Pros and cons of using staples for hardwood floor installation.
Flooring stapler for 5 16 hardwood.
I would go with 1 1 2 inch cleat.
Use 1 1 2 long staples for 5 8 thick floors.
Now i am using 5 16 thick bellawood brazilian cherry and the tongues are getting damaged.
X 2 in 15 5 gauge crown glue collated flooring staple 1 000 per box.
Leg x 1 2 in.
I was using 2 inch staples.
Numax sfl618 pneumatic 3 in 1 15 5 gauge and 16 gauge 2 flooring nailer and stapler with white rubber mallet ergonomic and lightweight nail gun for t cleats l cleats and staples grey 4 5 out of 5 stars 1 011.
Crown x 20 gauge glue collated div.
Crown 15 1 2 gauge coated steel hardwood flooring staple 7 728 per box 38 model dwcs1516 73 98.
Powernail 5400 series 3 16 in.
Staples are familiar to diy fans and building box stores often push this method of installation.
As 4590t highpro pneumatic flooring stapler.
Using a pneumatic tool staples are used to secure hardwood flooring to a plywood subfloor.
For engineered flooring and thinner solid wood flooring.
This hardwood floor stapler is also very accurate as it has knobs you can use to adjust between 5 16 inch and 7 16 inches.
Engineered hardwood flooring stapler for use with solid or engineered hardwood and bamboo flooring the bostitch ehf1838k 18 gauge engineered hardwood flooring stapler features tool free adjustable knobs to match the size of your flooring material.
Use 1 to 1 1 4 long staples for thinner 1 4 to 5 16 thick floors.
Freeman pdx50c lightweight pneumatic 3 in 1 15 5 gauge and 16 gauge 2 flooring nailer and stapler ergonomic and lightweight nail gun for tongue and groove hardwood flooring 4 6 out of 5 stars 130 197 75 197.
Point staples for carpet and upholstery.
Use 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 long staples for 3 8 to 1 2 thick floors.
The adjustments are 1 2 inch and 5 8 inch for engineered hardwood and bamboo.
Staples allow an experienced installer to put in about 500 square feet of flooring in an 8.
Non marring tips prevent accidental damage and easy sight tongue engagement helps you hit the pocket with every staple.