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The wood is coming from a local mill. They don’t give too much info on installation.

I’ll be installing wide plank solid cherry. The widths will vary from 3-6”. Gluing and nailing the wider planks is supposed to ensure the floors don’t make much noise and are held down really well. Any products anyone can recommend ?

3/4” plywood subfloor.

The floor I will be installing is 3/4” cherry with varied width (3-6”) and lengths from 2-12’. I will use glue assist along with 2” cleats. What brand of glue is best? Also, do you recommend putting down strips of glue perpendicular with a trowel, or just putting down a parallel bead under the...

Good idea. Otherwise I’ll be on my hands and knees pulling them out with pliers.

I actually took my oscillating saw and cut out a small bit to see if it had been glued. Good news, no glue. Just tons of staples I’ll have to pull out. I believe I’ll actually be able to use the oscillating saw along the cabinet toe kick. Just lots of work.

Thanks. Yeah the more I think about it, I should probably just remove the underlay. I’ll get a decent toe kick saw for cutting along the cabinets.

I am going to be installing a solid 3/4” cherry floor. I’ve searched high and low for a quality product and have settled on Olde Wood Limited here in Ohio. It is a prefinished Oil (Rubio). Opinions ? My open living room and kitchen/pantry and hall are currently a mix of carpet and sheet...