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6 degree flooring layout challange (New Pics) (post #196701)

OlyMack on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 10:25 (updated 12/17/10 - 12:39) 
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Revised due to my lack of clairity ;-)

Hi All, I have an odd shaped floorplan in which I need to replace and extend the strip flooring and I have that ol' direction challange.

i'm attaching 3 files for what I think are options:

1- Straight accross

2- Spline at backbone (parallel with end walls)

3- Herring bone at center line

You'll see that the house is sort of a trapezoid, really a coffin shape if that's not to morbid. 

The bottle neck of the design, I think, is the short hall connecting the kitchen and dining.  My original plan was going be the Straight option, which is by far the easiest install, however that will look odd in the short hall between kitchen and great room.  maybe?

New floor will be 3-1/4 millrun maple...

Any thoughts appreciated!

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wedgewood_straight.pdf
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wedgewood_herringbone.pdf
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Mack (post #196701, reply #1 of 6)

by calvin in reply to OlyMack [original] on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 11:33

I like the second.

The first just looks odd.

But then again, you  confused me with the orientation of the two plans.

I take it the other alternative is running through the centerline (and that's your E/W?), which if you show it, might not be bad, except for the end of that wedge in the LR.

 

Try herringbone, you'll confuse the eye so much no one will see anything "odd".

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I would opt for the second (post #196701, reply #2 of 6)

by cussnu2 in reply to OlyMack [original] on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 11:49

I would opt for the second but...

I don't know why you did'nt split the kitchen in half as you did the LR and run those in the same 1/2 1/2 pattern.

I also don like the way you ran the hallway.  I would makes ure that runs lengthwise in the same orientation as the livingroom.

The MB will have a transition at the doorway so you can run that anyway that is convenient.

and in looking at it again.  (post #196701, reply #3 of 6)

by cussnu2 in reply to OlyMack [original] on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 11:55

and in looking at it again.  I think I would just run both the hallway and the MB in the same pattern as the living room.  Hallway would look much better IMO running lengthwise and MB really has no dominate dimension except the one little piece which the eye won't see unless you are in there.  Running it continuous with the hallway will keep a straight line down the hallway which will lengthen the pattern you eye sees.

Neither (post #196701, reply #4 of 6)

by Jigs-n-fixtures in reply to OlyMack [original] on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 12:31

I'd run the main floor, due north south, parallel to the long axis of the room to guide the eye to the windows.  It will require some taper cuts but will look much better, and the tapers will be out on the edge where they should be hidden by the base molding. 
This also puts you perpendicular to the subfloor.  Which yeilds a more durable floor.  If you run parallel to the subfloor you have to be more careful with the nail placement, to avoid nailing into the edges of the subflooring. 

Run the hall parallel to the walls. It will look much better that way, and will give visual clues to delineate the rooms.  And, takes less cuts. 

Bedroom, as shown in your proposed layout works fine.

In the main floor area, and hall, set a king strip and work out from the middle. 

Thanks jigs.  I'm not sure I (post #196701, reply #5 of 6)

by OlyMack in reply to OlyMack [original] on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 16:18

Thanks jigs.  I'm not sure I like how that direction would fit with transitions like the entry tile...

I'll see if it grows on me.  Of course your points about subfloor direction are certainly worthy.

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whoa mack (post #196701, reply #6 of 6)

by calvin in reply to OlyMack [original] on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 19:54

I was sort of joking with a herringbone..........................and meaning more herringbone at the time-not using the mispoint for the herring/bone change.

But, I'm sort of liking what you've got drawn in #3.  There's no pickup of any of that non parallel wall thing.  Got my eye on the floor, rather than the floor within the walls.

But, I'm just one dumb carpenter.

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