Installing Hardwood Floors in a Mobile Home
Mobile homes are generally manufactured using particleboard for the subfloor. This type of subfloor does not hold nails well. Flooring manufacturers recommend that plywood or a similar product be nailed to the subfloor. Be sure to nail into the floor joist. The thickness of this product will depend upon clearances of any doors opening into the room.
Air or electric nail guns make this installation go faster and are available at most rental centers. Follow the flooring manufacturer’s directions for the size of nails or staples required.
Lay out the first row of the flooring along one wall with the tongue side into the room. Nail this row in place and slide the next row into place with the groove side toward the tongue side of the first row. Stagger the butt joints.
