It provides detailed instructions for installing hardwood flooring over a wood substructure.
Installing 3 4 inch hardwood flooring.
Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade.
Bruce american originals natural red oak 3 4in.
Each subfloor has separate installation guidelines.
They are available in 3 4 inch thickness as well as low profile styles that are 5 16 to 5 8 inch thick which are a good or installing over existing flooring.
Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools.
1 x 6 or larger or sleepers 2 x 4 inch.
Most engineered flooring can be installed using staples full spread adhesive or a floating method over an approved subfloor.
Subfloor and the hardwood flooring must not exceed 4.
3 4 inch cdx plywood is preferred and 3 4 inch osb is acceptable.
It chronicles tutorials for each step of the process derived from our installation of 3 4 inch solid tongue and groove brazilian walnut hardwoods in our own home.
3 4 solid hardwood flooring installation instructions.
Make sure you have a sturdy subfloor.
Hardwood floors are durable beautiful and a great diy project.
W x varying l solid hardwood flooring 20 sq ft case 3 49.
At the bottom we provide links to posts on the tools we use and frequently recommend for hardwood.
We first ran this article in 2010.
Like unfinished hardwood floors the prefinished types typically have tongue and groove edges on all sides.