Or use screw shank nails a finish nail with grooves along its length shank.
Installing hardwood flooring with screws.
Minimum requirements are a 3 4 plywood sub floor.
Remove shoe molding from the room and sweep and clean thoroughly.
If there s a squeak screw a long drywall screw into the sub floor and joist where the squeak occurs.
For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down.
Make sure there are no squeaks in the floor.
Installing hardwood flooring with screws and plugs wood floor expert howard brickman is on the job site installing white oak hardwood floors from carlisle restoration lumber.