Which direction to lay hardwood floors?
#11
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I've lived in more houses with real hard wood floors then carpet and even the house I live in now is over 100 yrs old and the planks run from the front of the house to the back. So if that inset in your drawing -area without lines- is the houses front door then drawing B would be the correct plan
#14
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Placing the boards in a linear fashion give the rooms length. The rest of the rooms should be the same. It's ok for the hall to look like a bowling alley. Most halls are long and that is usually how most people want. Just make sure the rest of the rooms follow suit.
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My sister is coming to help me install a new floor in a bedroom, either a Pergo type floor, or possibly hardwood. If we're successful I want to do the entire house. I've always had wall to wall carpet. Which directions should the planks go, Plan A or Plan B? I think it should be Plan A, but won't that make the hall look like a bowling alley?
#17
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We did ours like Plan A -- wide beveled plank laminate and it still looks great -- and has not come apart -- after 4 years. We, too, have a long hallway and I worried, like you, about the planks going lengthwise. But it looks right and -- by the way -- is much faster and cheaper (no waste).
So: Plan A, imho.
So: Plan A, imho.
#18
that is what i thought too. had a professional do my living room floor. he said by laying the boards cross way of the length of room, 12' x 17', it gives illusion of being larger. he convinced me, i let him do it his way --- he was right. my little living room seems larger as i walk in and the boards are in direction away from me -- crossways of the 12' foot width. i love it.
#19
Not sure where you enter the house. We laid our planks vertical to the front door to give a more expansive look when you are entering the house. That meant the planks in the hallway had to be horizontal, but after seeing the layout from the front door, that's still what I preferred.
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