Hardwood Flooring Nails Needed

The Hardwood Flooring Nails Needed calculator estimates the number of hardwood flooring nails needed for installing hardwood flooring.

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:

• (W) Width of Room
• (L) Length of Room
• (FBW) Flooring Board Width
• (NS) Nail Spacing
• (nPBX) Nail or Staples per Box

Hardwood Flooring Nails Needed (nN):  The calculator returns the number of nails needed and the number of boxes of nails.

Hardwood Flooring Nails

The most common nails used when installing hardwood flooring are L shaped cleat nails that are barbed and come in boxes containing sleeves of nails that are placed in a flooring nailer in a way not unlike staples in a stapler.  They are usually between an 1 1/4" and 2" long, and are sold in boxes containing either 1,000 or 2,000 nails. Most hardwood flooring is either 3" wide or 5 3/8" wide.  This calculator estimates the linear feet of boards required for the area specified and then estimates the number of nails based on an industry specification of one nail every 8".

Hardwood Flooring Calculators

• Flooring Cost by Area Dimensions - Computes the cost of flooring based on the dimensions (LxW) of the room and the unit price per square foot of the hardwood flooring.  It also returns the square feet of the room. 
• Floor Area + (Angle Bump-out) - Computes square feet of a room based on the length and width of main room and the front and back width and depth of a bump-out.
• Floor Area + (Squared Bump-out) - Computes square feet of a room based on the length and width of main room and squared bump-out.
• Flooring Cost by Square Feet Covered - Computes the cost of flooring material based on the square feet of the room and unit price per square foot of the flooring.  Use this for cost of flooring with rooms with bump-outs after computing the total area (TA) using the bump-out functions above.
• Cost to Refinish Hardwood Flooring - Estimates the cost of refinishing hardwood flooring.
• Hardwood Flooring Nails Needed - Computes the number of flooring nails needed based on the room dimensions, width of the flooring boards and desired spacing of the nails.
• Wood Stain Calculator - Computes the amount of stain needed for a wood surface (e.g., hardwood floor).

The Hardwood Flooring Pricing table holds the history (survey) of the price of hardwood flooring in U.S. dollars surveyed from nationally advertised retailers (e.g. Lowe's and Home Depot).  The information in this table is updated periodically for the convenience of the user.  This is a consumer based survey with no information or influence provided by the retail companies outside of that provided on their web sites.  The most recent survey data:

• Survey Date: 11/3/23 at Survey Store: Menards
• Hardwood Flooring Price per Square Foot:
  • Premium: $7.11
  • High Range: $4.98
  • Mid Range: $4.01
  • Low Range: $0.68
  • Economy: $0.37
• Number of Products Surveyed: 60

The Hardwood Pricing data above can be used in the Flooring Material Cost calculator:  CLICK HERE.

CAUTION: The pricing information provided is for calculating convenience with NO implied guarantees to the accuracy of the values listed. Authoritative sources should be sought to confirm any value before risking health or wealth on the veracity of the data. Furthermore, vCalc gives no guarantee that you will be able to buy products at listed prices or even if they will be available.  The data provided is purely a convenience for making rough estimates, so we strongly recommend that one ALWAYS use local pricing and authoritative specifications.

The above data was generated using the [Price per Square Feet Survey Tool].