I will glue down engineered hardwood throughout my house. My question is, what do I do in the doorways? Am I suppose to use t molding? Or can I do a continuous installation throughout the house without any t molding? If so, my next question is control lines. Do I measure from the same reference line from the starter room or a new line in the new rom?

Go throught the doorways. Floating installations require "T" moldings, and that is mainly for the glueless designs out now. But some glue together recommeneds them stil, and for good reason.


Yep, you got it. As you come out of a room, dry lay a board, to mark where your going to pop a line. Floor lazers work really well for this.

Thanks Floorguy, here is one more question. Since I'll be going through multiple rooms continous, how will I be able to make any adjustments if the hardwood pattern becomes out of square?

For example, I'll be starting in the bedroom and work my way around the house, I'm afraid by the time I get to the other end of the house, the planks will not be in parallel with the walls. How will I be able to make any "adjustments" along the way?

That depends. I am quick to taper a board from the back and make a new groove if need be. In the absence of the necesary tools, you can always taper the front, but that will leave you with a dead joint right in the middle of a door.(bad idea)

If the room is only going to run out an inch or so, it is not likely to ever be seen after you fill the room with furniture. There are a million tricks. I know about half a million of them.

I would be glad to help you out. Just gimme a situation, and I can prescribe a remedy.

CHU

Thanks for the help Chuck and the offer. I'm sure I'll be back with many more questions. I've only recently decided to install hardwood and haven't even made any measurements etc. I'm eager to get going though. I will only be able to do one room at a time, as there is no place else to put our furniture.

I might as well fire off a few other questions. What are some good brands for engineered hardwood? I'm thinking of goign with Pecan as that species is harder than Oak, but not as dark as B. Cherry.

The best place to cheat the layout, is in a doorway.