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Apparatuses for installing a wood floor at a job site. The apparatuses are configured as start courses, finish courses, or border courses for the wood floor. In one embodiment, the courses comprise hardwood tongue and groove strips or hardwood tongue and groove planks fastened together prior to inst

Apparatuses for installing a wood floor at a job site. The apparatuses are configured as start courses, finish courses, or border courses for the wood floor. In one embodiment, the courses comprise hardwood tongue and groove strips or hardwood tongue and groove planks fastened together prior to installation in the floor. A preferred embodiment uses adhesive lamination of the tongue and groove of adjacent boards such as strips and planks. A method of installing a hardwood floor includes the step of using at least one start course, at least one finish course, or at least one border course as disclosed in this application. A hardwood floor according to one embodiment of the present invention includes at least one start course, at least one finish course, or at least one border course as disclosed in this application.

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1. A hardwood flooring system for a room, the hardwood flooring system comprising: an adhesive;a start course, the start course comprising a first pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a second pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being di

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A hardwood flooring system for a room, the hardwood flooring system comprising: an adhesive;a start course, the start course comprising a first pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a second pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a third pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, the side edge of the first pair of boards being fastened to the side edge of the second pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the opposite side edge of the second pair of boards being fastened to the third pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the ends of the first pair of boards being offset by an amount from the ends of the second pair of boards, the ends of the second pair of boards being offset by the amount from the ends of the third pair of boards, the ends being offset in the same direction, the start course being without a substrate or backing;a plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks; anda finish course, the finish course comprising a first pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a second pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a third pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, the side edge of the first pair of boards being fastened to the side edge of the second pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the opposite side edge of the second pair of boards being fastened to the third pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the ends of the first pair of boards being offset by an amount from the ends of the second pair of boards, the ends of the second pair of boards being offset by the amount from the ends of the third pair of boards, the ends being offset in the same direction; the finish course being without a substrate or backing;the start course being positioned along one side of the room and held by blind nailing and/or surface nailing, the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks being positioned starting at the edge of the start course and held in place by blind nailing using a standard floor nailer to a distance from the opposite side of the room about the width of the finish course, the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks being held together without the adhesive, the finish course being positioned along the opposite side of the room and held by blind nailing and/or surface nailing. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the start course or finish course comprises 6 boards, the boards are about 3.5 feet (1.07 meters) long, about 2.25 inches (0.057 meters) wide, about 0.75 inch (0.019 meters) thick, the offset for pairs of adjacent boards is about 6 inches and the boards are fastened by lamination. 3. A hardwood flooring system for a room, the hardwood flooring system comprising: an adhesive;a border course, the border course comprising a hardwood tongue and groove elongated first board, a hardwood tongue and groove elongated second board, and a hardwood tongue and groove elongated third board, the side edge of the first board being fastened to the side edge of the second board so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the opposite side edge of the second board being fastened to the third board so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, a first end of the first board being offset by a first amount in a direction from a first end of the second board, the first end of the second board being offset by the first amount from a first end of the third board, a second end of the first board being offset by a second amount from a second end of the second board, the second end of the second board being offset by the second amount from the second end of the third board, the ends being offset in the same direction; the border course being without a substrate or backing; anda plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks;the border course being positioned along one side of the room and held by blind nailing and/or surface nailing, the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks being positioned starting at the edge of the border course and held in place by blind nailing using a standard floor nailer, the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks being held together without the adhesive. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the first board, second board, and third board are 2.25 inches (0.057 meters) wide and 0.75 inch (0.019 meters) thick; the first board is 5 feet (1.52 meters) long, the first amount is 6 inches (0.15 meters), the second amount is 2.25 inches (0.057 meters), and the boards are fastened by lamination. 5. A method of installing a hardwood floor system, the method comprising: providing a start course, the start course comprising an adhesive, a first pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a second pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a third pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, the side edge of the first pair of boards being fastened to the side edge of the second pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the opposite side edge of the second pair of boards being fastened to the third pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the ends of the first pair of boards being offset by an amount from the ends of the second pair of boards, the ends of the second pair of boards being offset by the amount from the ends of the third pair of boards, the ends being offset in the same direction, the start course being without a substrate or backing;providing a plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks;providing a finish course, the finish course comprising an adhesive, a first pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a second pair of hardwood tongue and groove boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, a third pair of the boards being disposed so as to provide end-to-end contact, the side edge of the first pair of boards being fastened to the side edge of the second pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the opposite side edge of the second pair of boards being fastened to the third pair of boards so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the ends of the first pair of boards being offset by an amount from the ends of the second pair of boards, the ends of the second pair of boards being offset by the amount from the ends of the third pair of boards, the ends being offset in the same direction; the start finish course being without a substrate or backing;positioning the start course along one side of the room and using a standard floor nailer to blind nail the start course in place;positioning the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks beginning at a position starting at the edge of the start course;using a standard floor nailer to blind nail each one of the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks in place to a distance from the opposite side of the room about the width of the finish course; positioning the finish course along the opposite side of the room; andholding the finish course in place by blind nailing and/or surface nailing. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the start course or finish course comprises 6 boards, the boards are about 3.5 feet (1.07 meters) long, about 2.25 inches (0.057 meters) wide, about 0.75 inch (0.019 meters) thick, the offset for pairs of adjacent boards is about 6 inches and the boards are fastened by lamination. 7. A method of installing a hardwood floor system, the method comprising: providing a border course, the border course comprising an adhesive, a hardwood tongue and groove elongated first board, a hardwood tongue and groove elongated second board, and a hardwood tongue and groove elongated third board, the side edge of the first board being fastened to the side edge of the second board so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, the opposite side edge of the second board being fastened to the third board so as to provide tongue and groove coupling laminated together with the adhesive disposed therebetween, a first end of the first board being offset by a first amount in a direction from a first end of the second board, the first end of the second board being offset by the first amount from a first end of the third board, a second end of the first board being offset by a second amount from a second end of the second board, the second end of the second board being offset by the second amount from the second end of the third board, the ends being offset in the same direction; the border course being without a substrate or backing; andproviding a plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks;positioning the border course along one side of the room;using a standard floor nailer to blind nail the border course in place;positioning the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks starting at the edge of the border course; andusing a standard floor nailer to blind nail each of the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks in place so as to hold the plurality of individual hardwood strips or planks together without adhesive. 8. The course of claim 7, wherein the first board, second board, and third board are 2.25 inches (0.057 meters) wide and 0.75 inch (0.019 meters) thick; the first board is 5 feet (1.52 meters) long, the first amount is 6 inches (0.15 meters), the second amount is 2.25 inches (0.057 meters), and the boards are fastened by lamination.