Making Hardwood Floor Splines

Each individual spline is 1 4 in.

Making hardwood floor splines.

We also offer professional installation options at great prices. Thickness x 1 2 in. Flooring installers do this by tapping a makeshift tongue called a spline or slip tongue into the grooves of the boards in the first course. Call 1 877 477 1116 or click here for more information.

Hie spline would likely split along the grain and the joint would come apart. The easiest way to make a hardwood spline is to simply rip a thin strip from a board. Schedule your professional in home measure and estimate today. 1 snap a straight line to mark the first course of.

A spline strip allows this to happen. A successful hardwood floor transition requires one of two different joints in order to change the direction of the planks. Width x 1 4 in. Natural wood grain finish.

Deckwise 1 2 arbor 4 wing slot cutting bit for edge groove hardwood deck boards with 5 32 blade width and 1 2 cutting depth 1 tool 3 0 out of 5 stars 1 45 94 45. Hardwood flooring splines are used to change direction for wood flooring that is nailed down. Spline dimensions are 42 in. A change in direction refers to the positioning of the tongue and groove joints between each adjacent plank.

Length x 1 2 in. The best way to make a hardwood spline is shown in the drawings at right. Width x 42 in. The particular hardwood in this vid.

But now imagine putting a lot of stress on a miter joint assembled with a thin long grain spline. 1 2 x 48 unfinished red oak spline spline or slip tongue fits into the groove of hardwood flooring so direction of nailing can be reversed. Many times during a hardwood flooring job you need to change directions in nailing. While in the first room the grooves on each plank might point away from the door a transition allows that direction to change and the grooves to point the.