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Bessey SVH400XL SVH Flooring and Clamping System

Bessey SVH400XL SVH Flooring and Clamping System
Brand: Bessey
Category: Home Improvement

List Price: $41.29
Buy New: $29.95
You Save: $11.34 (27%)



Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 17 reviews

Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 13 x 6 x 3

MPN: SVH-400XL
Model: SVH400XL
UPC: 091162020142
EAN: 0091162020142
ASIN: B0000224PR

Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • Lays flooring panels
  • Installs lashing straps
  • Opening: 4,000 mm
  • Clamping width: 120 mm
  • Clamping pressure: 220 pounds

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
For professional installation of tongue and groove, pre-fabricated laminate plank flooring. Clamping pressure up to 220 lbs. Polyclad and galvanized metal resists rust. Precision ratchet mechanism for quick, smooth operation. 25 ft. poly-woven strap.


Customer Reviews:   Read 12 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Bessey floor and clamping system   July 6, 2008
Robert Lerner
This clamping product proved to be invaluable to me doing a 20x30 foot glue down floor and a 13x15 nail down ---I am just sorry I didn't buy 2 of them. It brought hard to manage tongue and groove slots together easily. Helped to make both jobs perfect. Would strongly recommend this product to anyone laying a floor. Bob Lerner NJ


5 out of 5 stars If you need to install flooring, you need these   December 2, 2007
Daniel Berlin (Rockville, MD USA)
Most people who install hardwood flooring seem to have the mistaken impression that the seems will just magically line up perfectly.

This is often true of laminate flooring, but not hardwood, because, well, wood just doesn't work that way (it will expand and contract more due to humidity, so the tongue and groove usually has a little play in it).

The way to get rid of seams and make it align perfectly is to use flooring clamps, like these, before nailing it down (or gluing it, or whatever).


As for quality, anybody who knows clamps will tell you Bessey makes the best clamps that exist. Ask any woodworker, he/she probably has 20-40 bessey clamps (or really wants them!). These clamps are no different.

So if you need to install hardwood flooring, and want it to look really nice, do yourself a favor and buy a pair of these. If you don't, you'll wish you did.



5 out of 5 stars A pair of these will get the job done right!   November 30, 2007
Robert Miles (Fredericksburg Va. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I highly recommend this strap for several reasons: cost and easy to use!
I used these straps to keep my joints tight as placing my hardwood flooring(especially with long boards).
It seems a lot easier to use than other products I've seen where you drive nails to brace the tool and crank. With these, you just place the braces from the flooring edge close to the wall to the edge of the wood to be braced, tighten by cranking down, nail, and release! The straps are at least 25' long so you can do a large area with ease! My flooring looks squared by keeping good tight joints and I have no sqeaks!



5 out of 5 stars Great accessory tool   November 11, 2007
ShopSupervisor (Austin, TX)
I bought a couple of these clamps to put in a floating tongue-and-groove floor. Easy to use, made it possible to do by myself. The floor looks great and has held up well. Definitely a worthwhile buy --


5 out of 5 stars bessey clamp used for siding   September 28, 2007
E. Smith (CT USA)
I used the clamp to tighten shiplap siding while installing. Screwed a small section of siding to moving end of clamp and screwed fixed end to corner of building. Works great. I used three clamps for a 12' high section in order to tighten at the three nailers.


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