[infiniteMPG]

We have two bedrooms that are at opposite ends of a hallway. One has
a doorway straight into the room, the other has an angled door at 45-
degrees in the corner of the room which opens into the hallway in one
direction and the main front entrance in the other. We laid the
straight door bedroom with the laminate floor perpendicular to the
doorway opening which looks good the way the board lays.

Since the other bedroom door is 45-degrees, it can be access from two
basic directions. We like the perpendicular view to the board
direction but regardless of which way we lay it, it's longways in
one. We were thinking the view coming from the front entrance is more
readily seen but this would be 90-degrees out from the way we laid it
in the back bedroom.

Not sure if it matters much since the hallway will be tiled. Just
asking for opinions?

Thanks in advance! :O)

[Red Green]

infiniteMPG wrote in news:485eb32c-2f97-4556-bdac-
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We have two bedrooms that are at opposite ends of a hallway. One has
a doorway straight into the room, the other has an angled door at 45-
degrees in the corner of the room which opens into the hallway in one
direction and the main front entrance in the other. We laid the
straight door bedroom with the laminate floor perpendicular to the
doorway opening which looks good the way the board lays.

Since the other bedroom door is 45-degrees, it can be access from two
basic directions. We like the perpendicular view to the board
direction but regardless of which way we lay it, it's longways in
one. We were thinking the view coming from the front entrance is more
readily seen but this would be 90-degrees out from the way we laid it
in the back bedroom.

Not sure if it matters much since the hallway will be tiled. Just
asking for opinions?

Thanks in advance! :O)


Why not snap a bunch of boards together and see how it looks multiple
ways.

IIRC, I've seen where it's suggested to lay boards lengthwise into
exterior light source. But that's in general with no consideration of
specific locations. In the end, it's what you like.

[Colbyt]

"infiniteMPG" wrote in message
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We have two bedrooms that are at opposite ends of a hallway. One has
a doorway straight into the room, the other has an angled door at 45-
degrees in the corner of the room which opens into the hallway in one
direction and the main front entrance in the other. We laid the
straight door bedroom with the laminate floor perpendicular to the
doorway opening which looks good the way the board lays.

Since the other bedroom door is 45-degrees, it can be access from two
basic directions. We like the perpendicular view to the board
direction but regardless of which way we lay it, it's longways in
one. We were thinking the view coming from the front entrance is more
readily seen but this would be 90-degrees out from the way we laid it
in the back bedroom.

Not sure if it matters much since the hallway will be tiled. Just
asking for opinions?

Thanks in advance! :O)

The few times I installed laminate, I did it whichever way made the
installing easier.

By the time you get the furniture in you don't see much of it anyway.

[Tony[_19_]]

infiniteMPG wrote:
We have two bedrooms that are at opposite ends of a hallway. One has
a doorway straight into the room, the other has an angled door at 45-
degrees in the corner of the room which opens into the hallway in one
direction and the main front entrance in the other. We laid the
straight door bedroom with the laminate floor perpendicular to the
doorway opening which looks good the way the board lays.

Since the other bedroom door is 45-degrees, it can be access from two
basic directions. We like the perpendicular view to the board
direction but regardless of which way we lay it, it's longways in
one. We were thinking the view coming from the front entrance is more
readily seen but this would be 90-degrees out from the way we laid it
in the back bedroom.

Not sure if it matters much since the hallway will be tiled. Just
asking for opinions?

Thanks in advance! :O)

It may look nice at a 45 degree angle? I've seen that with real oak floors.

[HeyBub[_3_]]

infiniteMPG wrote:
We have two bedrooms that are at opposite ends of a hallway. One has
a doorway straight into the room, the other has an angled door at 45-
degrees in the corner of the room which opens into the hallway in one
direction and the main front entrance in the other. We laid the
straight door bedroom with the laminate floor perpendicular to the
doorway opening which looks good the way the board lays.

Since the other bedroom door is 45-degrees, it can be access from two
basic directions. We like the perpendicular view to the board
direction but regardless of which way we lay it, it's longways in
one. We were thinking the view coming from the front entrance is more
readily seen but this would be 90-degrees out from the way we laid it
in the back bedroom.

Not sure if it matters much since the hallway will be tiled. Just
asking for opinions?

Thanks in advance! :O)

Absent compelling reasons to the contrary, wood flooring is usually laid
parallel to the longest wall.

[LdB]

On 2/6/2010 5:19 PM, HeyBub wrote:
infiniteMPG wrote:
We have two bedrooms that are at opposite ends of a hallway. One has
a doorway straight into the room, the other has an angled door at 45-
degrees in the corner of the room which opens into the hallway in one
direction and the main front entrance in the other. We laid the
straight door bedroom with the laminate floor perpendicular to the
doorway opening which looks good the way the board lays.

Since the other bedroom door is 45-degrees, it can be access from two
basic directions. We like the perpendicular view to the board
direction but regardless of which way we lay it, it's longways in
one. We were thinking the view coming from the front entrance is more
readily seen but this would be 90-degrees out from the way we laid it
in the back bedroom.

Not sure if it matters much since the hallway will be tiled. Just
asking for opinions?

Thanks in advance! :O)

Absent compelling reasons to the contrary, wood flooring is usually laid
parallel to the longest wall.


With laminate flooring anything goes. With wood flooring it was
advisable to run in a direction toward the light source. Any cupping
of the boards would be less visible.

LdB