ᐅ Long, wide-plank flooring without staggered joints, installed lengthwise along the room?

Hello,

I have a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide and 4 m (13 ft 1 in) long home office. Can I install a 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) long click-lock rustic plank flooring, cut down to 2 m (6 ft 7 in), by laying the boards end to end with no stagger, so running the length of the room? Would this be unstable or look unattractive? The flooring would be installed perpendicular/parallel to the window.

Technically as well as visually, I don’t see any immediate disadvantages there.
Although, visually it’s always a matter of personal taste.
The room just feels a bit smaller compared to a lengthwise installation.

Why without offset? That would mean two 2m (6.5 ft) strips side by side, which looks odd to me. I would go with the 220 cm (7.2 ft) length and choose an offset. Also, definitely consider a lengthwise layout. How should it continue in the hallway?

kbt09 schrieb:

Why without staggering? That would mean two 2 m (6.5 ft) planks side by side... to me, that looks odd. I would lay them with the 220 cm (7.2 ft) length and stagger the joints. You might also consider a lengthwise layout. How is it supposed to continue into the hallway?

No, since it runs perpendicular to the window, it would just be one 2 m (6.5 ft) plank laid in a row, which is the simplest option as I only need to cut the engineered wood planks. The hallway is rectangular and connects at a 90-degree angle. I could continue laying perpendicular there, but due to different dimensions, I would need to stagger the joints. Hallway length 2.70 m (8.9 ft) × width 2.35 m (7.7 ft) = 6.35 m² (68.3 ft²).

Reading helps 😉 .. the room is only 2 meters (6.6 feet) wide ... so it might work there. However, I would still recommend planning the extension into the hallway as well.

kbt09 schrieb:

Reading is key 😉 .. the room is only 2 m (6.5 ft) wide ... yes, in that case it’s probably feasible. Still, I would consider planning the further installation into the hallway.

Yes, it might be that if I have to install with staggered joints in the hallway, it won’t match the home office. I would keep the laying direction of the home office, but I would actually prefer a transverse direction for a rectangular hallway. Otherwise, installing both rooms with staggered joints would probably look most harmonious.