I am laying new wood flooris in my house and want to know if there is a “standard” for whgich way the wood lays. Starting at my foyer walking in my front door, do I want the wood running verticle or have it horizontallfet to right?
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way the light runs in your room
If you want the room to appear wider run it horizontal…if you want it to look deeper run it verticle
This depends on the effect you want to have.
You can make it checkered if you want.
It’s your floor,do what you want
Depends which way the joists run. You have to lay floor board across them.
Horizontal would appear fine!!
I think that you should lay the wood vertically so that it appears to be leading one through your door and into your house. The wood will “lead” people to the kitchen/main living area or whatever the next room is. It’s aesthetically pleasing.
As for other rooms in our house I agree with Flash. If the sun shines N-S then lay the boards that way. If the sun shines E-W then lay the boards that way. If there are two directions (i.e. NE or SW) then choose the dominant direction.
Good luck. 
horizontal will make room wider
vertical will make room look longer
I am a Interior Decorator and I know what I’m talking about
Run it the same way as the floorboards are running
You have to look at the overall layout of the area to be covered. If it’s just a room and no hallway, it doesn’t really matter. Just consider that the direction of the slats will look longer than the direction perpendicular to the slats (kind of like how up-and-down stripes on clothes looks slimming, while horizontal stripes have the opposite effect). If the area is rectangular (not square), put the slats lengthwise with the rectangle.
If there is a hallway to be covered, you want the slats to go lengthwise down the hallway and continue that orientation in adjoining rooms.
If it makes absolutely no difference (no hallway and perfectly square room), put the slats in perpendicular with the floor joists. This won’t matter much - if at all - if you have a good subfloor (3/4 inch thick). But, it wouldn’t hurt.
HOLD IT HOLD IT.
It is not simply a matter of choice.
There are beams, joists, that hold the floor up.
They have 450mm -600mm wide gap between them.
Floorboards need to be laid across them.
Otherwise they will fall in the gap.
Doing anything else raises the floor and costs money ,or Would be extortionate.
If you are talking about a floating floor the convention is to put the boards down running the way that the longest walls run, ie down the lenght of the hall way etc. This makes for many less joins and cuts.
Assuming you have the proper sub flooring, then it is just a matter of choice. I recently installed some flooring and the brochure suggested running it so the seams were pointed toward the windows with the most light. The idea was that any variations in the wood would be less visible.
So the bottom line is, install it the way you think looks best and don’t worry about it. It really doesn’t make a huge difference. It it were me, I’d do what ever my wife wanted.
