My husband and I are installing hardwood flooring into our new house. Any suggestions? Ideas? or Tips?? How do you stagger the flooring? Thanks
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July 3rd, 2009 at 7:47 am
I am just now finishing up a floor that we laid in my aunt’s house. We have been installing the “floating floor”. It lays on a pad and has a tongue & groove. Let me clue you into something that could’ve saved us so much time and money had we noticed it sooner…
When you get to the end of a row, close to the wall edge, try to have it come out to where your last piece in that line, will be a short piece. It is very difficult to lay a long or whole board at the wall edge. We broke/damaged numerous pieces when we came out w/ a long piece at the end.
When you are staggering or starting a new row, you need to have at least an 8 inch difference between the seams… i.e. , if you start off your 1st row w/ a whole piece, cut the beginning piece for row 2 to end at least 8 inches from the end of the 1st. LoL I hope that isn’t as hard to understand as I think it sounds. I just couldn’t think of a better way to explain it. A “true” carpenter will probably tell you something different. I’m just sharing what we learned as we’ve stuggled thru this project. This was our 1st time doing anything like this, but I’m very happy to say that it all came out looking wonderfully.
Good Luck!
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:52 am
I just did my floors ,Use one long one to start and cut the second row where you start in half ,your gonna love the results
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:16 pm
I would work it out the same way you would work out a tile floor, to use the pieces as thriftily as possible, without waste, measure twice, cut once.
If there is a code, I have no idea and never heard of one. Good luck
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:18 pm
If your laying it diagonaly start in a corner near door as will be first you see so needs to be perfect. Use mitre saw for angles. Cut 1st piece of second row shorter or longer an a natural stager will come out
July 3rd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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