I love my hardwood floor!! - Revisit to Household tips by Grumpy

[Brokenjaw]

25x8 = 200' 1 room .You have a compressor already, might as well get a gun. less time bent over,less movent in the boards,one tool compared to 3. shooting a 2 1/2 " nail opposed to an 1 1/2 nail that will barely penetrate the joist.....

Ok, I see you want him to get the gun, BUT did you read what he said, he is doing one room at a time, over the course of a year and a half...

Should I look into purchasing a couple of tools if I am going to rent 5 times over a year and half?

This is why I am saying just do it by hand, why go out and buy another tool he is probably not going to use after this project, or keep renting one, over and over again. Yeah it's a lot more work, but it will save him money, on renting. He will be renting an air compresor, and the regular floor nailer, why spend the extra money on that. But hey, if he want's to go out and spend the extra money, then by all means go for it.

? 3/4" baseboard? standing the wood up?

No not stading the wood up. With the baseboard up,mx 3/4' gap snap a chalk line and lay your first board along this line, leaving the space for the baseboard.

Could be he's just an idiot too. looks like hes only got the second coat of mud on, No sanding,,no paint.. But , hey to each their own.

Could be, or it could be that he was told to do the floor by the job super. I have been on many jobs where the floor, wood, and tile have been down before the second mud/sand/paint is done. I know its not the right way to do it, but you seem like you know what you are talking about,so you should be able to look at the pic and see why he started there.