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Overview
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In this video, flooring expert Charles Peterson shows how to install a herringbone floor.
Steps:
1. Mark the centerline.
2. Set the slat length.
3. Make a test panel.
4. Cut the slats.
5. Add grooves to the flat ends.
6. Set the working distance.
7. Set the working distance.
8. Install the nailing blank.
9. Establish the pattern.
10. Nail the slats in place.
11. Finish the course and reverse the blank.
12. Begin the second course.
13. Backfill the empty triangles.
14. Mark the overlap for removal.
15. Cut off the excess.
16. Add grooves to the edges.
17. Attach a feature strip.
18. Nail the border pieces. -
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2 full days
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About $10.50/sq. ft.
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Tools
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Shopping List
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Difficulty: Hard
The pattern is repetitive but requires precision and patience
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Tools List
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Measuring tape
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Chalk line
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Trammel. Make one from a piece of scrap board
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Straightedge
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Framing square
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Miter saw
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Rubber mallet
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Router and 1¼-inch flooring bit
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Rafter square
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Flooring nailer
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Circular saw
Shopping List
Engineered tongue-and-groove strip flooring.
Have your supplier determine how much you need, but figure on 15 percent waste.
Feature and apron strips to frame the herringbone field.
Flooring splines
Molding to create a guide for the circular saw.
¾-inch plywood
Get one 4x8 sheet to make the nailing blank and a straightedge.
1½-inch drywall screwsto attach the blank to the subfloor.
16-gauge 2-inch L-head flooring nails or 'cleats'
Wood glue
Painter's tape
Have your supplier determine how much you need, but figure on 15 percent waste.
Feature and apron strips to frame the herringbone field.
Flooring splines
Molding to create a guide for the circular saw.
¾-inch plywood
Get one 4x8 sheet to make the nailing blank and a straightedge.
1½-inch drywall screwsto attach the blank to the subfloor.
16-gauge 2-inch L-head flooring nails or 'cleats'
Wood glue
Painter's tape
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