Experts have always been aware of the effect floor joist direction can have on the performance of solid 3 4 inch hardwood floors.
Hardwood floor perpendicular to joists.
More modern homes have a floor joist system and a subfloor.
Install hardwood floors perpendicular to the floor joists parallel to the longest wall leaving a inch expansion gap around the perimeter.
Join the ends of the boards over a floor joist where possible avoiding joints that form an h.
I have always installed hardwood flooring perpendicular to the floor joists.
Therefore the direction you lay hardwood floors in a new home is based more on aesthetic and design factors as opposed to the direction of the joists.
First renail the existing plywood subfloor so that the old nails are tight and add new nails to achieve a maximum nail spacing of 6 inches.
For strength and durability installing hardwood flooring perpendicular to the floor joists is recommended.
I believe the national wood flooring association recommends a glued 5 8 1 2 subfloor combination for a parallel application.
If your sub floor is a concrete slab you can run the floors in any direction you prefer.
The subfloor is tji joists with 3 4 t g osb glued and screwed.
Is this ok or should another layer of sheathing be put on the floor perpendicular to previous and then install flooring.
Installing them parallel creates the possibility that the floor will sag.
If the subfloor is stiff enough there is no reason why solid nail down strip flooring can t be run parallel to the joists.
The sub floor is laid perpendicular to the beams and the current flooring is laid perpendicular to the sub floor.
I have a client that would like their 3 4 birch flooring to run parallel to the joists.
The preference has always been installing perpendicular to the joists as it provides stronger support for the floor going over it.
When hardwood floors are installed parallel to the joists they will sag squeak and gap.
The floor joists are large beams on 4 centers.
A flooring contractor howard brickman responds.
Flooring experts recommend installing flooring boards perpendicular to the floor joists in a house with a plywood subfloor.
Keep joints that line up at least two rows apart.
Sight lines and aesthetics laying the hardwood flooring so.
My question pertains to an upcoming job.
Joist spacing will be 16 oc tji and subfloor will be 3 4 ply.
In these instances the hardwood floor planks are usually laid in parallel to the longest run or wall in the installation.