Measure the width and length of the room and multiply for the square footage.
How to install a hardwood floors.
Finish hardwood floor installation when you get to the last few rows switch back to nailing by hand.
Watch as pros and homeowners tackle a hardwood floor installation.
For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down.
Choose the hardwood species and board widths for the room installation.
Keep joints that line up at least two rows apart.
Step 1 measure the room.
Install hardwood floors perpendicular to the floor joists parallel to the longest wall leaving a inch expansion gap around the perimeter.
Join the ends of the boards over a floor joist where possible avoiding joints that form an h.
Hardwood flooring installation is a big project but you can install solid hardwood floors yourself to save money with this step by step video.
Introduction choose the boards.