Regardless if installing a 3 wide engineered hardwood or a 5 wide engineered hardwood plank you are not using any more fasteners despite the increased width.
Installing 7 inch engineered hardwood flooring.
Engineered hardwood floors may be installed over wood subfloors using staples or flooring cleats.
It s critical to unpack and acclimate the engineered hardwood flooring under monitored conditions.
When stapling nailing down you only have the fastener holding the edge of the board down.
Solid hardwood may hold a slight edge in prestige for some people but the lower cost and easier installation of engineered wood flooring give it the edge for others.
Typical fasteners used for engineered flooring are narrow crowned under 3 8 1 1 1 2 staples or 1 1 1 4 hardwood flooring cleats spaced every 3 4 with staples every 4 6 with cleats and within 1 2 of end joints.
Handling the engineered hardwood.
When installing engineered wood planks or strips by nailing or stapling it is necessary to use the proper type of flooring stapler or nailer made for the thickness of the engineered wood flooring that is being installed.