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Tasmanian Oak Floor From "Kitchen Renovations" episode DKTN-406

In this second segment of the first episode of "Rustic Contemporary," a new subfloor and rosin paper are installed on top of the original subfloor. Darcy (homeowner) and host Paul Ryan set the reference lines and put in the batten board. Then the flooring is "loose laid" to determine a pattern they like. Once a pattern is chosen, the Tasmanian Oak flooring is nailed into place.

[Materials List and step-by-step instructions are below.]

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Materials and Tools for Installing the Floor--

ear protection
safety glasses
8 penny ring shanks
nail gun
rosin paper
hammer tacker
laser level
tape measure
pencil
chalk line
string
1 x 2 batten board
pneumatic floor nailer
compressor
screw gun
screws

Materials and Tools for Building a Box Beam--

pencil
speed square
pre-primed finger-jointed poplar
quick clamps
nail gun
1-1/2" pin nails
2-1/2" screws
screw gun
painter's chalk

Materials and Tools for Window Trim--

pre-primed finger-jointed poplar
chop saw
trim screws (Torx head)
torx head driver bit
painter's putty
nail gun

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

Installing the Flooring

1. To prevent a squeaky floor, be sure your subfloor is solid, especially if you have multiple subfloors. Nail it down until the pieces are secured and flat with no bounce. Try to nail it to the floor joists below.

2. The next step is to roll out rosin paper (figure A). It acts as a moisture and sound barrier under a wood floor. Roll it the width of the room and overlap the pieces by at least 4". Secure it to the subfloor with a hammer tacker.

3. You want to make sure your new floor will run parallel to at least one wall -- ideally the squarest wall. Set up a laser line across the floor near the center of the room. Measure from the laser to the straight wall at both ends of the room. Line up the laser level across two tape measures to determine the straight line in the middle of the room. Mark two points along the line with a pencil (figure B).

4. Snap a chalk line along these marks. Spray a little hairspray along the line so it doesn't smudge.

5. Screw a batten board (a straight 1 x 2 board) into the floor along the chalk line about every two feet. This will act as a brace for the first course of flooring and prevents the flooring from shifting.

6. Loose lay several boards to get the look and layout you want.

7. Use a pneumatic floor nailer and compressor to nail in the floorboards (figure C).

RESOURCES :

Tasmanian Oak Flooring
Brand Name: Boral Timber
Size: 3/4" x 5-1/4"
Style: Tasmanian Oak, Australian-grade
Boral Timber
Website: www.boraltimber.com

GUESTS :

Robert Shaffer
President, The Foundation Architects
212 3rd Ave. N., Suite 460
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612-340-5430
Website: www.foundationarch.com

Jim Lowinske
NMI Products
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