Flooring Staples Not Going In Far Enough

Use 18 ga 1 1 2 long staples when installing thinner 1 2 thick solid wood floors per manufacturer s recommendation.

Flooring staples not going in far enough.

Using a stapler with 1 1 2 to 2 staples is one method to attach wood flooring to your subfloor. I stay around 80 pounds. Which brings me to my original struggle not sure if 2 inch or 1 3 4 inch is better. Some models may require the use of an adapter to adjust for proper thickness.

I also use the bostich m 111. If the tool is not adjusted properly the staples cleats may not be positioned at the proper angle and cause blistering peaking squeaking or crackling of the floor. I have little experience with pneumatic cleat guns but i know they have a piston big enough to sink the dog scat out of a lil ole cleat. I tried regular bruce hardwood at my house to get a feel for the gun.

The spring should rapidly contact the bar of staples. Use 15 ga 1 3 4 long staples when installing 3 4 solid wood flooring when 3 4 plywood is applied directly over a concrete slab so that the staple does not go through the 3 4 plywood hitting the concrete. When the scraper blade which is around 1 8th inch thick think dull sidewalk ice scraper here contacts a staple it. The air driven pneumatic nailer will produce enough force to ensure the fastening is tightly secure.

Hardwood cleats don t go in the plank far enough i have been working on hardwood floor project and the bostitch manual floor nailer couldn t drive the nail in all the way. When used improperly staples or cleats can damage wood flooring. Going for the staples. Take it back and get a new one.

It s practically new but i can seem to get the staples to sink far enough. I had to set tons of staples to get the boards close and. At 105 pounds you should be shooting cleats into the basement. Don t know how far down the tongue is so a little less than 2 12 inches at nailing point.

Misshapen staples can be the product of the hammer not hitting the individual staple in the correct stop. If you are using long enough nails or staples try fastening them to the places where the joists are going through. Nwfa specifies 2 but i am worried about the penetration out the back of the osb yet i am worried that 1 3 4 wont be enough. If the spring s reaction is slow or not forceful enough a replacement is needed.

On your last rows you may won t be able to use the stapler because there will be not enough space between the boards and the wall. It is not pushed down on as this will cause gouging. To test your spring open the stapler slide it back and let go. I know i wont do 1 1 2.

Then you may use an edger nails gun or nail down manually. The heavy headed or weighted scraper is run across the floor in a regular scraping fashion. One of the floor guys i use from time to time gave me a bostich miii.