Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 May 04, 2011 1:05 pm What is the standard way of laying timber flooring between rooms, where for example the wall and therefore the door are on an angle? For example this room, but imagine if they had continued with timber flooring to the room which in this photo is carpeted? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Is the standard to continue the flow of the timber flooring regardless of the diagonal door across it, or to have a length of timber under/inline with the doorway ? Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 2May 04, 2011 2:32 pm I would think you would just continue it as per an arch way. My last place had a big open arch and there was no stopping of the floor boards (floating) it just continued as normal Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 3May 04, 2011 3:30 pm I'd continue with the grain. But if you wanted to go a different way you'd definitely want one plank across the doorway to split the two rooms. Homestead Homes SA: The Lamont Bayswood Estate; Aldinga Beach Preliminary Signing: April 2010 Floorplans: 13 June 2010 Building Contract: 19 June 2010 Selections: 28 Sept 2010 Scraped; Trenching: 21 Jan 2011 Slab Poured: 28 Jan 2011 Framing: 17 Feb 2011 | Completed 24 Feb 2011 Roof & Gutters: 02 Mar 2011 Bricks: 03 Mar 2011 Wire-up: 12 Mar 2011 Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 4May 05, 2011 10:14 am Thank you chrisandkate and rockabilly_kid. Chrisandkate, would you happen to have any photos of your big open arch? Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 5May 05, 2011 12:47 pm rockabilly_kid I'd continue with the grain. But if you wanted to go a different way you'd definitely want one plank across the doorway to split the two rooms. Agreed. Depending on the relative sizes and shapes of adjoining rooms or areas, I think the greater sized area should have boards running lengthways. If that direction does not look right with the lesser area, then a board across the doorway would divide the two areas and each area have its own orientation. B2 Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 6May 05, 2011 12:56 pm Sorry about the confusion guys. Both rooms are facing the same direction, it's just that the door between one of the rooms is on an angle, like in the first pic I posted. Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 7May 05, 2011 3:25 pm In that case, I think it's a matter of prefernces, and could be done either way. It would be more work and cost to fit a board across the doorway though. I'd just continue it all in the same direction. Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 8May 05, 2011 4:14 pm It may depend in the overall length of the 2 rooms, as to whether there needs to be a stop at the doorway. Depends on the max. length of the flooring before there has to be an expansion strip. If no strip is required, I would run it continuously through the doorway. Looks better IMO. Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 9May 05, 2011 4:30 pm Thanks buildingagain Mark, so what you are saying is that you wouldn't worry about fitting a board across the doorway? Is that correct? Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 10May 05, 2011 4:31 pm By the way, both rooms are 7m+ long. Re: Angled/diagonal walls and doors across timber flooring 12May 06, 2011 1:06 pm Personal preference comes into play. It is good practice to have your main hallway run longways and simply continue each room off from there with the grain. You can get fancy if you want but this just costs more money and the floor sander will need to know what he's doing to sand it properly. Thanks for clarifying. Sorry I misunderstood your point 7 6998 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15924 Flashings over doorways and windows our carpenter has installed flashings that is buckled and short of the window frames and door frames is this right Is there a… 0 10934 |