how to lay hardwood floor in a Y-shaped area?

dtlonlinep

13 years ago

I have a L-shaped curved hallway, the midpoint curve leading into the master bedroom.

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P2 Contracting Solutions Inc.

13 years ago

I agree with everything Christopher is saying. We specialize in hardwood and custom plank flooring install, sand & finish and in this situation the best way is to run the wood down the hallway to the doorway and put a transition piece through the doorway, this enables you to switch directions getting the best of both worlds. Either a design or laying the wood parallel to the transition piece would be the best bet.
Hope everything works out:)
Rowan

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Dytecture
13 years ago
One option is to lay it in a radial fashion.
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Someone's in the Kitchen, Inc.
13 years ago
I would lay the flooring all parallel with the doorway to the supervisor's bedroom.
Have fun! Mark
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Creative Ceramic & Marble/ Bill Vincent
13 years ago
I would imagine that the direction of the joisting would dictate the direction of the run of hardwood. I'm a ceramic tile contractor, so I don't know much more than you do about it, but I DO know that hardwood usually runs perpendicular to the direction of the joists.
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yoboseiyo
13 years ago
it'll depend entirely on how your joists are running. properly installed hardwoods are supposed to go perpendicular to the joists, as CreativeCeramic says.

radially would be awesome, as it would cause the flooring in the master to be diagonal. but it might not be possible.
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User
13 years ago
The spacing of the joists and the thickness of the subfloor can make a big difference in how you lay a wood floor. Also, if it is solid or engineered, blind nailed or glued, etc, etc.
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Christopher Hennessey
13 years ago
However you want. You wont be installing directly on the joists anyways. You will be installing over the subfloor (most likely plywood.) It is easier to install across the joists because of their unevenness, but you can easily grind the seams and then continue to install them however you want. Running through the door lengthwise would be standard, but I hope you do something cooler than that. That is a really cool area, and you could make it a showpiece if you do it right. I'm a little jealous!
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User
13 years ago
You need to take the deflection of the subfloor into account.

http://www.hoskinghardwood.com/Department/Hardwood-Floors/All-About-Subfloors.aspx?dId=7&pageId=2

http://www.google.com/search?ei=RVROUumTJJL49gTWooDAAw&q=hardwood+floor+installation+nailing+subfloor+deflection&oq=hardwood+floor+installation+nailing+subfloor+deflection&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.12...363505.376960.0.378708.20.20.0.0.0.0.536.5908.2-5j8j2j2.17.0....0...1c.1.27.mobile-gws-serp..15.5.2023.NzSvdszo2Wo
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Select Hardwood Floor Co.
13 years ago
If the 2 halls are perpendicular to one another... you may consider a parquet pattern which if laid diagonally or square will still accommodate BOTH directions with a natural "flow"...
And you can continue into the bedroom (if that's your intention) with either the pattern or go to a plank in matching color & specie.
Many folks equate "hardwood flooring" to plank or strip, but the NICE parquet patterns add a nice touch for those who aren't afraid to use them.