install engineered hardwood flooring over a heating system. Always check the hardwood floor manufacturers and ensure that it can be used over the radiant heat system.
Nail/Staple Method
While installing hardwood floors over wood subfloor, Nail/Staple Method is used. This method is choosen by the professionals. Special stample or nail guns are used during the installation. Just like the Glue Down Method, Nail/Staple Method can be used while installing hardwood floors over radigan heating system.
Floating Method
This method if hardwood floor installation is mostly used with engineered click lock hardwood flooring. No special tools are needed for this type of instalaltion. You can install Engineered hardwood click lock flooring over concrete,wood or even existing hardfloor. But keep in mind, that installaltion of floating floors with groove hardwood is not recommended.
Small advice: If you are going to install a floating floor using engineered tongue, the first thing you have to do is to check the manufacturer’s warranty. In some cases, several warranty options can be voided with this method of installation.
Keep in mind these tips from the professionals, while Installing Hardwood Floors:
* Allow about 15% extra for cutting mistake, when you are ordering handwood floors.
*In order, to allow the wood adjust to your home’s humidity level, stack wood flooring outdoors for a few days.
After you choose the method of the installing hardwood floors, you should think about tips, given below, in order to complete your job without having any problems. So, these are several tips from the professionals:
*When you are ordering hardwood floors, allow 15% extra, for some cutting mistakes.
*In order, to allow the wood adjust to your home’s humidity level, stack wood flooring outdoors for a few days.
Now a few interesting advices about planning your work. As you know, planning is the part of any task, so planning of the Installing Hardwood Floors is very important. Steps you have to follow:
1) You will have to consider your room layout.
2) You will have to think about the design of the floor layout.
3) Keep in mind Factor in Waste.
Before you start the installation of hardwood floors, you should think about the materials and tools which you might need during the process. With all the tools and using sketches of your installation area, your task will be done much smoother.
Room Layout
As we all know, rooms differ from each other by size and shape. So, if you are going to install hardwood floor, the first thing you’ll have to do is to consider room layout: is the room square of rectangle.. You will have to take your time and make a detailed measurements and drawing of your room.
Floor Layout
Design is another important step. Floors can be installed diagonally or horizontally across the room. You should take all doorways and windows into consideration, because a light affects the look of your future flooring. My advice: install the hardwood flooring perpendicularly to the floor joists. This will give some extra stability to your floor.
Factor in Waste
ALWAYS keep in mind, that during the installation, there will be some waste, due to:
1. Some hardwood boars have defects.
2.Installation mistakes
3. The type of installation(diagonal or straight)
Waste Factor amount for professionals and non-professionals can be different. It can also differ, according to the type of installation: for example, during the diagonal installation, 20% or even more can be wasted.
Waste Factor is very important. For example, if you purchase not enough hardwood floors, you will have them to stop the installation, go the the local store, buy some floors again. It is much better to end up with extra flooring, than to be lack of them.
Keep in mind this advices while Installing Hardwood Floors and I am sure you will have a great success.
