When installing hardwood or laminate floors you generally follow the line of the most prominent wall but there s a problem with this approach.
How to keep a wood floor square.
Unlike tile which is started in the center of a room laminate flooring is typically installed by starting at the wall.
Before you can begin nailing or gluing down the planks for your wood floor you must establish a straight line from wall to wall across.
Lining the flooring up based on the.
It s rare to find a room that s perfectly square so the wall opposite the one you choose for the first row is probably angled with respect to it.
Continue using the floor nail gun until you reach the far wall then face nail the last remaining rows.
How to find a straight line when installing wood flooring.