Antique Hardwood Floor Nails

Remove the existing floor covering and pry up the underlayment with a pry bar leaving the subfloor intact.

Antique hardwood floor nails. How to refinish floors with antique nail heads. Tongue and groove flooring boards didn t become popular in america until the end of the 19th century. King of the hardwood forest this noble reclaimed wood flooring is a mix of red and white oak species. Before that floors were made from straight planks.

These nails have been heat treated and tempered for special hardness. Reclaimed antique oak makes a very hard and durable reclaimed wood flooring that is well suited to high traffic areas and its casual appearance. Pull all protruding nails. Here s a look at ways to determine whether you need a simple repair a full refinishing job or to simply start fresh with a new hardwood floor installation.

Screws into the joists. Long cleat nails for hardwood and engineered flooring box of 1000 item 2128398. Powernail power cleats 18 ga x 1 3 4 in. How to install top nailed wood floor.

Walk the floor to check for loose or squeaky spots in the subfloor. Rooted in age old tradition our period restoration square cut flooring nails are cut much the same way they were 150 years ago. Most hardwood floors are installed with invisible nails and those that aren t are either old or intended to look old. Although the inch flooring planks do not have to be attached to the joists beneath the plywood subfloor the floor remains more secure when the nails do go through joists so it s best to use nails long enough to pass through the wood flooring planks the plywood sheets and into the joists.

Repairing and refinishing old hardwood floors can be a labor intensive and complex process. Estwing efl50q pneumatic 2 in 1 15 5 gauge and 16 gauge 2 flooring nailer and stapler ergonomic and lightweight nail gun for hardwood flooring with interchangeable base plates no mar feet and mallet. Do it yourself tips. Only 5 left in stock order soon.

Our hardened steel square cut flooring nails are used for laying tongue and groove hardwood flooring not recommended for face nailing softwood flooring as the head is too small.