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Ed, it's Bostitch #M111FN, looks brand new, comes with mallet and four boxes of "cleats" (I'd just call them nails).
Care to make an offer? New they sell for $465 or so, nails for $15 a box.
Hello,
I'm looking to install about 2000 sq ft of 5" wide red oak T&G plank flooring that I milled myself. how did the nailer work? Were you happy with the results? I'm planning to use 3/4" plywood sub-flooring because of the better ability of plywood to hold nails.
Thanks,
Roger <><
Roger, I didn't use this nailer, it belongs to the client I'm working for doing trim and built-ins. I've used several types of floor nailers in the past, though--pneumatic is the only way to go, IMO. Whether you like nails or staples, plywood or osb, that's up to you. They all work fine in my experience.
Mike, did your client ever sell this?
Ken, nope, still for sale. Got an offer?
Mike
Mike, Did you get my email the other day?
Ken, I've been offline for a couple of days. I'll check my email and get back to you--
Mike
Mike, hit you with an email again..
Ken, I returned your email. I'm going out to get the nailer tomorrow; do you still want it? I need your address.
Mike
Hey Ken, have you gotten the floor down yet? How is it going?
Mike
It's been slow going, Mike. I ordered kitchen cabs and they're due in 2 weeks, so I've kicked myself in the butt and am back on task. In fact, spent the weekend working on my headers (and sweating my butt off in the attic). Next, down come the walls (hopefully just the ones I planned to fall), and then the floors.
Can you offer an opinion on laying the floor over vinyl? subfloor is 3/4 plywood with vinyl tiles, then stapled luan, then sheet vinyl. Can I throw down some rosin paper and put 3/4 oak on top of it or do i need to tear off some of the layers or put down a new layer of ply on top of the sheet vinyl?
oh, and after telling some co-workers that I've got the fancy flooring nailer, I'm impressed by how many "friends" I have... haha
Ken, as long as all the layers are well adhered, you shouldn't have any problem with laying over vinyl. Personally I'd probably skip the rosin paper too--the biggest reason to use it is to slow moisture transference from below, and all your layers of subfloor will do that for you. People claim it minimizes squeaks but I've never understood how it could possibly do that. If it makes you happy, though, go ahead and use it, it's cheap!
I don't remember if I sent you long or short cleats. For that thick a subfloor you will want the long cleats, 2" IIRC, not 1 1/2". You still may get a squeak or two but to me it's not worth tearing up all those layers for. However, if there are already loose or spongy areas, you will need to do the tear-up.
Good luck!
Mike
Thanks Mike. As I was typing the last post, I got to thinking about the subfloor again. The area I'm working in straddles the old part of the 1948 house and the new, 1988 addition. The old part of the house has oak flooring and the new is plywood subfloor. The PO put sheet vinyl in this kitchen area and family room. When I get home, I'll have to pull up some of the kitchen flooring to see if there's usable, original oak flooring underneath. It was a rather slipshod renovation, so no telling if the contractor was lazy and threw vinyl over everything or if he tore up the old oak flooring when he was doing his other demo and NEEDED to cover up some damage.
Have also been scouring the posts here on BT for wiring and plumbing ideas. What a great resource this place is! Looking forward to doing some cuttin' and hammerin' instead of huntin' and peckin'...
FINALLY, I'm done! This nailer was fantastic. The pneumatic really helped when getting close to the walls. A buddy of mine did his floor with a manual nailer and said that his arm (and his back) were hurting for days. Me... just the back ache, haha.Thanks again Mike.Anyone need a nailer??
Which nailer? How much?
Whooopppsss... didn't realize there were 22 other posts on this. Looks like this tool is making the rounds. How much?
mike .. is it the nailer.. or the stapler ?
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Mike, it's the nailer. If it was the stapler I probably would have snagged it myself.
Ed, I'll check on the model # and accessories.
Think I've asked this before a ways back but here goes again
I have 2 floor hand nail guns that I've used for years.
Why is an air floor gun any better.
You still have to slam it with a heavy hammer.....right? Plus the hoses kinda suckk having them dragging around.
Plus the air guns use staples which I can't imagine are better than the nails in a hand gun?
BE well Michael
a...The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..
I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides,
I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace.
I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you
and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.
With the pneumatic nailers you just have to give it a good solid hit to drive the nail all the way. The only reason you still need to hit it is to have the force drive the flooring tighter together. I've seen guys hit a mechanical nailer two or three times to get it all the way home.
Our Bostitch nailer shoots L shaped cleats, not staples
the bostich floor nailer uses a rap to actuate the shot.. the magnitude of force is like on the order of 1 : 10 comparing the two
some like cleats.. some like staples.. take this to the bank... the staples hold just as well , if not better than the cleats..
AND... you can get SS staples if you want to use the gun for exterior work , like on a fir porch floor
i've now got three floor nailers... two slammers.. and the bostich ... wanna buy my slammers ?Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
nahhhh....thanks....I have two.
I'll buy ya a beer instead.The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..
I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides,
I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace.
I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you
and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.