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I used to think a 6-inch margin on every plank layout was a waste, but a job in Tacoma changed my mind.
I was doing a big LVP install in a 1970s split-level, and the homeowner pointed out a slight bow in the longest wall I hadn't even noticed. I mean, I always just ran a line and went for it, but that curve would have left a huge gap if I'd stuck to my old straight-line rule. How do you guys handle walls that aren't perfectly square without making the whole floor look off?
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jessica_robinson2310d ago
Forget following a wall's curve like @johnson.paul says, that's a great way to make a whole room look crooked. You fight the wonky wall, you don't join it. Start your first row dead straight from the most visible wall, usually the one you see when you walk in. Let that gap from the bowed wall happen on the far side, then cover it with your baseboard and quarter round. A straight line for the planks is way more important to the eye than a perfect wall fit you'll never see.
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sethhernandez10d ago
Wait, @johnson.paul wants you to scribe a line for a bowed wall?
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