Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - integrating new and old
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pagantom
02-24-06, 05:35 AM
I want to integrate new 2 1/4 strip oak flooring into an existing section of flooring.
i understand how to remove some of the old strips next to the area where the new floor will be installed.
I also understand that the new strips should just slip in between the old strips.
questions are: is there a recommended limit to length of the old strips removed?
should I face-nail (or some other type of nailing) the new strips when they are in between old strips (in other words, where i can't blind-nail the new strips)?
thanks.
i understand how to remove some of the old strips next to the area where the new floor will be installed.
I also understand that the new strips should just slip in between the old strips.
questions are: is there a recommended limit to length of the old strips removed?
should I face-nail (or some other type of nailing) the new strips when they are in between old strips (in other words, where i can't blind-nail the new strips)?
thanks.