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xuumo
dude fuckin chill
RawDawgPowder
Oh so this is who has been putting all the shit flooring in the houses I keep looking at.
Somerandomoldguy
Nailed it
effinooguy
Instructions unclear, nailed foot to floor.
DeinnsBeans
zjcrashbash
Holy shit is that man wasting so many nails
SwiftKit
As someone who's done floors professionally. He's nailing way too much. Wasteful, bad habit, and a pain in the ass for anyone to follow up
IAmACyberneticOrganismLivingTissueOverEndoskeleton
People who do that and/or carpeting are beasts, its one hell of a back breaking job.
thedewser
Not his first rodeo
DYLANLEE79
Ow, my back.
IDealtIt
I was literally saying that watching this. Now I need to go have a lie down.
BanGurHeaD
Yepyepyep
SithShodan
And the backs of your legs
PoorSucker
So, you didn't grow up on a rice farm?
tsooji
I just had to stop and stretch...
REOJackwagon
There is a type of wood floor where metal channels are under the floor and instead of nails, metal clips are put into the channels
You have to bend way over to install it, and it's really hard on the back for the first few days of working with it. It's called clip floor.
chimchim666
this work should be done by the very short
n0gal
v
dodgese
Immediately what came up in my mind
Verldemert
My neck. Wait, it’s all wrong when they’re not in the right order.
Hiphop101ize
My toe, what the heck
SomeUsernameOrAnother
My anxiety atteck
cgrizzle
Ethanola
Hamering to make sure there's no crack
matyles
It would be neat to see construction tools designed for standing upright
DeadpoolsBathtub
or like get one of those flat scooters u sit on from back in like elementary school gym class
Ive used trash can rollers as a seat while cleaning kitchen floors. Changed my world.
exactly, any job is made better if you can do it sitting
barnwolf
Don't these guys make quite a bit per hour? I think I knew a guy who installed flooring and made bank.
*That said, I wouldn't be surprised if there are a lot of people making minimum wage in construction as well. Probably large pay variance.
One of the sailing YouTube channels I watched, the guy became a rich and retired early from running a ditch digging company.
ChawkXII
I'm in construction, lowest paid laborers are teens doin site clean-up, starting at $12/hr with zero experience or skills.
Silnt39
I have never been more exhausted than the week I laid 3k sqft if grade shit floor cause the rich asshole was a cheap fuck.
But did they ask you to hand scrape the whole floor?
iamarealuser
Leaving those two boards side by side near the end hurts me. Doing it fast does not mean doing it well. Its just fast.
Lassannn
I know from experience that this can be absolute pain in the ass and he's gonna need an epsom salt bath on his lumbar.
ZeldaHyruleGold
Ohh noo. All those stepping seams...
deanobruce
Going a touch overkill on the nails I’d say...
varrdak
This is so inefficient!! Do you have any idea how long it will take him to develop knee problems?!?
RolandLovecraft
Way too many staples per board and the joints staired like that is horrible. Parallel seams should be at least three boards apart. Staggered
ElbowDeepInAJedi
You certainly know your way around hard wood.
thegreatgatsB
I like your reply, shows you know what you are talking about. I was a bit kinder with my remark.
smugg77
Wouldn't have him laying my oak flooring
Fubb1ck
Won't this tear the black plastic and shouldn't he vacuum all that dust before nailing the boards?
Anddroid
Didn't see him tighten them up lengthwise once. Poor workmanship.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
Yup, gonna have some nice separation.
Nemock
Plus all that dust underneath. tsk tsk.
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
One of the taps kicks it over to the side
wormfood
They are wedged from end to end lengthwise. Somebody already laid out the floor and forced them in.
Test
In a process called racking, the boards are arranged and cut to prepare several rows ahead of installation. Sometimes a helper will do that
Ahead of the crew as they install. The goal is to make sure the ends of the boards are a set distance away from the board ends of the
Previous row. This is to help keep the rows together and looking straight even after the floor naturally expands and contrasts over time.
I get all that, what I don't get is people downvoting me for saying they run the length of the room and are held in place by the wall. 1/2
DirtyBernie
I did not prepare for being this turned on midday on a Wednesday.
RackhamTheRed
Yet here we are...
Grandolddrummer
...my dudes
michealangleo
username checks out
trufflershuffler
Do we not worry about the dust below the floor boards? What am I missing?
The floor is usually swept before starting, Usually unless there is a big piece it will not affect the floor. You'll know by feel when insta
-lling. Sometimes debris may need to be removed, and you stop to take care of it if needed. Usually boards are cut away where the dust isn't
In the way
Yea, I've installed vinyl plank in my own house and drove myself CRAZY sweeping and vacuuming prior to each row.
apatchworkquilt
You can tell he learned this skill from just wanting to go home on time
rebuildingdrizzt3000
He's not butting it properly...
CrumbBubbly
It's terrible.
MooseknuckleJim
He's not really butting at all
vindik8or
This dude is paid by the job, not the hour.
OtterAvalanche
By the sqft, most likely.
donkeystothecastle
Probably ran out of staples 3 rows back. That has never happened to me..... more than three dozen times
Some air nailers will not fire if it's out of nails
VC999999
I wish I could invent a "open staple tray cover when empty" mechanism, or a dry fire preventer like some nail guns have.
horseWnoname
yes, the skill is impressive, but the new floor in my apartment looks like it was constructed this quickly years later.
cosinewave
I've done this and can say this guy is very good.
Ilovehavingfreehealthcare
Thile video is spend up slightly, but it's still impressive
Jiquerez
I have never done this but I can still tell this guy is good.
Klaaism
Muscle memory. He's clearly done this before... ALOT.
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
I have also done this. It took way longer than this guy.
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
Shouldn’t he be tapping it a bit from the short end too though?
Absolutely. And probably should have blown / vacuumed the sawdust up before he started.
But then it wouldn’t look fast and cool for the internets.
Yeah, I'm glad I didn't videotape my progress. The knee-popping audio would have caused seizures.
TreeBarked
That pre layout is what can take a minute,!
ItHurtsWheniPoo
I’m very OVD. My concern would be that small tiny gap that he missed by going “too fast” (IMO)
*OCD
MaineMariners
Me too. How did he not run out of nails!? I feel like I used less nails than him and had to reload twice as much.
loveyoumayyyyybeee
i like staples instead
A staple won't hold a floor in place as well as a powernail
there are staples made specifically for nailers like this you can use a staple or a nail. and the staples hold better
Maple floor manufacturer's have guidelines for how far apart and where to nail. I think hes nailing more than you need.
Doesn't seem like an issue unless the estimate did not call for putting in that many nails, and you run out, or if you don't want to charge
A customer for extra nails they don't need, or pay for them yourself
bomboy23
I'm assuming the nails enter the side at an angle into the floor below? How is the last piece against a wall done? And why hit the nail gun?
Hitting with the "hammer" does 2 things, first it pulls the boards tight together, at the same time it shoots the staple in at 45 degrees...
sometimes a board will have a bit of a curve, so you really need to give it a whack to pull it tight to the previous row
We would hold the nailer in the other hand and nail it. They do enter at an angle, and with a manual nailer, the impact helps pull the board
Flush with the previous row
At the end of the room, a face nailer is used, with care taken to make sure the floor is pulled up even with the prev row, so there is nogap
absoluttalent
Hitting the nail gun with mallet hits it on the button/trigger that fires the nail. When you get to the end, you can switch to a smaller gun
Huh I always thought they were finger trigger activated
squirreltactics
Most are, this one is designed for laying flooring.
Regular nail guns and edge nailers have a trigger. Flooring nail guns have a big spot you hit with a mallet to fire.. This helps with
Penetration by giving force while the nail gun is forced back from shooting the nail or staple. . Newton's laws and all that
That gets the 2nd/3rd last row. Final row you can face nail it along the edge that gets covered by trim. Some guys glue final row, but that
Doesn't allow for proper expansion/contraction
And nails do allow for expansion and contraction? Doesn't each floor board get locked in place?
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
wood naturally expands and shrinks a little across the width of the board, if it's secured to the floor at one point across the width, say
Jordan7831
Took me way to long to realize the black is the floor. Not some bottomless pit.
oprahslovechild
Yuppers, same
RulersareimportantforMeasuring
Omg same, I was like -that is going to echo waaay too much
badbmc
It took me until I read this comment to realize that.
RichAnxiety2
Me too
iamjackscompletelackofcompassion
Tar paper
Sheldonian
johnnyhandbags
It's obviously lava that has cooled and hardened.
imadethisaccounttotellyouthis
Too much minecraft, building in the end.
HeidiBaumoh
Glad I wasn't the only one thinking "What an idiot, there's nothing to hold that floor" ?
bbrown1012
I was like what the flip is he nailing it to? Air?
roach79
Vapor barrier, essentially plastic underlay - usually between concrete and the flooring.
xXxHulaHamsterxXx
katmckiv510
Is it?
nsaladbar
WTF is he nailing it too?....as I say oh the floor
LurkerOfDarkness
The Void must be covered...
hereforattention
Ooohhh
Pherlin
leontheprofessional
It’s called a slip sheet, usually a wax or tar vapor barrier for wooden floors. Helps with moisture and sound.
It's usually tar paper with a layer of plywood underneath. Gym floors will have more layers to make it more bouncy
The 'give' in the floor helps prevent leg injuries
AsidRayne1245
Yea... you definitely should have picked up on that sooner lol..
Hornedequine
Unfortunately my wooden floor is over the crawlspace with no sub floor... Its hollow amd loud, but gorgeous. Oh yeah and old as fuck
Gherkincensed
Old and cold...no subfloor is just stupid not to mention against code
Brookimus741
My nanas house is like that. It's cold AF in winter.
If you can spray foam it, that would address this
Nandabun
When you can afford to do so, I suggest having your floors redone. By.. a professional.
Really dont want to tear it out, its the whole house done that way, bathroom and kitchen too. With extinct dade county pine
Hope nothing breaks - on you - when the floor crumbles. :p
Not sure if it's worth it, but people have had a floor removed and then the same wood reinstalled over a subfloor.
Sounds like you're describing me.
Laser2000
damn, you're right. now all the nailing makes much more sense too!
actually it still might not.. what is being nailed to what here? are there actual metal nails involved?
HomerSimpsonsEvilTwin
It's nailed to the subfloor. And yes, actual nails are used. Source: I installed a hardwood floor in the before times once.
KismetCrew
Yes, they're going in at a 45 deg angle into the side of the flooring, and through there to the underfloor, holding it secure.
Thx!
sfwillo
Would like to know as well
Yupurineutah
I stepped on that once where the asshole I worked with had stretched it over the joists with no subfloor. 1/2
The good part was I landed straddling a joist so I didn't fall into the basement. The bad part was I landed straddling a joist. 2/2
sammyj
SumptuousMeat
Fun fact: that's a 'water barrier' and it actually makes leaks worse. Instead of going down, it spreads EVERYWHERE.
Depends on how much water you have, but it can keep a small leak from damaging subfloor.
Spilt cup of water ain't gonna hurt the sub, or sublam. Most water damage jobs I worked were fridge lines leaking for a week. Goes out not ⬇
But yes, your right for smaller stuff it keeps it on the surface and easy to dehu with wood floor rescue mats
tubashoe11
Person removing the floor why the hell did the installer use a whole clip of nails per board
Eh this is what’s required; you don’t want the floor to move
Bytencoder
Lava moves. Slowly.
no squeaky squeaky
Indeed, no squeaky. But hardly a clip of nails involved per board.
TheTrashCanMan
Wood tends to expand and shrink, due to a multitude of reasons. A nail down will prevent it nicely. Other such flooring requires only tight,
Tolerances to be steady or an edge to be locked in place
Speaking of expanding, we had installed a gym floor for a church, and later someone left water on and it flooded the gym.
Of course wet wood expands. By the time we were called in they had had a company try to dry it out and asked them to leave. When we saw it
It looked like waves in the ocean, with rises several feet tall you could stand on.
thegelatoking
How is he making sure they’re wedged tightly horizontally with the left and right pieces?
whistaphonia365
He is also using his right foot to press it against the left piece.
yoyo42
two taps for the long side and an angled tap for the short one
You get used to pulling it flush with the previous board with your foot. I wore out a big spot on the side of the sole of my work boot.
If there is still a gap, use the rubber side of the mallet to knock it in place, if that doesn't work, stop and check to make sure there isn
Isn't anything that fell in between the boards. Sometimes you may need to replace a board if it is damaged or not milled right (rarely)
bigblindguy
He's kinda holding it with his boot: tbh you can see how uneven it is, he's not doing a great job, I wouldn't be proud of that job.
cptcr
that's called paid by the job, not by the hour.
ChainedMonkey
Agreed. Poor job. You can even see the occasional gap.
AlphaIndustrial
Yea ide be pretty pissed if I paid a company and the installer did this. But, ide also not pay somebody to do this
xuumo
dude fuckin chill
RawDawgPowder
Oh so this is who has been putting all the shit flooring in the houses I keep looking at.
Somerandomoldguy
Nailed it
effinooguy
Instructions unclear, nailed foot to floor.
DeinnsBeans
zjcrashbash
Holy shit is that man wasting so many nails
SwiftKit
As someone who's done floors professionally. He's nailing way too much. Wasteful, bad habit, and a pain in the ass for anyone to follow up
IAmACyberneticOrganismLivingTissueOverEndoskeleton
People who do that and/or carpeting are beasts, its one hell of a back breaking job.
thedewser
Not his first rodeo
DYLANLEE79
Ow, my back.
IDealtIt
I was literally saying that watching this. Now I need to go have a lie down.
BanGurHeaD
Yepyepyep
SithShodan
And the backs of your legs
PoorSucker
So, you didn't grow up on a rice farm?
tsooji
I just had to stop and stretch...
REOJackwagon
There is a type of wood floor where metal channels are under the floor and instead of nails, metal clips are put into the channels
REOJackwagon
You have to bend way over to install it, and it's really hard on the back for the first few days of working with it. It's called clip floor.
chimchim666
this work should be done by the very short
n0gal
dodgese
Immediately what came up in my mind
Verldemert
My neck. Wait, it’s all wrong when they’re not in the right order.
Hiphop101ize
My toe, what the heck
SomeUsernameOrAnother
My anxiety atteck
cgrizzle
Ethanola
Hamering to make sure there's no crack
matyles
It would be neat to see construction tools designed for standing upright
DeadpoolsBathtub
or like get one of those flat scooters u sit on from back in like elementary school gym class
matyles
Ive used trash can rollers as a seat while cleaning kitchen floors. Changed my world.
DeadpoolsBathtub
exactly, any job is made better if you can do it sitting
barnwolf
Don't these guys make quite a bit per hour? I think I knew a guy who installed flooring and made bank.
barnwolf
*That said, I wouldn't be surprised if there are a lot of people making minimum wage in construction as well. Probably large pay variance.
barnwolf
One of the sailing YouTube channels I watched, the guy became a rich and retired early from running a ditch digging company.
ChawkXII
I'm in construction, lowest paid laborers are teens doin site clean-up, starting at $12/hr with zero experience or skills.
Silnt39
I have never been more exhausted than the week I laid 3k sqft if grade shit floor cause the rich asshole was a cheap fuck.
REOJackwagon
But did they ask you to hand scrape the whole floor?
iamarealuser
Leaving those two boards side by side near the end hurts me. Doing it fast does not mean doing it well. Its just fast.
Lassannn
I know from experience that this can be absolute pain in the ass and he's gonna need an epsom salt bath on his lumbar.
ZeldaHyruleGold
Ohh noo. All those stepping seams...
deanobruce
Going a touch overkill on the nails I’d say...
varrdak
This is so inefficient!! Do you have any idea how long it will take him to develop knee problems?!?
RolandLovecraft
Way too many staples per board and the joints staired like that is horrible. Parallel seams should be at least three boards apart. Staggered
ElbowDeepInAJedi
You certainly know your way around hard wood.
RolandLovecraft
thegreatgatsB
I like your reply, shows you know what you are talking about. I was a bit kinder with my remark.
smugg77
Wouldn't have him laying my oak flooring
Fubb1ck
Won't this tear the black plastic and shouldn't he vacuum all that dust before nailing the boards?
Anddroid
Didn't see him tighten them up lengthwise once. Poor workmanship.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
Yup, gonna have some nice separation.
Nemock
Plus all that dust underneath. tsk tsk.
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
One of the taps kicks it over to the side
wormfood
They are wedged from end to end lengthwise. Somebody already laid out the floor and forced them in.
wormfood
Test
REOJackwagon
In a process called racking, the boards are arranged and cut to prepare several rows ahead of installation. Sometimes a helper will do that
REOJackwagon
Ahead of the crew as they install. The goal is to make sure the ends of the boards are a set distance away from the board ends of the
REOJackwagon
Previous row. This is to help keep the rows together and looking straight even after the floor naturally expands and contrasts over time.
wormfood
I get all that, what I don't get is people downvoting me for saying they run the length of the room and are held in place by the wall. 1/2
DirtyBernie
I did not prepare for being this turned on midday on a Wednesday.
RackhamTheRed
Yet here we are...
Grandolddrummer
...my dudes
michealangleo
username checks out
trufflershuffler
Do we not worry about the dust below the floor boards? What am I missing?
REOJackwagon
The floor is usually swept before starting, Usually unless there is a big piece it will not affect the floor. You'll know by feel when insta
REOJackwagon
-lling. Sometimes debris may need to be removed, and you stop to take care of it if needed. Usually boards are cut away where the dust isn't
REOJackwagon
In the way
trufflershuffler
Yea, I've installed vinyl plank in my own house and drove myself CRAZY sweeping and vacuuming prior to each row.
apatchworkquilt
You can tell he learned this skill from just wanting to go home on time
rebuildingdrizzt3000
He's not butting it properly...
CrumbBubbly
It's terrible.
MooseknuckleJim
He's not really butting at all
vindik8or
This dude is paid by the job, not the hour.
OtterAvalanche
By the sqft, most likely.
donkeystothecastle
Probably ran out of staples 3 rows back. That has never happened to me..... more than three dozen times
REOJackwagon
Some air nailers will not fire if it's out of nails
VC999999
I wish I could invent a "open staple tray cover when empty" mechanism, or a dry fire preventer like some nail guns have.
horseWnoname
yes, the skill is impressive, but the new floor in my apartment looks like it was constructed this quickly years later.
cosinewave
I've done this and can say this guy is very good.
Ilovehavingfreehealthcare
Thile video is spend up slightly, but it's still impressive
Jiquerez
I have never done this but I can still tell this guy is good.
Klaaism
Muscle memory. He's clearly done this before... ALOT.
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
I have also done this. It took way longer than this guy.
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
Shouldn’t he be tapping it a bit from the short end too though?
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Absolutely. And probably should have blown / vacuumed the sawdust up before he started.
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
But then it wouldn’t look fast and cool for the internets.
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Yeah, I'm glad I didn't videotape my progress. The knee-popping audio would have caused seizures.
TreeBarked
That pre layout is what can take a minute,!
ItHurtsWheniPoo
I’m very OVD. My concern would be that small tiny gap that he missed by going “too fast” (IMO)
ItHurtsWheniPoo
*OCD
MaineMariners
Me too. How did he not run out of nails!? I feel like I used less nails than him and had to reload twice as much.
loveyoumayyyyybeee
i like staples instead
REOJackwagon
A staple won't hold a floor in place as well as a powernail
loveyoumayyyyybeee
there are staples made specifically for nailers like this you can use a staple or a nail. and the staples hold better
REOJackwagon
Maple floor manufacturer's have guidelines for how far apart and where to nail. I think hes nailing more than you need.
REOJackwagon
Doesn't seem like an issue unless the estimate did not call for putting in that many nails, and you run out, or if you don't want to charge
REOJackwagon
A customer for extra nails they don't need, or pay for them yourself
bomboy23
I'm assuming the nails enter the side at an angle into the floor below? How is the last piece against a wall done? And why hit the nail gun?
VC999999
Hitting with the "hammer" does 2 things, first it pulls the boards tight together, at the same time it shoots the staple in at 45 degrees...
VC999999
sometimes a board will have a bit of a curve, so you really need to give it a whack to pull it tight to the previous row
REOJackwagon
We would hold the nailer in the other hand and nail it. They do enter at an angle, and with a manual nailer, the impact helps pull the board
REOJackwagon
Flush with the previous row
REOJackwagon
At the end of the room, a face nailer is used, with care taken to make sure the floor is pulled up even with the prev row, so there is nogap
absoluttalent
Hitting the nail gun with mallet hits it on the button/trigger that fires the nail. When you get to the end, you can switch to a smaller gun
bomboy23
Huh I always thought they were finger trigger activated
squirreltactics
Most are, this one is designed for laying flooring.
absoluttalent
Regular nail guns and edge nailers have a trigger. Flooring nail guns have a big spot you hit with a mallet to fire.. This helps with
absoluttalent
Penetration by giving force while the nail gun is forced back from shooting the nail or staple. . Newton's laws and all that
absoluttalent
That gets the 2nd/3rd last row. Final row you can face nail it along the edge that gets covered by trim. Some guys glue final row, but that
absoluttalent
Doesn't allow for proper expansion/contraction
trufflershuffler
And nails do allow for expansion and contraction? Doesn't each floor board get locked in place?
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
wood naturally expands and shrinks a little across the width of the board, if it's secured to the floor at one point across the width, say
Jordan7831
Took me way to long to realize the black is the floor. Not some bottomless pit.
oprahslovechild
Yuppers, same
RulersareimportantforMeasuring
Omg same, I was like -that is going to echo waaay too much
badbmc
It took me until I read this comment to realize that.
RichAnxiety2
Me too
iamjackscompletelackofcompassion
Tar paper
Sheldonian
johnnyhandbags
It's obviously lava that has cooled and hardened.
imadethisaccounttotellyouthis
Too much minecraft, building in the end.
HeidiBaumoh
Glad I wasn't the only one thinking "What an idiot, there's nothing to hold that floor" ?
bbrown1012
I was like what the flip is he nailing it to? Air?
roach79
Vapor barrier, essentially plastic underlay - usually between concrete and the flooring.
xXxHulaHamsterxXx
katmckiv510
Is it?
nsaladbar
WTF is he nailing it too?....as I say oh the floor
LurkerOfDarkness
The Void must be covered...
hereforattention
Ooohhh
Pherlin
leontheprofessional
It’s called a slip sheet, usually a wax or tar vapor barrier for wooden floors. Helps with moisture and sound.
REOJackwagon
It's usually tar paper with a layer of plywood underneath. Gym floors will have more layers to make it more bouncy
REOJackwagon
The 'give' in the floor helps prevent leg injuries
AsidRayne1245
Yea... you definitely should have picked up on that sooner lol..
Hornedequine
Unfortunately my wooden floor is over the crawlspace with no sub floor... Its hollow amd loud, but gorgeous. Oh yeah and old as fuck
Gherkincensed
Old and cold...no subfloor is just stupid not to mention against code
Brookimus741
My nanas house is like that. It's cold AF in winter.
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
If you can spray foam it, that would address this
Nandabun
When you can afford to do so, I suggest having your floors redone. By.. a professional.
Hornedequine
Really dont want to tear it out, its the whole house done that way, bathroom and kitchen too. With extinct dade county pine
Nandabun
Hope nothing breaks - on you - when the floor crumbles. :p
REOJackwagon
Not sure if it's worth it, but people have had a floor removed and then the same wood reinstalled over a subfloor.
ElbowDeepInAJedi
Sounds like you're describing me.
RolandLovecraft
Laser2000
damn, you're right. now all the nailing makes much more sense too!
Laser2000
actually it still might not.. what is being nailed to what here? are there actual metal nails involved?
HomerSimpsonsEvilTwin
It's nailed to the subfloor. And yes, actual nails are used. Source: I installed a hardwood floor in the before times once.
KismetCrew
Yes, they're going in at a 45 deg angle into the side of the flooring, and through there to the underfloor, holding it secure.
Laser2000
Thx!
sfwillo
Would like to know as well
Yupurineutah
I stepped on that once where the asshole I worked with had stretched it over the joists with no subfloor. 1/2
Yupurineutah
The good part was I landed straddling a joist so I didn't fall into the basement. The bad part was I landed straddling a joist. 2/2
sammyj
SumptuousMeat
Fun fact: that's a 'water barrier' and it actually makes leaks worse. Instead of going down, it spreads EVERYWHERE.
REOJackwagon
Depends on how much water you have, but it can keep a small leak from damaging subfloor.
SumptuousMeat
Spilt cup of water ain't gonna hurt the sub, or sublam. Most water damage jobs I worked were fridge lines leaking for a week. Goes out not ⬇
SumptuousMeat
But yes, your right for smaller stuff it keeps it on the surface and easy to dehu with wood floor rescue mats
tubashoe11
Person removing the floor why the hell did the installer use a whole clip of nails per board
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
Eh this is what’s required; you don’t want the floor to move
Bytencoder
Lava moves. Slowly.
wormfood
no squeaky squeaky
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
Indeed, no squeaky. But hardly a clip of nails involved per board.
TheTrashCanMan
Wood tends to expand and shrink, due to a multitude of reasons. A nail down will prevent it nicely. Other such flooring requires only tight,
TheTrashCanMan
Tolerances to be steady or an edge to be locked in place
REOJackwagon
Speaking of expanding, we had installed a gym floor for a church, and later someone left water on and it flooded the gym.
REOJackwagon
Of course wet wood expands. By the time we were called in they had had a company try to dry it out and asked them to leave. When we saw it
REOJackwagon
It looked like waves in the ocean, with rises several feet tall you could stand on.
thegelatoking
How is he making sure they’re wedged tightly horizontally with the left and right pieces?
whistaphonia365
He is also using his right foot to press it against the left piece.
yoyo42
two taps for the long side and an angled tap for the short one
REOJackwagon
You get used to pulling it flush with the previous board with your foot. I wore out a big spot on the side of the sole of my work boot.
REOJackwagon
If there is still a gap, use the rubber side of the mallet to knock it in place, if that doesn't work, stop and check to make sure there isn
REOJackwagon
Isn't anything that fell in between the boards. Sometimes you may need to replace a board if it is damaged or not milled right (rarely)
bigblindguy
He's kinda holding it with his boot: tbh you can see how uneven it is, he's not doing a great job, I wouldn't be proud of that job.
cptcr
that's called paid by the job, not by the hour.
ChainedMonkey
Agreed. Poor job. You can even see the occasional gap.
AlphaIndustrial
Yea ide be pretty pissed if I paid a company and the installer did this. But, ide also not pay somebody to do this