Installing 3 4 Inch Hardwood Flooring

Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools.

Installing 3 4 inch hardwood flooring.

At the bottom we provide links to posts on the tools we use and frequently recommend for hardwood. Each subfloor has separate installation guidelines. Make sure you have a sturdy subfloor. Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade.

3 4 inch cdx plywood is preferred and 3 4 inch osb is acceptable. Bruce american originals natural red oak 3 4in. 1 x 6 or larger or sleepers 2 x 4 inch. 3 4 solid hardwood flooring installation instructions.

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. Most 3 4 inch solid hardwood flooring can be installed using nails or staples over an approved subfloor. 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. We first ran this article in 2010.

Subfloor and the hardwood flooring must not exceed 4. W x varying l solid hardwood flooring 20 sq ft case 3 49. Hardwood floors are durable beautiful and a great diy project. T x 2 1 4 in.

Like unfinished hardwood floors the prefinished types typically have tongue and groove edges on all sides.