How To Install Pine Board Flooring

Pine scraps are placed against the wall to protect the base and floorboards.

How to install pine board flooring. Floorboards wedged for tight joints with 2 x 4 cut to approximate length. Start at a wall that is perpendicular to the floor joists and roll out the first course of paper along this wall. Lay the boards perpendicular to the floor joists.

When beginning your wide pine floor installation process we highly recommend that you face your nailing in boards 8 in width or wider. Choose boards with similar color texture grain and knots. Install each row of flooring starting along the longest wall or the wall through which you enter the room depending on preference.

If you are face nailing you can wedge the floorboards together using a 2 x 4 cut to the appropriate length and wedges. Therefore your base board trim will hide that gap very nicely. Draw the centerline of the room.

Measure your floor to get the exact square footage. If necessary shift the boards half a board width at the centerline. Draw the room s floor plan to scale.

This was the leftover rosin paper from the laminate flooring which we just kept for the new pine flooring. We used rosin paper but tar paper is another option. For example note the notched board at.

To further reduce squeaks in the floor install a layer of rosin paper between the subfloor and the new pine floor. Install them with adhesive and nails we used an adhesive on the underside of each board and nailed them both. The board at the wall should be at least half width.