"Set Square" wrote in message
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Mortimer wrote:

Our hallway is fairly narrow, about 5 feet max. The Front door opens
onto one part, about 4 feet to the foot of the stairs straight ahead,
the hallway continues to the left of the stairs about another 10 feet,
again max width here about 3 feet. As well as the front door there are
five other doors opening off.
My question is - what direction should the laminate be laid? Joints at
right angles to front door i.e. across shortest dimension of hall or
joints running away from front door?

The 'planks' need to run along the longest dimension - i.e. straight up
the
hall from the door in your case.

Make sure you remove the skirting while you do the job, and then put it
back - or renew it - afterwards in order to cover the expansion gaps.

I personally went for the lengths of wood effect coving which glues on and
which covers the space without the hassle of removing the skirting. This
gives a nice finish and, in my opinion having removed and replaced very
piece of skirting in my house when first bought, is 100% easier.

Rory