I checked out the archive and got some good info : but I’d like some direct advice on my plans for a wide plank floor. Ive got 1/4 sawn red oak 3/4″ thick / 5-8″ wide I want to put down for flooring. A builder friend says I’m nuts : it will cup/crack/gap me senseless.
I figure if it’s on a good 3/4″ ply subfloor, isolated with flooring paper/end biscuited / and nailed every 12″ I’ll be ok. I will make sure that the subfloor and the oak are moisture matched wich means around 9-10 % here (checked with a meter). It will be installed perpendicular to joists 16″ O.C.
Do I also need to screw and plug it to be safe? (and if so at what schedule ? )
I’ve yet to see a firm answer on the “need for underside mill/stress relief slots” on the flooring / I was planning on tongue and grooving with my shaper but have no means to cut the grooves you see on a lot of commercial flooring. Any Ideas?
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cutter,
what did you wind up doing? How did it turn out? My friend has 8" wide red oak that he is planning to install and is mulling his options on whether to face nail, screw and plug, etc. . .