Hardwood flooring installation system and method

Abstract

A floor installation system includes a hole making device for drilling holes in a solid wood strip. The hole making device comprises a linear guide assembly including at least one guiding rod, a first drill motor slidably mounted on the guiding rod of the linear guide assembly, a first fixed wood guiding sidewall non-movably mounted to the linear guide assembly and a second wood guiding sidewall mounted to the linear guide assembly. The first drill motor is provided with a first drill chuck driven by the first drill motor for drilling a hole in the solid wood strip. The first and second wood guiding sidewalls define a wood guiding channel therebetween for supporting the solid wood strip. The hole making further comprises an actuator motor provided for selectively moving the first drill motor along the guiding rod to and away from the wood guiding channel.

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