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wrote:
I am laying the same glueless laminate flooring in adjacent rooms, I
understand that I need to use an expansion strip in the doorways.

In the first room I started in the opposite corner of the room working
towards the door.

When I start on the next room should I continue from the doorway (i.e.
continuing working in the same direction) or start on the opposite side
from the door again where the longest straight wall is and work towards
the door again ? (so that the flooring is laid in both rooms working
towards the common door

I wouldn't think it critical either way.
I put down a floor then needed to take it up top do some plumbing, I
only needed to take up half the floor, but that was the wrong half, so I
ended up re-doing the lot; start where you are last likely to need
access in future.
Sometimes it is easier or neater to trim the last few boards on a
particular side. Starting with the longest straight wall is probably best.
Unless the boards look different when viewed from one side rather than
the other it should not look any different where they meet at the door.
Besides the threshold strip will separate the two runs.

P.S. Also, how important are the expansion strips, should I put one in
the doorway of the built in larder too if I'm laying flooring in there
too ?

May depend on how big the cupboard -- does it extend sideways further
than the width of the door? -- in which case best use and expansion strip.

--
David Clark

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