Hanging Squares

by ryw | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Flooring & Paneling, Tips

To store a carpenter’s square, nail either a 13-in. or 22-in. length of tongue-and-groove flooring to your shop wall, groove side up. Then, to hang your square, just drop one leg of the square into the groove of the flooring piece. The length depends on which...

Moisture Content

by ryw | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Flooring & Paneling, Tips

Have your building materials supplier check moisture content of flooring, paneling, and trim boards to make sure the material that has been stored correctly.

Non-Cupping Floors

by ryw | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Flooring & Paneling, Tips

To resist cupping, install wood flooring with the growth ring’s arc highest in the center and lowest at each edge.

Reclaimed Flooring

by ryw | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Flooring & Paneling, Tips

Reclaimed wood floors give new life to old timbers. Made from lumber recycled from demolished buildings, heartpine, oak, and other woods are resawn into premium grade flooring. Variable widths maximize the yield from the wood and can be used to create a variety of...

Repairing Floorboards

by ryw | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Flooring & Paneling, Tips

Here’s a way to save time and energy when repairing floorboards. Instead of drilling and chiseling damaged floorboards, use a plunge router. First, use a magnetic nail finder to be sure there are no nails in the way. Set scribe lines across the damaged pieces....

Securing Underlayment

by ryw | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Flooring & Paneling, Tips

Underlayment should be nailed to the subfloor plywood and not into the the floor joists below to make the underlayment and subfloor plywood work together uniformly.