Hi everyone,

I've checked the archives for prior discussions on proper wood flooring in a room but have come up dry.

We have two rooms off the foyer entrance that will receive the flooring. Once you step into the foyer through the front door, there is a stairway in about 3 feet from the front door that goes upstairs. On the left is the living room that is 25'L x 13'W. On the right is a dining room that is 14'Lx 12'W. The foyer will also receive wood floor.

This will be a slab installation using the NOFMA's recommendations for 3/4' hardwood flooring on slab. From my research on laying out a floor, racking should be done using the longest length of the room.

My challenge is that the foyer is "L" shaped. I would like the flooring to run the same throughout the first floor. In many pictures I've seen of wood flooring in foyer entrance's, the layout is horizontal (left to right). Is there a reason for this or is it just personal preference? If I do this, when I come to the living room and dining area, I will need to change direction of the floor to run the long length of the room. I personally would like to run the strips wide wise versus length wise.

Any thoughts on how to handle this issue?

Best...Stan

Flooring is to be laid at right-angle to the floor joists. In 9 out of 10 homes we do, that means the flooring runs left-to-right thru the house as you enter the front door. Just the way they build them, I guess. But since you are going over slab, you can choose your direction.

What DC says is true, but I have never seen a site finished floor, with the hall run any direction other then the long way, regardless which way the joists ran. But since your on slab, (as noted) you can run it which ever way YOU think looks best.