RG and I wanted to install some tung and groove flooring we bought that had come from Russia. The veneer on top is bass and the core is birch. We loved the look and the unusual apearence of the wood. The normal method of installing the floor was to wood glue the edges together. After months of contacting vendors on the internet trying to find a solution that would survive the winter in an unheated cottage, I finaly took some advice from a pretty knowlegable adhesive expert who thought that glue or adhesive would not be a very good idea in a space that could see a 100+ degree temerature swing.
We ended up using a pnumatic brad nailer with the safty tip removed to nail into the tounge at a 45 degree angle. We used a paper layer on the plywood sub floor as the expert had suggested. The installation went quickly, (mostly due to the agility of my 2 teenage sons shooting nails). After 3 winters the floor looks the same as the day we put it down. It has not picked up any squeeks and we have not had any buckels or gaps. Knock on bass.
I would certainly do this agian. It apears to be something that will outlast me.
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