How to Install Hardwood Flooring: 14 Steps + 4 Installation Methods

Installing hardwood flooring with a flooring nailer in a residential room

Learning how to install hardwood flooring comes down to doing the work in the right order. Check your flooring manufacturer’s installation instructions, prepare and moisture-test the subfloor, acclimate the boards if required, plan your layout and expansion gap, and then install the planks with the approved nail-down, staple-down, glue-down, or floating method. The boards themselves […]