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| Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association, Inc. 111 Deer Lake Road, Suite 100 Deerfield, IL 60015 888/480-9138 Fax: 847/480-9282 |
Stapling and Nailing SchedulesWhen attaching maple flooring directly to sleepers in a "floating" subfloor configuration, all MFMA manufacturer specifications require installation of staples or nails at every intersection between surface maple and subfloor sleepers. Sleepers are typically spaced either 9" or 12" o.c. depending on the thickness of the surface maple. Occasionally due to performance requirements, specifications may require greater sleeper spacing in excess of 12" o.c. -- contact your MFMA system manufacturer for instructions and technical advice in all such cases. When fastening maple flooring into a "panel" subfloor (plywood or OSB), MFMA manufacturer specifications require installation of staples or nails approximately every 12" o.c. Fasteners are also typically installed near the end of each piece of flooring -- usually around two inches from both ends of the strip.
When attaching multiple layers of subfloor plywood or other panel materials to each other, most MFMA manufacturer specifications require installation of subfloor component fasteners every 12" o.c. If you have additional questions, contact MFMA's Technical Director at 847-480-9138. Rev. February 2005 © Copyright 2005 Printable Version |
