"Howie" wrote in message
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Should I put all the joins inside the closet? I'm not sure how I would do
this considering that you are supposed to stagger the joins (8" I think)
for
strength... I would not have any vertical joints to worry about chipping
in
the traffic area of the main entrance...


In a high traffic area it is important to have the joint staggered. In a
closet, who cares? You can lay down a 54 and 18, then a 54, 9 and 9 if you
want.

If you don't think it will look natural with no seams in the open area, do a
54, 18 then a 18, 54, next a 9, 54, 9 etc.

I'd try the 54, 18 idea first though.