question on T&G flooring

[carbonebria]

I am planning on installing 2x6 spruce tongue and groove flooring on PT 6x6 beams for a 25' yurt in central VT in coming weekend and I was wondering what the preferred method to secure the 2x6 T&G to the beams would be? Nails or screws? And do people rent a nail gun of some sorts?

My second question is, does it make sense to first staple down a vapor barrier of some kind of plastic to the beams first before laying down the T&G?

Thanks in advance,
Brian

[chrisdag]

Originally Posted by carbonebria

I am planning on installing 2x6 spruce tongue and groove flooring on PT 6x6 beams for a 25' yurt in central VT in coming weekend and I was wondering what the preferred method to secure the 2x6 T&G to the beams would be? Nails or screws? And do people rent a nail gun of some sorts?

My second question is, does it make sense to first staple down a vapor barrier of some kind of plastic to the beams first before laying down the T&G?

For what it's worth we used 2x6 pine tongue and groove on PT 4x6 raised beams. We secured the flooring with an air powered nail gun (finish nailer) although we had screws as a backup. Fast easy and clean although as others have stated I think our T&G was not fully dry as we had some gaps show up this spring. Vapor barrier is a no brainer in my mind -- it's cheap and blocks drafts and (potentially) insects. I do recall debating which side to face the barrier though. Our 20" yurt is in Western Maine and I think my gallery has pics of the floor going in.