3 interchangeable base plates are included and allow you to install flooring from 5 8 in.
Flooring staples verus nails in air tool.
Manual floor fasteners always use cleat nails but pneumatic models come with two options.
You can get either a stapler or a nailer.
Using a pneumatic tool staples are used to secure hardwood flooring to a plywood subfloor.
15 gauge 34 da.
Staples allow an experienced installer to put in about 500 square feet of flooring in an 8 hour day.
Dewalt 2 in 1 flooring tool 15 5 gauge staples or 16 gauge l cleat nails 80 view details.
Nails and staples differ in their holding properties.
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For correct use make sure the tool s nail shoe is well positioned on the tongue angled at about 15 degrees inward and downward as if moving to the plank.
Crown staples from 1 1 2 in.
Built for durability our nailers will withstand the wear and tear of any jobsite and feature bumpers to protect pre finished floors against marring.
And cabinet builders looking to fasten materials while keeping nail visibility to a minimum.
Nails allow for a more natural expansion and contraction of the hardwood floorboards with fewer problems.
Tool free jam release and depth adjustment for.
Crisp air 2 in 1 flooring stapler nailer fires both 2 inch l head cleats and 15 5 ga staplers 1 246.
Now depending on what tool you may be using there are cleat nails manufactured with a barbed like appearance on the bottom that helps hold the flooring into the subfloor.
A staple will give a stronger less forgiving hold because of its two pronged construction.
Staples are familiar to diy fans and building box stores often push this method of installation.
15 gauge 34 da style galvanized angled finish nails 1 1 2.
Staples are affordable easy to load and widely.
For all 3 types of fasteners.
So if you want a pneumatic nailer you have one more decision to make.
18gauge 1 5 8 x 1 4 hardwood flooring staples.
This air powered flooring nailer and stapler is compatible with 16 gauge l cleats t cleats and 15 5 gauge 1 2 in.
Bostitch flooring nailers and flooring staplers are ergonomically designed for ease of use.
If you are using a pneumatic nailer or stapler make sure the air pressure is set correctly for the particular wood.
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Staples on the other hand gain their strength by not only a two pronged approach but also through the use of a hardened glue resin coating.
You have to choose between models that use either l cleats or t cleats.
When you follow the proper procedure for your fastener of choice you will get the best results possible.
