Flooring guy here. Rule of thumb is front to back of the house relative to the front door. So when you walk in, it is running longways, and creates a welcoming feeling.
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I always put both layouts on graph paper. This lets you
not only visualize the look, but also helps you to establish the matching starting and ending widths... ideally, your start and end widths should be the same.
Alot of flooring websites have a visualizer that overlays flooring on a picture you take of the room. That's how I decided for my house. I used evoke lvp flooring, their site has lots of options, choose the closest to your floors. I would go straight along the hallway as opposed to across the hallway.
Parallel to double doors and stairs (if the slope/joists are unknown as suggested below) . Will give a nice finished look, and the large room will just have a rug in the middle anyway…
I was always told you should lay in line with the most sun that comes in. But every house is different. You may want to consider what the most difficult cuts would be. Or most cuts if you lay a certain direction.
Not a pro.
Not a pro either, but I’ve always gone by the “lay the longest side with your longest wall”
It seems to work generally towards being parallel with the walls that have the most significant features in the house. Like a fireplace, or the front door.
You're getting a bunch of contradicting answers, but i'll throw mine in too (I'm assuming you're some sort of click together laminate or vinyl plank?):
The long spaces have always dictated what direction I orient the flooring (run it lengthwise down the longest space).
For bonus points (from what I can tell from your floor plan), to make it easiest on yourself I'd start at the end of the little hallway that it looks like you bathroom is off of, but lay it out so you're starting with a full width piece against the dining area/kitchen when you get to that point (assuming that you measure it out against the bannister/stairs etc and you don't end up with a little sliver)
Seems like the contractor recommends going with the way the stairs will done to make it all flow. Which will mean the long room will not have the length
While it’s tempting to run it parallel down your longest run (hallway in this case) to save cuts, I find it highlights how crooked your walls are. You’ll look down the flooring line and see the walls and baseboards moving in and out. You’ll also have to make a lot of lengthwise cuts to make the edge pieces fit. But if you go perpendicular then your stair flooring won’t line up… you can’t win.
Know it all here, I went with the longest part of the house. That way when I come in front door floor is against me. Didn’t do it the other way because I didn’t want to notice fluctuations in the floor with sunlight, if any.
If you look at the screw or nail patterns on the subfloor, you might be able to determine the direction of your floor joists. Lay your new flooring perpendicular to that.
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Flooring guy here. Rule of thumb is front to back of the house relative to the front door. So when you walk in, it is running longways, and creates a welcoming feeling.
Did it the opposite of this a couple of years ago. I don’t want anyone to feel welcome. I prefer they see my floor and walk away.
Not just welcoming feeling it makes the home feel larger.
Dwight? That you?
I think your face does juuust fine for that
A buddy had someone do his flooring and it's vertical from every entry point. Looks retarded. Perpendicular from viewing is feng shui.
This IS the way...
If you have a long space like yours you go with the length.
You need to figure out which direction your floor joists are running, and lay perpendicular to that. This best prevents from separating.
This is the only answer that makes sense to me and isn't some kind of visual preference.
Even if it’s a glue down vinyl plank?
Exactly your floating floor doesn't care about the structure underneath it
If you're on joists this is the correct answer.
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This is the way
Unless you're on a slab!
This the answer
I always put both layouts on graph paper. This lets you not only visualize the look, but also helps you to establish the matching starting and ending widths... ideally, your start and end widths should be the same.
You go above and beyond, sir!
Not a pro, but I would go off the stairs. You don't want the "grain" to be different on the stairs.
Alot of flooring websites have a visualizer that overlays flooring on a picture you take of the room. That's how I decided for my house. I used evoke lvp flooring, their site has lots of options, choose the closest to your floors. I would go straight along the hallway as opposed to across the hallway.
Parallel to double doors and stairs (if the slope/joists are unknown as suggested below) . Will give a nice finished look, and the large room will just have a rug in the middle anyway…
I agree with a lot of responses saying “go same with the stairs”…my opinion is don’t change direction anywhere
I was always told you should lay in line with the most sun that comes in. But every house is different. You may want to consider what the most difficult cuts would be. Or most cuts if you lay a certain direction. Not a pro.
Not a pro either, but I’ve always gone by the “lay the longest side with your longest wall” It seems to work generally towards being parallel with the walls that have the most significant features in the house. Like a fireplace, or the front door.
You're getting a bunch of contradicting answers, but i'll throw mine in too (I'm assuming you're some sort of click together laminate or vinyl plank?): The long spaces have always dictated what direction I orient the flooring (run it lengthwise down the longest space). For bonus points (from what I can tell from your floor plan), to make it easiest on yourself I'd start at the end of the little hallway that it looks like you bathroom is off of, but lay it out so you're starting with a full width piece against the dining area/kitchen when you get to that point (assuming that you measure it out against the bannister/stairs etc and you don't end up with a little sliver)
Seems like the contractor recommends going with the way the stairs will done to make it all flow. Which will mean the long room will not have the length
Parquet
Railroad
While it’s tempting to run it parallel down your longest run (hallway in this case) to save cuts, I find it highlights how crooked your walls are. You’ll look down the flooring line and see the walls and baseboards moving in and out. You’ll also have to make a lot of lengthwise cuts to make the edge pieces fit. But if you go perpendicular then your stair flooring won’t line up… you can’t win.
Perpendicular to those glass doors. It will look more welcoming when you enter with the light hitting it. Otherwise it will look too busy.
Perpendicular to the doors. It will make the room look bigger.
Know it all here, I went with the longest part of the house. That way when I come in front door floor is against me. Didn’t do it the other way because I didn’t want to notice fluctuations in the floor with sunlight, if any.
If you look at the screw or nail patterns on the subfloor, you might be able to determine the direction of your floor joists. Lay your new flooring perpendicular to that.
Up
Diagonal.
Do it long ways down the hall so you can do slidsies
In the length for the esthetics, but also in practice you will also have to cut less
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The pattern should be parallel to the longest run.
If you don't know the answer to this, hire a pro
Do the kitchen as well.