I'm planning to install engineered hardwood on my concrete floor. Where should I start? From the wall or from the middle?
2007-02-20 07:09:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
You should start from wall by providing 5mm expansion/contraction space along the wall, than cover that gape by vertical wooden skirting.
Start from the corner where the door is, and let the cut pieces come on opposite hidden corner. Check your furniture arrangement, to cover the cut pieces under furniture.
2007-02-20 21:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most installers run wood flooring with the planks parallel to the longest outside wall of the room. Ideally, this will position the planks at a right angle to the joists below the subfloor. The first board is placed against the wall and face-nailed through the top of the plank, close to the wall. Use 2-inch nails, driving them into the floor joists underneath for added hold.
2014-11-07 15:56:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start a a wall, but before you start check the squareness of your room so when you get to the other side it still is close to parallel.
You don't want to get to the other side only to find out that at one end your plank is 3" and the other side 1".
I have had wood over concrete for 20yrs, it is a glue down floor and it is still fine. It really depends on your moisture conditions.
2007-02-20 14:03:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a straight wall in that room .sometimes you can start off away from the wall and back fill any nooks . if you don't have a straight wall measure the width of a strip snap a line start on the line and cut each piece to fit to the wall make sure that the line is parallel to where you will finish
2007-02-20 12:37:55 · answer #4 · answered by jdbombdotcom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you are building a floating floor on a waterproof substrate.If so-allow a 1/4 in. gap between the wall and flooring(for expansion and contraction). Start allong one wall and work 'away' maintaining this 1/4in. gap allong all walls. A panel saw will make final cuts(tounge trim-aways) a breeze.
2007-02-20 12:49:32 · answer #5 · answered by racer123 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From the wall
2007-02-20 07:17:02 · answer #6 · answered by troble # one? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wall unlike tile flooring diffenence in with of the piece on either side will not be noticeable .i do this for a living by the way
2007-02-20 07:14:37 · answer #7 · answered by gary f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the wall so you don't have to cut two pieces at the end.
2007-02-20 07:13:42 · answer #8 · answered by Boomrat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always start with the longest, straightest wall.
2007-02-20 07:14:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Longest wall and tongues out...
2007-02-20 07:45:23 · answer #10 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋