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Thanks for the spam. That was a lot of help ...pfff

Thanks Ernesto. That is helpful!

Laying solid tongue and groove flooring and have to go around a perpendicular wall and line up on the opposite side. Being that this is my first nail down installation, I am not sure how to assure I will end up exactly where I need to be on each side once the flooring reaches the end of the...

I am beginning the removal of the old flooring and carpet tomorrow and the new Bellawood strand bamboo flooring will be going in right after. I will be taking plenty of pics.

If I am gluing and screwing all the stair nose pieces, at the top step, I cannot glue and screw that nose piece if all of the planking is laid on top of an underlayment. I would imagine the height of the top stair nose piece will be lower due to the planks being stacked on underlayment. I am...

Good deal. I will be making splines to plank in the opposite direction off the first plank at the stairs. With me doing a nail down installation, do I stop the underlayment short of the top stair nose and shim the nose piece with a wood filler to bring it to the same level as the planks so I...

I have plank installation documentation but there is no documentation for installing the stair nose pieces themselves. Being that the stair nose pieces have a groove and no tongue, tongue nailing like the planks is not an option. Is surface nailing the norm? Where exactly is the best location...

Will do and thanks for the advice. I knew someone would have a better idea for me. I do appreciate it. The salesman at Lumber Liquidators really was guessing by making my own tongue when I got to the stair nose with the planking and someone else told me to cut it flush with the stair nose...

Ever built one? Not a plastic model, but a radio controlled airplane out of wood or fiberglass. There is a lot more to it than one might think. I was also an aircraft sheetmetal mechanic for commercial airlines. I'm certainly not the quickest handyman but I can get it done if I put my mind to...

So I am assuming splines is essentially a tongue I glue into the groove side to reverse the progression and it will allow me to build from either side from the one central piece tied into the stair nose. So tell me where can I buy splines? Is that something I have to go to a specialty store for...

My first thought, in an ideal world was to install the stair nose first, then the plank behind it and complete the first full length line, then work from each side of that row towards each opposing wall but because this is a nail down tongue and groove bamboo I don't believe I can do that. I...

I need some good advice from someone who knows the best way to deal with the top step and the flooring being installed in a room. Inotherwords, if I start at one side of the room and a set of steps are in the middle of the room running in the same direction as my tread, how do I connect the...