How To Install Wide Pine Flooring

Remove the baseboards all the way around the room including doorways.

How to install wide pine flooring.

Our quote includes sanding. Face nailing by using the traditional method of face nailing we believe that this flooring can be installed in a fraction of the time required to toe nail narrow strip hardwood flooring. Imprint a chalk line down the center of the room at a right angle to the floor joists. The thing that i love the most about the wide pine shiplap flooring is how it ages.

Jason even bought a floor stapler to help with the job my husband really needs no excuse to buy tools in the end it was cheaper to buy a stapler rather than renting one because we worked on the floors over the course of many weekends christmas break. It has two other plusses. It s also easier to install than hardwoods and wears well over the years. The saving in labor is significant.

We had a house fire in october and all of our floors and walls had to be replaced. We have our pine flooring arriving monday. Prices for pine vary according to the wood s grade. Wide pine floors are warm luxurious and beautiful if properly installed.

Pine is not only an attractive and inexpensive flooring choice. Installing the wide pine boards with a floor stapler. If you love the look and feel of wood beneath your feet wide plank heart pine flooring is an exciting option. The pine flooring will be attached perpendicular to the joists.

Here s a pic of the craft room floor which we laid a couple years ago lined up with the new hallway flooring. The beautiful part about pine hardwood floor installation is that wood floors can be laid beautifully by an amateur with the proper research and mindfulness. Its easier to install than hardwood. Hairline gaps however are a natural and expected part of the traditional appearance of a wide pine floor.

Decide if you want a wide plank floor using the full 6 inch width or if you want to lay 3 inch planks. It cant quite transport you to the old south but a pine floor will transform your rooms with its soft patina and rich glow. It s been a long process anyway we are installing the floors ourselves but have considered hiring someone else to do the staining and poly.