Reversing or switching the direction may occur when the installation goes to other rooms and some areas may fall behind you.
Changing direction with engineered hardwood.
When entering the new area we have to establish another reference chalk line.
What direction to lay your hardwood floors straight vertical hardwood floor direction.
Yet another exception if you have solid wood floors not engineered on a pier and beam foundation then you don t have a lot of choice as far as which direction to run the flooring it would best be run perpendicular to the joists.
How to install wood flooring and change direction.
Let s start with the types of directions there are first.
The correct direction for laying hardwood floors.
We have mostly slab foundations in this area and with engineered floors you have more flexibility.
Also called backfill shown in the second illustration below.
That led to a few customers asking if we can re stain engineered wood floors.
The direction in which you install hardwood flooring boards is dictated by several factors which we will cover in this segment.
Factors such as visual aesthetics structural integrity and the installation method should all be considered when installing your new hardwood flooring.
Not to worry the direction you choose depends on different factors that we will break down for you.
Much like the question about refinishing engineered wood floors there is no easy answer to this question.