Problem: Squeaking Hardwood Flooring - 2
Cause:
Inadequate fasteners.
Inadequate fasteners used for installation allow the hardwood strips to flex and thus squeak against one another.
Solutions:
Use proper nails or staples..
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Many building codes require wood-strip flooring to be either nailed or stapled, depending upon the thickness of the flooring. Staples can only be used to fasten strip flooring that is not more than 5/16Prime; (8 mm) thick. Proper nail length and spacing depends upon the thickness of the finish flooring as detailed in Table 2.
Table 2 |
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Nailing of Wood Strip Flooring in inches (mm) |
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Finish Flooring |
Minimum Length Of |
Maximum Spacing Of |
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| 5/16 (7.9) | 1-1/2 (38) | 8 (200) | |
| 7/16 (11.1) | 2 (51) | 12 (300) | |
| 3/4 (19.0) | 2-1/4 (57) | 16 (400) | |
| 1 (25.4) | 2-1/2 (63) | 16 (400) | |
| 1-1/4 (31.7) | 2-3/4 (70) | 24 (600) | |
| 1-1/2 (38.1) | 3-1/4 (83) | 24 (600) | |