Engineering:Flooring clamp
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Short description: Type of woodworking clamp
A flooring clamp is a clamp (or cramp) for holding tongue and groove flooring in place while laying.[1]
Application
A flooring clamp is utilized to secure tongue-and-groove flooring during the face-nailing of individual boards. Typically, between eight and ten boards can be clamped simultaneously. While a minimum of two clamps is required, it is common to use additional clamps. They should be spaced approximately every 4th or 5th joist.[citation needed]
Placement
The clamp is placed over a joist (range 35 mm to 65 mm thick), then its ratchet action handle is used to apply horizontal pressure on a sacrificial bearing board (100 mm x 50 mm) to hold the flooring boards true and in place for fastening.
References
- ↑ Gorse, Christopher; Johnston, David (2020). A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying, and Civil Engineering. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780192568632. https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Dictionary_of_Construction_Surveying_a/ZTTNDwAAQBAJ. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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