Tongue And Groove Flooring Nailer

I am replacing an original tongue groove douglas fir covered porch floor on a 100 yr old house in virginia.

Tongue and groove flooring nailer.

I ve identified 3 potential blind nailing methods. Using clear vertical grain douglas fir from the great state of oregon. At the starting wall face nail the first row and also nail through the tongue of this first row. This model uses e cleat nails which are available in lengths of 1 1 1 4 and 1 1 2.

This air powered flooring nailer and stapler is compatible with 16 gauge l cleats t cleats and 15 5 gauge 1 2 in. My question is about fasteners. The model 445 is the professionals choice for pneumatic tongue and groove floor nailers. These 2 inch long nails have a narrow head that sinks below the surface of the wood.

With a trim nailer you can install tongue and groove paneling in a fraction of the time. Available in sizes from 1 1 2 in 1 3 4 in 2 in in length. When you nail tongue and groove flooring properly the nails are invisible so american floor installers call the process blind nailing while british installers call it secret nailing whatever. Tongue and groove the easy way.

Crown staples from. Nail styles are often not interchangeable between nailers because the guns cannot handle every type of nail that is why there are different nailer types. The model 200 is recommended for use on 5 16 3 8 1 2 and 9 16 engineered tongue and groove flooring. Some carpenters use a finish nailer for this but i like to use my smaller lighter 18 gauge brad nailer especially on ceilings.

1 2 1 4 x 7 stainless steel trim screws star drive bit pre drilled by hand. The husky hdufl50 pneumatic 3 in 1 15 5 gauge and 16 gauge the husky hdufl50 pneumatic 3 in 1 15 5 gauge and 16 gauge 2 in. For installing tongue and groove paneling you need 6d finishing nails. Porch is about 8 deep by 30 long.

The 445 shoots 16 gauge l shaped powercleats uniquely designed by powernail to reduce cracking and splitting. Flooring nailer and stapler with quick jam release is specifically designed for the installation of tongue and groove hardwood flooring. For each succeeding row until you have enough room to use the flooring nailer nail through tongues only with the finish nailer.