Patent ID: 8225574
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A hardwood flooring system for a room, the hardwood flooring system comprising: an adhesive; a start course, the start course comprising a first pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a second pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a third pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, the side edge of the first pair of boards being fastened to the side edge of the second pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the opposite side edge of the second pair of boards being fastened to the third pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the ends of the first pair of boards being offset by an amount from the ends of the second pair of boards, the ends of the second pair of boards being offset by the amount from the ends of the third pair of boards, the ends being offset in the same direction, the start course being without a substrate or backing; a plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks; and a finish course, the finish course comprising a first pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a second pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a third pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, the side edge of the first pair of boards being fastened to the side edge of the second pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the opposite side edge of the second pair of boards being fastened to the third pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the ends of the first pair of boards being offset by an amount from the ends of the second pair of boards, the ends of the second pair of boards being offset by the amount from the ends of the third pair of boards, the ends being offset in the same direction; the finish course being without a substrate or backing; the start course being positioned along one side of the room and held by blind nailing and/or surface nailing, the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks being positioned starting at the edge of the start course and held in place by blind nailing using a standard floor nailer to a distance from the opposite side of the room about the width of the finish course, the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks being held together without the adhesive, the finish course being positioned along the opposite side of the room and held by blind nailing and/or surface nailing.