face nailing mapel flooring

[xriss55]

hi all im wondering what the best nails are for face nailing descretely in to maple hardwood floor,ive been using 50mm lost nails but they dont leave a pinhole like hole when punched down ...any sudgestions would be great...ohh brad nails perhaps? what are they like?....basically i want the smallest pinhole poss....and must be 50mm length...thanks all

 

[Symptoms]

x - why are you face nailing your maple ... is it plain edge stuff? Or is it the last couple of rows of your tongue & groove and you can't get the floor nailer in position 'cos of the wall?

 

[xriss55]

yes its the last couple boards and fist couple boards cant get the portanailer in to possision

 

[Symptoms]

x - use one of these: a surface nailer

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• 24 Oct 2008
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designed for use tight to wall.

Sometimes, even these can't get to where you want to nail, so we use a 15g brad nailer, shooting the brads at opposite angles in pairs to resist lift.