Hardwood Floor Tongue

Glue this little piece of wood into a groove of your wood flooring to make a tongue out of it and start installing in the opposite direction.

Hardwood floor tongue. Hardwood floors start out rough. After the pieces are planed for a smooth finish a tongue and groove is cut into their sides. Find tongue and groove hardwood flooring at lowe s today.

Product overview slip tongue changes direction in the laying of tongue and groove wood flooring. Engineered floors are created from several layers of wood veneer pressed tightly together. For your first row you ll want the straightest planks arranged with the tongue side facing the center of the room.

The spline also known as the slip tongue is one of the most critical pieces for a flooring installation. Made from 100 solid hardwood for lasting durability. After nailing the tongues of one course the grooves of the next course slide over them.

Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade. Like unfinished hardwood floors the prefinished types typically have tongue and groove edges on all sides. They are available in 3 4 inch thickness as well as low profile styles that are 5 16 to 5 8 inch thick which are a good or installing over existing flooring.

A hardwood flooring nailer is a power tool that shoots nails through the tongue at the correct angle while driving the hardwood plank snugly against the previous plank. The purpose of this is to allow for changing directions during an installation or hardwood boarders. Use our slip tongues to change the orientation of your hardwood floor.

This is proudly crafted in the usa from wood grown and responsibly harvested in the usa. 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. Parquet floors are made with much the same process.