Staples or Nails

11-24-2009, 08:13 PM	#1
Hall Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6	Staples or Nails One friend says staples. Other says they aren't as good as nails. Who's right? Putting down 3/4" x 3 1/4" oak.

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11-24-2009, 08:16 PM	#2
rusty baker Pro Flooring Installer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 3,142	Staples or Nails Not a wood guy, but my oak floor was nailed and has held up okay. It was installed in 1906. __________________ "I'm twisted, not sick. Sick implies, I'll get better" Semi-Retired Installer Installing since 1973

11-24-2009, 08:41 PM	#3
Hall Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6	Staples or Nails 103 years! Guess that's one vote for nails.

11-24-2009, 09:40 PM	#4
pinwheel45 Member   Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 135	Staples or Nails I've demo'd a lot of floors over the years. Nails & staples. The stapled floors came up a lot easier than the nailed floors.

11-24-2009, 09:48 PM	#5
ArmchairDIY Member     Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 116	Staples or Nails Quote: Originally Posted by Hall One friend says staples. Other says they aren't as good as nails. Who's right? Putting down 3/4" x 3 1/4" oak. Nails get my vote, but...... you may be able to get your friends to each install 1/2 of your floor, one with staples one with nails and see who is right. You know, the old Huck Finn trick.....lol __________________ "It looked good on paper, but paper is funny that way" Time to Get Up Out of Your Chair and Do it Yourself! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-24-2009, 09:49 PM	#6
Shamus Member   Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 294	Staples or Nails Maybe I'm just to old school but I've never had an issue with a nailed floor except when pulling one up. __________________ Shamus

11-24-2009, 10:08 PM	#7
jaros bros. Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 489	Staples or Nails I know some of the flooring manufacturers specify nails and prohibit staples. Not all do that. I also like the fact that flooring nails have serrated edges that prevent them from coming out. __________________ Josh Jaros Remodeling in The Woodlands, Texas To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.