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to stagger or not

last year

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I am installing a pine floor in my loft the boards are 1x12 cut to the width of the room which is 14’ wide by 21’ long? Is it best to stagger the boards or is it okay to install them in one piece?

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G & S Floor Service

last year

Depnds on how long the run and as long as your laying it perpendicular to the floor joist. Your limit will be the length of your floor boards available. If, it is along the 21' length, you will need to stagger the joints as needed.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
I have no idea what you mean by cut to the room size .You also need to show where the joists are unless this is aconcrete floor
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millworkman
last year
"I am installing a pine floor in my loft"

Doubt it is concrete in a loft @Patricia Colwell Consulting, and my thoughts are he means run the boards full length or width of the room or cut them and stagger end joints. Again it depends on the floor joist layout as G&S states.
Ranae Sotvik
Original Author
last year
My planks are 1 x 12 x 14 and I have 21 of them. The room is 14 x 21. Is it okay to lay them without cutting them or should I cut them in different lengths and then lay them?
ci_lantro
last year
If you are using ordinary lumber, you will probably end up having to cut them. Because they are not going to be as straight and flat as you might think they will be. Also, they are probably 11 1/2" wide so you will come up short on material.
millworkman
last year
Again, what way do the joists run? What is the subfloor? Those answers will help determine the way you can run the flooring. And 1 x 12 measure approx. 11 1/4" so that will need to be taken into account somehow.
Ranae Sotvik
Original Author
last year
Millworkman
The joist run north and south, the same direction as I would be laying the flooring. The subfloor is 3/4” OSB so I was going to glue it down and use wood screws? Your thoughts on that?
Thanks

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