Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - How much 'extra' wood to order and how much space to leave??

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09-08-01, 09:35 AM
Hi,

I'm planning to install pre-finished 3"-wide maple in my 200 sq. ft. living room. How much extra wood should I order? I've heard 5% and 10%. Also, how much space do I have to leave around walls, etc for expansion? I think it was supposed to be 1/2", but I want to make sure.

This is my first attempt at this, though I installed parquet in a hallway last month. Any other useful advice?

Thanks for the help!

Paul

Elite Flooring/Ken Fisher
09-08-01, 10:50 AM
Paul:

Considering it's a small area, 5% waste would work fine and so would the 1/2" expansion area. Other useful advice? You'll find many tips if you read through the vast number of messages here, and at the following link.


http://www.hoskinghardwood.com/cgi-bin/config.pl
09-08-01, 05:34 PM
Thanks for the reply Ken.

I'll let you konw how it goes when we get the wood ordered.

Paul