Will the floor nailer scratch pre-finished flooring? The owners manual said that it isn't designed for pre-finished flooring.
345650
I used the nailer on dark, prefinished flooring. The guard is hard plastic. We used a thin, felt pad over the plastic. It worked well. Just have to be cautious when setting the nailer
345651
I put down pre-finished hickory flooring without any issues. It did a fantastic job.
345652
It works as well as the bostitch m111 I used on prefinished and it was fine. If you are careful no prob. I work fast and still no damage. I looked very close in all light and angles to make sure. I bought two of them and so far I'm well pleased
345653
I've used on perfinished with no problems, I've used it on oak and maple. I'll be installing another floor next week and it's a perfinished cherry.
345654
I.m a Home Improvement Contractor and I have one of this tool, Dewalt Floor Nailer. The way this floor nailer is designed it will not scratch pre-finish floor. I recently installed the Bellawood flooring and came out beautiful. You can't go wrong with this tool. Tony with "Rent A Man Renovations" New Orleans
345655
i used it on 5/8" pre-finished bamboo flooring and it did not put scratches on it
345656
I used it for both and all you need is to be careful, to the extent that dropping the tool will make more damage then actually using it. I had bostich freeman dewalt is the way to go. I can guarantee you'll be pleased with the tool, I was ! Best of luck
345657
i have used on 600 sq ft of installed with no problems. no problems with scratching
150266
I am using the BOSTITCH FLN-200 2-Inch Flooring L-Nail for our ¾ engineered hardwood. That is the recommended size for this wood and the nailer is putting it into the floor no problem.
623829
It doesn't really use nails it uses cleats. the length depends on the floor thickness. The floor manufacture usually provides the specs on the length. to keep in compliance with the warranty.
217437
I am not 100% sure, but my flooring was 3/8" and the nailer is adjustable to the thickness of the floor so it should be no problem.
102455
Actually it does... It is a bit different design - allows you to do 3/4" and 1/2" thick planks.BTW, the unit I got works perfect! I just installed 140+ SF of oak T&G; flooring with no hiccups and no nail hanging. There is couple of things you need to remember; this is not a really heavy duty commercial unit, droplet of light oil every time you put a new nail strip and most important - hit the striker pretty resolute EVERY TIME!Thanks, Mario
795704
Oh, NO, please don't. I wish I had asked others like you do now before I purchased and used them on my wood floor. I have scratches on my floor now. The contact side is hard plastic. So if there is any tiny debris or particles, it leaves scratches. Even it is absolutely clean, the contact is not smooth for moving and causes damage easily. Noop...
991565
It has a max operating pressure of 140 psi. You will need to look at your nail gun and see what it's operating Pressure Is. You won't be able to use the brad nailer that come with it as it is not designed to nail flooring.
1844307
I doubt it will scratch the floor since there is a plastic protection ring on the bottom. I assume its there for a reason.
1919265
It may depend upon the floor, but I doubt it would scratch. Purchased for my granddaughter and they have hardwood throughout their house.
1354060
I didn't have any trouble with this machine scratching up any type of floor. I used it on tile and laminate. My laminate is very scratch prone and had no issues!
2033766
Yes this is a finish nailer, so it uses finish nails. I have used it to install moulding in a house. It works flawlessly for that pupose. I also used it to nail 3/4 inch poplar boards together with mixed results - some of the nails turned out the sides if the nailer was not very perpendicular to the boards. If you are planning to use harder wood or boards thicker than standard household moulding, I would recommend the 16 gauge nailer.
299946
Actually it does... It is a bit different design - allows you to do 3/4" and 1/2" thick planks. BTW, the unit I got works perfect! I just installed 140+ SF of oak T&G flooring with no hiccups and no nail hanging. There is couple of things you need to remember; this is not a really heavy duty commercial unit, droplet of light oil every time you put a new nail strip and most important - hit the striker pretty resolute EVERY TIME! Thanks, Mario
1081173
Hello Friend, This floor nail gun, is good for engineering flooring materials which is similar as plywood. I can call it as softwood. This gun uses 18GA staples so it is not hard/strong enough to pass thru solid hardwood materials and in a special case such as hardwood plank is bend, 18GA staples nail is not strong enough to hold the board. I recommend you use BOSTITCH MIIIFS.
1503909
We use it on our wood floors and have not had any sratches at all. The brush is designed to be used on hard floors. I would imagine if something abrasive got stuck on the brush or roller it could scratch the floor, but we have not had any tangles in ours yet and we've been using it for about half a year. Also it has a cear top over the brush so if anything was stuck in there you would see it. Plus there is a button to turn the brush off if you want to. Has been a great vacuum, we love it.
155826
I use mine on our hardwood floors and it hasn't scratched them yet. I always put it on the setting that your supposed to for them.
84410
I used it on my hardwood floors hoping to cover up some scratches. I have not tried it on the laminate floor. It didn't fill in the scratches at all. The floors were shiny and looked nice but it was not what I was looking for.
1533686
Laid about 3000sf of flooring with this nailer and didn't have a problem. The manual I have does not have any contact information on it or trouble shooting. Think it is pretty important to put a little oil where the hose attaches to the nailer.