Installing a Gym floor (Part 2 of 4)

[@andrewmillena298]

Sir thanks for the knowledge and ideas.. actually we are also installers of basketball court flrng here in the phils but on call when theres a project, and we are Using the same specs of maple wood tongue and groove like u r using sir.....we are amazed to your system considering work environment and temp of the area.. me and my team discussing on your post and we are enlightened... Thank you sir..

[@CRASS2047]

I do not envy you guys. I do vinyl and poured urethane gym floors. Your work is literally back breaking. I do however have a ton of respect for you wood guys.

[@rogeliouriostegui2790]

Same here poured urethane is my thing as well.

[@evanprice2737]

I liked when he was stapling the subfloor he had his weight on it the entire time. I would be wary of stapling the entire outside first. Doing the top and left edges first, then from left to right in the middle and the right and bottom edges last may help prevent the subfloor from bubbling up.

[@FLOOREDTV]

That's why I generally stand in the center when I staple the perimeter, my weight throws the slack to the edges. I've done over 2 million feet of double layer plywood flooring systems and haven't had a problem yet. (knock on wood)

[@BlueOriginAire]

@@FLOOREDTV , You guys rock the rack !!! Subbed , liked , shared this with a biz' partner.

[@barreraboyz]

cool vid. is procedure for basement floor same ?

[@cuperdiaz232]

That's a very good video do you screw it down the plywood or you leave it like that

[@FLOOREDTV]

Staple it to the subfloor on 9 inch centers.

[@NEXFLOOR]

the 2 layers of plywood are nailed down to the concrete subfloor, or drilled, depending on if these guys are paid hourly, lol. Then the maple flooring is nailed in through its side into the plywood. the reason for it being to the side is so that the nail can't be seen when another board is installed up against it.

[@Bbighhead]

What thickness plywood are you using for the subfloor ?

[@FLOOREDTV]

Two layers of APA rated, 4 ply 15/32.

[@jessethomas9676]

What is the purpose of the space between racks of rows? When you’re racking.

[@bloochyvalbrun5992]

hey I'm going to do this exact same system myself is there a way I can speak to you on the phone for some tips . I have been watching your videos for some time now

[@MrAppletown]

You guys don’t leave expansions every 6 ft?

[@FLOOREDTV]

We follow the specs that are laid out by the architect. In this case, there were no expansion gaps as this floor was in a dry climate. Generally, you only need to add expansion gaps in high humidity climates.

[@raghavnarasimhan4703]

@FLOOREDThank you for this amazing and informative video. We are currently assembling a wood floor for our basketball gym in the Bay Area. I was wondering if creaking/popping sound is normal when walking over throughout the wooden floor (sanding and polish has not been done yet)? I would highly appreciate your feedback.Thank you.

[@jeremyb7659]

Nope, that’s not normal. A lot of things could be wrong. Not nailed properly, the wood has sloppy tongue and groove joints, the subfloor was in level multiple things could have not been done right

[@NEXFLOOR]

i know im 2 years too late for this but the most likely answer is that the nails weren't nailed properly, it can cause the boards to be slightly loose and the movement of the board on the loose nails creates the creaking, the popping is also a side effect of the loose boards caused by improper installation, another reason for the boards being loose is that the installer might not have left adequete expansion on the sides of the floors and it caused the floors to expand and loosen itself, but there would be likely other damage also noticeable from that.

[@raghavnarasimhan4703]

@@NEXFLOOR thank you so much for the informative response! We are seeing the mishaps of the poor installation process at current unfortunately.

[@Punchis-vf7vj]

How big is that floor

[@FLOOREDTV]

10,000 sq. ft.

[@NEXFLOOR]

@@FLOOREDTV We can do it in a week.

[@ronbown3836]

Good video but if your left handed you actually want to work from right to left not from left to right

[@bobsmythe1952]

Always beat the male end of the t&g floor NEVER the female end ..there fore the floor is racked and nailed left to right

[@Hardwoodfloorninja]

Milking that job.

[@cdjsteve]

You could do this without the stupid metal music, you know

[@FLOOREDTV]

If you don't like it then go watch another channel. The metal stays!