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Posted by Randy Melton on December 27, 2006, 2:34 am
Depending on the ratio width/length and the size of the room running
the "short" way
might look ok. It will definitely be stronger crossing the joists. I
considered running 45 degrees when I did my floor even though my joists
ran the preferred way and my room was narrow.
Wider planks might help but I don't know to what extent and then again
depending on room size they might make the room look smaller. For what
it's worth I wrote up my floor install notes notes on my personal
website (http://www.sawbee.com/rwmProjects/woodFloor1.html) This was
the first time I ever did a floor, so I may have missed some obvious
tricks...
Good Luck!
randy
CJT wrote:
> brent wrote:
>
> > I am installing 3 1/4 hardwood strip flooring in my living room/dining
> > room.The room is a rectangle with the long dimension running from the
> > front of the room to the back of the room.My instincts tell me to lay
> > the flooring paralell to the long dimension but the floor joists also
> > run this way. There is 5/8 plywood ontop of the floor joists.Is this
> > enough support to run the hardwood paralell to the floor
> > joists?Also--what esthetic affect does it create to run the flooring
> > paralell to the short dimension? I am having a hard time visualizing
> > what it will look like if I install the floor this way.
> > Thankyou
> >
> diagonal?
>
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