Hey everyone,
I'm putting down hardwoods in my entrance way and in my living room
(which attaches to my entrance way). The boards will run one way in my
entrace way and the other way in my living room. My question is, how do
they meet up?
There's about a 5 foot "gap" connecting the entrance way to the living
room. And the walls of this 5 foot gap are about 5 inches thick. Some
people say to lay down a 5 inch "header board" to divide the two areas
of hardwoods. But I'm not sure I like that idea - that board may look
out of place with the surrounding 2.25 inch boards. Some say to meet
the boards half way into that 5 inch area. Some say to have the living
room boards come all the way through the 5 inch span (i.e. the boards in
the entrace way stay completely out of that 5 inch span). I'm leaning
towards the latter. But does anyone know what is usually done in this
situation?
Thanks!
Brad Stone
Brad Stone asks:
> I'm putting down hardwoods in my entrance way and in my living room
>(which attaches to my entrance way). The boards will run one way in my
>entrace way and the other way in my living room. My question is, how do
>they meet up?
>
> There's about a 5 foot "gap" connecting the entrance way to the living
>room. And the walls of this 5 foot gap are about 5 inches thick. Some
>people say to lay down a 5 inch "header board" to divide the two areas
>of hardwoods. But I'm not sure I like that idea - that board may look
>out of place with the surrounding 2.25 inch boards.
Go for a 5" wide walnut board. Accent the difference.
Charlie Self
"To create man was a quaint and original idea, but to add the sheep was
tautology." Mark Twain's Notebook
http://hometown.aol.com/charliediy/myhomepage/business.html
I'd do it the way that was pleasing to me, but my humble vote is for the
5" piece. Anything, but meeting the two floors in the middle of the
transition area: Ugh!
dave
Brad Stone wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm putting down hardwoods in my entrance way and in my living room
> (which attaches to my entrance way). The boards will run one way in my
> entrace way and the other way in my living room. My question is, how do
> they meet up?
>
> There's about a 5 foot "gap" connecting the entrance way to the living
> room. And the walls of this 5 foot gap are about 5 inches thick. Some
> people say to lay down a 5 inch "header board" to divide the two areas
> of hardwoods. But I'm not sure I like that idea - that board may look
> out of place with the surrounding 2.25 inch boards. Some say to meet
> the boards half way into that 5 inch area. Some say to have the living
> room boards come all the way through the 5 inch span (i.e. the boards in
> the entrace way stay completely out of that 5 inch span). I'm leaning
> towards the latter. But does anyone know what is usually done in this
> situation?
>
> Thanks!
> Brad Stone
>
Brad Stone <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hey everyone,
>
> I'm putting down hardwoods in my entrance way and in my living room
>(which attaches to my entrance way). The boards will run one way in my
>entrace way and the other way in my living room. My question is, how do
>they meet up?
>
> There's about a 5 foot "gap" connecting the entrance way to the living
>room. And the walls of this 5 foot gap are about 5 inches thick. Some
>people say to lay down a 5 inch "header board" to divide the two areas
>of hardwoods.
I've got this same scenario between my dining room and family room,
which is an addition. I've got that 5" threshhold piece where the
wall used to be and it looks fine. I don't like the different
orientations of the wood in the 2 rooms, but given that it's necessary
due to the joist orientation, the 5" piece just looks like the first
board in the other room.
Michael