Monday, May 10, 2010

Do you screw down a sub-floor or should i use nails?

Ok so the floor guy at the store told us to nail down our subfloor that we are putting over our old subfloor. Instead of screws. I wanted to use screws my husband said just nails. What do you recommend? We are installing hardwood floor over top and i thought screws would be more sturdy but im not sure. There is a few squeaks that we need to fix in the floor right now as well.Do you screw down a sub-floor or should i use nails?
do it right the first time and it will be trouble free for many years.glue and screw..re a small bead of glue around the edges and one or two down the center.then screw it down around the edges and down the center it will give you a good solid base to work on for tile,carpet,even laminate wood flooring.remember the foundation to anything is always the most importent part of any project.Do you screw down a sub-floor or should i use nails?
Use screws. Trust me on this one. We nailed down a sub-floor in our kitchen then tiled it. Well, 2 years later, the grout started cracking and we had to replace the entire floor, and screw down the sub-flooring. After screwing it down put a small amount of wood filler over the screws too.
The only reason the builder uses nails is because it is faster to use a nailer therefore cheaper. Also nails cost less $$ then screws. If you do nail use a ring shank type nail.
Screws will come loose because of the threading - use heavy duty long nails and you shouldn't have a problem.





Make sure you secure the sub-floor with LOTS of nails so you don't get creaking later on.
Screws definetly work better because over time nails wood rise up causing tear marks on lenolium and it does keep the floor from squeaking as bad
i always thought the screws would stop it from squeaking,nails can become loosened.id use screws if it were my house





its probably cheaper labor wise to use nails is why hubby said nails over screws
screws or spirial deck nails


reg nails will work up and make bumps in the floor,
Make sure your existing floor is nailed of good. Then use construction adhesive and nails.
use short deck screws, you will have a lot less movement and squeeking....

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