ᐅ Direction of parquet installation: parallel or perpendicular to the incoming light in the living room

Created on: 24 May 2021 14:06
M
MoeTavern
Hi,

How would you lay the parquet flooring in this apartment layout? Uniformly across the light direction in the living room, or uniformly along it? The parquet will be installed uniformly, meaning there are no plans to change the orientation in different rooms. It is also decided that the hallway and kitchen areas will have parquet, just to clarify that in advance.

Best regards,
Maria

Grundriss eines Apartments mit Küche, Wohnzimmer, Bad, WC/Dusche, Fluren und Balkon.
H
hampshire
25 May 2021 09:06
manohara schrieb:

Personally, I always find diagonally laid flooring to be “deliberately different,” and I consider it unnecessary and a bit silly.
I like herringbone patterns – they also have a diagonal aspect, but they rarely fit well in the typically small rooms of single-family homes.
manohara25 May 2021 10:13
At our place, my wife and the parquet installer convinced me, so the wood fiber insulation is installed diagonally.

To be honest – and of course I am 😎 – I don’t find it unpleasant at all.

Living room with balcony view: red armchair, wooden floor, flowers in front of glass wall and green hill panorama.
11ant25 May 2021 11:37
manohara schrieb:

In our case, my wife and the parquet installer had their way, and the wood fiber insulation is laid diagonally.
For herringbone, I would also find an orthogonal layout semi-crazy.
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manohara25 May 2021 11:46
In the photo, you can see that the emerging zigzag lines run parallel to the walls. I would have aligned the wood fiber, meaning the wood pieces, parallel to the walls.

The assumption that what is "normal" is automatically "correct" feels strange to me... 🙄
B
Bookstar
25 May 2021 14:33
I’m not interested in the floor at all. The view is absolutely amazing! 😀
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nordanney
25 May 2021 14:42
manohara schrieb:

At our place, my wife and the parquet installer insisted on installing the wood fiber insulation diagonally...
How else would you lay herringbone without it looking "special"? That is the standard installation direction, just like you have it.