How To Fit Herringbone Laminate Flooring

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How to fit herringbone laminate flooring.

How to lay laminate flooring in a herringbone pattern the size your herringbone pattern should depend partly on your personal aesthetic and partly on the size of the room. A herringbone design should typically be started from a central axis using a chalk line or straight edge to mark the centre of your room create the x line then a second line needs to intersect this line at 90 to create the y line. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this old house. Find the centre of the room and use a plumb line to mark out a centre line.

Make sure the tongues face out. Add subsequent slats to create the herringbone pattern taking care to position two slats at a time. Each box of herringbone flooring comes with an equal number of planks whether a b or a only. Come see how i did it.

Herringbone wood floor supplied and fitted by wood and beyond. Tools supplies affiliate links. Use the flooring nailer to place nails every few inches along the first slat. We also recommend that you leave a minimum of 10mm gap around radiator pipes.

Larger rooms can sustain a larger more sprawling herringbone pattern while smaller rooms look better with a smaller more compact pattern. The apex of the first row of blocks will run along this line. Plan the direction of the herringbone pattern usually this will follow the length of the room. Use a mallet to hit the flooring nailer and ensure the slat is secure.

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