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That would be correct , if the subfloor r was ply wood , each one of those planks running in that direction , the only way your new wood floor will sag in between the floor joists , is if the floor joists are to far apart , the truth is , , this should not matter because , installing a new nail...

Keep this in mind , installing wood flooring over the subfloor you have now , is subject to do what ever, any kind of movement from any or all of those planks , could in time , pull , push , the new wood floor apart , nails or staples working its way lose, rolling felt paper , over the subfloor...

Ken , I am the same , not to good at getting my point across typing , i do want to say this. I have been in hardwood flooring over half my life and I have worked with some great installers , just not recently , in fact it's been years , so when I read the original post , I got what he was...

Difference in cleats for the 50 s vs POWER CLEATS nails of today , maple ? If rental company only has staplers , you can buy one , and since you are only doing the one install , lowes and I think Home Depot has the one called freeman , it's orange and black and cost around 170 to 200 and uses...

Wood should be nailed every 6 inches 3 inches from ends , not important in this case , since the room is not that big , meaning , picture this double joist , solid sturdy , 16 center , what about in between the joist ? Is that plywood , pound for pound as sturdy as those joist ? No give ? Add to...

The harder you sanded on the ends , closed the grain up , grab you a piece of 40 grit , yes that is right I said 40 grit and hand sand the ends and sides and any off sets where the edger was run , then if you want to run buffer , Sent from my iPhone using Flooring Forum