My question has to do with starting the first row on a wall that is not straight. The difference is about an inch in a length of 12'. If I measure out from the wall the width of the board plus expansion room, obviously the floor will not be straight. I can rip the first board at an angle to get a straight line to start from but, cannot figure out how to get a straight line to start with. The opposite or ending wall is also not straight (by about another inch over just 8 feet), so measuring from it back to my starting wall won't give me a straight line to start with either.
Both walls will have either cabinets or appliances on them so the angled boards wouldn't matter but, obviosly I want to start with a straight line so that the visible part of the floor is straight.
Thanks for any help, just wish I'd stumbled upon this site weeks ago.
Guy Coulston

Sorry Guy, Im missing something. If the starting wall, AND the finishing wall are both not straight, what are you using for a reference point?

By the way, if your floor is not parallel to the wall, it wont be parallel to the face of the built-ins either.