Important Features of Australian Cypress

Cracks/Splits

Australian Cypress is a brittle wood by nature and during the processing and Kiln drying of the lumber minor surface checking and some star cracks around the knots may occur. This is a natural part of the Australian Cypress floor. If you think any piece has too much checking simply crosscut out the defect in question when installing the floor and use the remaining good section.

Dust/Smell

Australian Cypress has a distinct smell when the flooring is cut, if any reactions such as coughing and redness of the skin to the dust occur increase ventilation and masks should be worn.

Finish

Australian Cypress contains resins which may come through the wood and this can be more prevalent on top of the knots.

Nailing

Australian Cypress is a brittle wood and the tongue can be prone to splitting sometimes when nailing, use correct sized nail/cleat and adjust the pressure of the pneumatic nailer as required where splitting is eliminated. Adjusting the angle of the height and entry of the nail as well as adding some tape to the nailers faceplate help to reduce splitting that may occur.

Please do the testing separate from your flooring job so it can be changed and adjusted before laying the floor in the required rooms.        

½” x 3 ¼” to get the best from your floor when laying

Experience has shown that when paying ½” (12mm) flooring it is best to use the Pneumatic Nailer Model 50 P or a Model 50M Manual nailer from Power Nail Co seem to be the best machines for laying Australian Cypress Flooring.

It is advised to use at 70—80 pounds and best sized cleats to use are 1 ¼” with an 18 gauge. This is what we have found to work best however if you have problems with splitting adjust pressure and or cleat sizes.