Question??About reversing strips (Wood Flooring Splines)
On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:25:58 frank said:
I have just a simple question.I Think. Im building a new home and I'm installing bruce 2.25 oak strips,
prefinished boards.
I had to start my rows 3 feet from the front door so I could have a continous
run from one side of the house to the other. Do I have to make the tongues
to go into the groves to run back to the wall? Currently the groove portion
is facing the wall and I need a tongue to be facing the wall.
Can I purchase these reversing strips or splines as some call it? Or how do
you make these and out of what type of wood should I use?
Thank You
Frank
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This is fairly easy to do. Go to either Home Depot or Lowe's and go to
the paint department. You need to ask for stir sticks for 5 gallon
buckets. They're FREE!! At Home Depot they will say "Behr" on them and
at Lowe's they say "Lowe's"
These stir sticks are a perfect 1/4 inch thick which fits snug in the
groove. All you need to do is cut them into strips 3/8" wide. You can
do this on a table saw or with a jig saw.
Generally when I use a table saw I get three splines per paint stick.
For safety cut half way thru the stick and then cut it from the other
direction so you never get your fingers near the blade.
When I use my jig saw I get four splines per stick. I usually draw the
lines on the stick with a pencil so they are relatively straight cuts.
I have installed both the Natural and the Gunstock Prefinished Bruce
flooring. It makes an awesome floor. Usually the cost difference
between unfinished flooring and the prefinished flooring is a dollar so
it's a great way to go.
I think you may find these pictures helpful. These pictures are where
I am getting ready to change direction. I moved the refriderator out as
far as I could without disconnecting the water lines of power cord. I
then installed to the wall. Using 1/4 inch masonite I rolled the
refriderator back into place. There is a scrap piece of wood which I
nailed to follow a chalkline. I nail up up against this with the first
board so it starts out straight.
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