Laying Down Maple Flooring

The correct direction for laying hardwood floors.

Laying down maple flooring.

As with any hardwood flooring there are benefits and drawbacks to this type of wood. Thick x 3 1 4 in. In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. It s comparable in price to oak cherry and ash which are also american hardwoods.

Seat the end tongue and groove flooring into each other and push the two boards together for a tight seam. Maple grows relatively quickly and abundantly around the u s which keeps the cost of this wood low. For the next plank join the short end of the plank first image 2. Insert the tongue of the second row plank into the groove of the first row plank at a slight angle until the laminate edges meet.

There are a lot of benefits of engineered maple flooring. Floating floors require over lap transition moldings to be used. Cut the last length to fit leaving a 3 4 inch expansion gap and nail it in place. Snap a chalk line to demarcate the first row of flooring either down the middle of the room or against a wall.

Next rotate down until the joints lock image 1. Rather than being one solid piece engineered maple flooring is made up of layers. Wide x random length solid hardwood flooring 20 sq. Over lap moldings are designed to transition to other floors while still providing an expansion gap so the flooring can have freedom to expand and contact with indoor climate changes.

Millstead hand scraped maple chocolate 3 4 in. You will see a gap on the long side joints when the plank is rotated down. Maple is one of the hardest of all domestic hardwoods. Maple hardwood flooring is a beautiful addition to any room.

Exotic hardwoods such as teak and mahogany will cost more. Flush transition moldings are commonly used to complement nailed down or glued down wood floors. Lay the first row with its edge along the line and face nail the boards with pairs of. Case 7 79.

Put the first board of the new row in place. Consider the following before you decide maple hardwood is the best option for your needs. Nail down the board moving down the row until you reach the side wall. To bring your flooring costs down even further consider second or third grade maple wood.