Sleeper assembly for resilient hardwood floor system

A method of installing a floor in spaced relation above a base comprising:

• locating a plurality of substructure members end to end in generally parallel rows above the base to create a plurality of spaced substructure rows across the base, each of the substructure rows including a pair of spaced nailing strip rows extending along and generally parallel with the respective substructure row and a plurality of pads located below and supporting the substructure rows in spaced relation above the base;
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• securing the substructure rows to the base via a plurality of anchors driven into the base so as to hold the substructure rows to the base at a desired distance above the base, whereby only one single row of anchors is required to secure each pair of spaced nailing strip rows.

A method of installing a free floating floor in spaced relation above a base comprising:

• locating a plurality of substructure members end to end in spaced parallel rows above the base to create a plurality of spaced substructure rows across the base, each of the substructure rows including a pair of spaced nailing strip rows secured to and extending along and generally parallel with the respective substructure row, and pads located below the nailing strip rows to support the substructure rows in spaced relation above the base, each of the substructure rows also including a plurality of connectors which extend between the respective spaced nailing strip rows, wherein the substructure rows are arranged on the base such that the nailing strip rows are spaced equidistantly across the base.

A free floating floor system comprising:

• an upper wear layer;
• a plurality of pads supporting the upper wear layer in spaced relation above a base;
• a substructure residing between the pads and the upper wear layer, the substructure including a plurality of substructure members laid end-to-end in generally parallel rows above the base to define a plurality of generally parallel substructure rows, each substructure row having two spaced rows of nailing strips being generally oriented parallel with respect to the substructure rows and supported a desired distance above the base by the pads, the pads arranged in generally parallel rows located below the rows of nailing strips, the wear layer secured to the substructure rows along the nailing strips and the wear layer including parallel rows of floorboards which generally intersect the rows of nailing strips.