Wood floor installation was previously done with nails. This method is replaced by pneumatic fasteners. There is another choice of stapling available as well. Some professionals consider stapling better than nailing, while some give preference to nails which permit expansion and contractions which wood floors need during different seasons. This is given more preference in Gulf areas due to high moisture content in the surrounding.
When wood floor installation is conducted, installers have their own preferences. In sixties, all floors were nailed manually. When the workers used to get done with nailing the floors, their thumbs were all bloody. This was a painstaking task, and the workers used to charge a lot. With time, newer tools were introduced making this task easier and quicker. All the wood floor installation required nailing tools. The manual ones are important to use. There is a set of specific tools which are required. Besides these tools, an efficient professional is needed to nail the floor. Sometimes the newbie to the profession might not be able to nail the floor properly especially on the tongue portion; this may not fix the floorings properly to the base. Pneumatic staplers and nailers were introduced in 90s for assistance in wood floor installation. Pneumatic works from air pressure with a compressor connected to it. Wood floor installation is no more a tiresome task with introduction of these tools which make it easier and faster. All these fasteners require is a small tap to get a nail or the staple to get engaged in the hardwood. It is good to know that every hardwood require different pressure for setting. You can always give a test run before getting into mistakes which may lead to problems later in life.
With time, new and advanced nails are introduced which intact the floor efficiently to the subflooring. There is resin kept on the bottom which helps in holding the staples to the flooring. Once intact, friction is caused through hardwood and subfloor due to which the temperature of resin rises and this now works as an adhesive. A mallet is a tool which looks similar to a hammer. It has two parts except the handle. A white, rubber portion is used to engage the plunger and join the two boards before hitting the plunger. Opposite the white rubber portion there is a hard and heavy metal portion.
The time consumed in wood floor installation depends on the size of the board; a 400 square inch floor will take 10 to 12 hours for a professional. When knowing the time, you can analyze the expertness of the employee by the time he