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Design Dilemma Flooring

vertical or horizontal

2 years ago

Can I please get some feedback about laying hybrid flooring. That is, what direction should they take? We have a long hallway so I’m assuming they should go vertically? Does this mean I keep this direction throughout the rest of the house?

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Kate
2 years ago
Really doesn’t make too much diff. Your floorer will look at whole house and advise what works best overall.
Davincicalbourne
2 years ago
When we had our original engineered wood floor installed I had the it laid horizontal ie across the entry hallway and the rest of the house. My idea was that this would make the narrow house seem wider ( 3rd photo shows this idea but is actually the new floor). I loved that floor. Fast forward 15 years and due to flooding we recently had a new wood floor laid. The installer was strongly in favour of laying it longways/vertically instead (1st & 2nd photo) along the narrow direction of the house. I love the floor even more. Better sense of flow and allows for longer planks of wood making everything look bigger ( although not sure how long hybrid planks are). Go figure. A good installer will explain which direction is best and give you valid reasons for their choice.
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W K
Original Author
2 years ago
That looks lovely. I think you’re right in saying to trust the installer
Julie Herbert
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dreamer
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My sister has had new flooring laid. They have extremely long hallway. They had the wide engineered boards laid vertical. It looks fantastic and makes the hall look so much wider. I think it was the vertical laying and the wide boards that made a huge difference.
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Natasha Walker Interiors
2 years ago
I would say verticle, and definitely keep the whole house in the same direction, you may decide on a hallway runner in the end also. Natasha Walker Interiors
W K
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Thanks all. Vertical it is. And same direction throughout the whole house

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