The nail must be long enough to go through the piece of pine and into the ceiling above.
Tongue and groove flooring nailer.
Instead of hitting a nailhead multiple times with a hammer the nailer shoots the nail into the wood in one step.
To install tongue and groove.
From the wall measure one board width and snap a chalk line.
How to nail down a tongue groove wooden floor without a power nailer.
Lock the boards into place then face nail the first row of boards then use a pneumatic flooring nailer to nail each nail into the tongue of the board.
The traditional method of nailing hardwood tongue and groove flooring is to drive nails at an angle through the tongue of a plank and into the subfloor below but this is time consuming and can.
Nailers also called nail guns make the task of driving home several nails easier.
If installing one half inch pine use 1 1 2 inch nails.
This prevents sore thumbs and cracked paneling from wild hammer strokes.
The length of the nails is more important than the gauge when using the nails to install tongue and groove wood.