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 Post subject: Non grooved planks...he wants to top nail my HICKORY!
PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:59 pm 
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My husband is going to get hickory boards and prepare each one for the floor. He wants to top nail in rows every 8". We r at odds over this. He is also talkin about putting a clear epoxy (the stuff u put on garage floors) as a durable top coat?
Hate to go behind my man's back.....but does anyone have any ideas on how to get non tongue & groove planks on a plywood subfloor without topnailing it?
Thanks for any and all ideas....u just might save my marriage:)


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 Post subject: Re: Non grooved planks...he wants to top nail my HICKORY!
PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:10 pm 
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My husband is going to get hickory boards and prepare each one for the floor. He wants to top nail in rows every 8". We r at odds over this. He is also talkin about putting a clear epoxy (the stuff u put on garage floors) as a durable top coat?
Hate to go behind my man's back.....but does anyone have any ideas on how to get non tongue & groove planks on a plywood subfloor without topnailing it?
Thanks for any and all ideas....u just might save my marriage:)


You could lay it out and have him stand on it as you go down in the crawlspace or basement and drive 1 inch screws up into it. I can't guarantee that it will save your marriage.

As a general rule if Mama ain't happy, there ain't nobody happy!

Personally, I would get a router and a slotting bit and put grooves in every board and use splines in one side so that it can be blind nailed.

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 Post subject: Re: Non grooved planks...he wants to top nail my HICKORY!
PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:15 am 
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mayberry1 wrote:
My husband is going to get hickory boards and prepare each one for the floor. He wants to top nail in rows every 8". We r at odds over this. He is also talkin about putting a clear epoxy (the stuff u put on garage floors) as a durable top coat?
Hate to go behind my man's back.....but does anyone have any ideas on how to get non tongue & groove planks on a plywood subfloor without topnailing it?
Thanks for any and all ideas....u just might save my marriage:)



Nothing wrong with that if thats the look your intending. People still do install like that especially on some really wide plank. He could also drill it and plug it.

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