Accessory device for nail and staple guns

A method for eliminating damage to a flooring material during the impact fastening of flooring materials, comprising the steps of:

• placing a first tongue and groove floorboard adjacent to a previously placed second floorboard;
• positioning an impact device in contact with the front surface of a tongue on a tongue and groove flooring material and stabilized on the top surface of the flooring material;
• said impact device having an impact mechanism section and a stabilizer section, said stabilizer section having an extended bottom surface, said extended bottom surface lying in a first plane and a second plane, said first plane being parallel to said second plane, and a front plate extending between said first plane and said second plane at a right angle to each of said first plane and said second plane, said front plate providing a contact surface between said impact device and said front surface of a tongue, said impact section extended bottom surface stabilizing said impact device against movement relative to said top surface of said flooring material and eliminating inadvertent movement of said fastener-driving tool relative to flooring during the application of impact force, and seating the groove in an adjacent tongue by applying impact force to said first floorboard and fastening said first floorboard to said second floorboard and wherein said front place disperses said impact force over a substantially wider area than the width of said impact mechanism section, further comprising the step of placing a foot on a laterally extending side region of said stabilizer section and thereby stabilizing impact device while fastening said flooring material in place, whereby the tendency of said impact device to rock is reduced.