They are shorter and have a smaller diameter so they are less likely to damage the boards they are nailed into.
Length of nails for flooring.
8d nail size is used when you don t need larger nails.
Their shank and the head diameter is about 0 134 inches and 9 32 inches respectively.
Although you can secure inch plywood sheets to the joists in a subfloor with long nails you don t generally need extra long nails for the floor to stay in place.
They are used when you are doing things like nailing together the finish floor and the sub floor.
Most manufacturers allow the use of either flooring nails or staples but you should always refer to the manufacturer s instructions for proper nail staple size for a particular floor.
These nails are usually 2 inches long.
Nails approximately 2 inches in length pass through the inch plywood and still provide plenty of length to secure the plywood to the joists.
We recommend nailing or stapling every 6 8 inches along the tongue of every board staying in approx 4 inches from each end of the floorboard.