Lay out a box of hardwood boards ahead of the installation to visualize lengths wood grain and colors of the boards.
How to layout engineered wood flooring.
The first three boards set the tone and direction for the floor.
Engineered wood flooring offers the timeless look of hardwood but is perfect for basements and other.
The correct direction for laying hardwood floors.
Since wood is a dimensionally imperfect material this can be a challenge to get right but the extra effort is worth the time investment.
Jeff hosking a flooring consultant for this old house first began laying floors 35 years ago back then 90 percent of his work was installing solid wood strips with nails.
A step by step guide on where to start installing your wooden flooring.
While personal preference is a factor the direction in which you run hardwood flooring boards is governed by visual and structural guidelines.
Properly laying the first three boards in a hardwood flooring installation is essential to a quality install.
They must be absolutely straight and laid without gaps or bends.
But now half of the flooring he installs is engineered made of thin sheets of wood glued together like plywood.
Use these step by step instructions to install engineered hardwood floors in your home.