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Posted by Mike on August 7, 2008, 4:12 pm
I do not intend on changing the direction of the hardwood in mid hallway. I
will only go the "long way". It is only the joists that change directions.
My question is only will it be a problem going the same directions as the
joists for a distance of 7 ft.
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>>I am installing 3/4 inch oak hardwood in a hallway 20 ft long and 4 1/2 ft
>>wide. I am installing it the "long way" on a 5/8 inch plywood subfloor. My
>>problem is that the 12 inch floor joists change directions so that the
>>hardwood will be parallel with the joists for the last 7 feet of the
>>hallway. The joists are on 16 inch centers and I thought about going under
>>the floor and installing blocks between the joists, but the central heat
>>ductwork is in the way. The only way I can put blocks in is to cut into
>>the subfloor and pull enough of it up to put the blocks in from the top. I
>>would also have to attach blocks to the existing joists to have something
>>to nail to when replacing the subfloor. Is this all necessary, or can I
>>just lay the hardwood on the floor the way it is for that short distance.
>>Thanks for the help.
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> it will probably look silly if you switch in mid-hallway. if it were me,
> i'd either switch to doing it all cross wise, or lay it diagonally, so it
> would be the same the entire length.
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