What is the floor clamp?

Floor clamp is a device used to install hardwood flooring. The hardwood floor consists of several long thin strips of wood, called slats that should be as close as possible to each other. Even high -quality floors will have a slight inconsistency in the section or deformation of a slight irregularity due to environmental, storage or transport conditions. To remove the gaps caused by these problems, the floor clamp will hold parts of the slats together as firmly as possible. These devices usually use Ratcheting System to secure boards, but some newer models have an electric motor instead. Although it has an aesthetic advantage, justification goes far beyond the appearance. In terms of use, the floor has fewer places for collecting dirt, particles of food and other households. This keeps the house and floor cleaner with less work and also prevent mold growth.

these reasons aside, correctly nainstaThe lined floor takes significantly longer than one with spaces. On a fast -acting side, physical particles can get between the boards and force one of the alignments. This puts pressure on other boards until it is discovered from the floor several in place, or one does not start to appear. In the long run, these gaps will allow water and forms to the boards; This creates deformation, rot and if the floor is on the cement base, sometimes the boards are released.

To make sure the boards can fit the strictest as possible, builders use the floor clamp. This device will collect a group of floorboards into a single group and keep them very close. Because these boards are often very long, it is unusual for someone to use only one floor clamp. In general, there is one clamp near one end and the other on the other. For exceptions long floorboards, other clamps hold in the middle of the boards.

In many cases, wood used to make the hardwood floor easily compress when t was thungry from the side. In order to prevent the floor damage and maximize the efficiency of the clamp, the spacer is placed between the clamp and the boards. This Spacer is often another piece of wood, but not a piece of floor. Thus, the volume of the direct force caused by the clamp, places the impression or brand of tools on the Spacer rather than the floor itself. In addition, it spreads the pressure created by the floor clamp over a larger area.