Straight Herringbone Floor

I would have wanted them and probably would have had to hire someone instead of having my father put in the floor straight planks for free.

Straight herringbone floor.

Run a bead of wood glue in the groove along one side of the herringbone field and insert a long spline then tap the spline in place. The one above is chevron. Use the router to cut a groove around the perimeter so that you can add an apron of long flooring strips to frame the herringbone. However i m glad i didn t know about herringbone floors when i put mine in.

Despite my house being a mid 70s blah i would love to have it. Recoating and refinishing are some of the trickiest parts of the wood floor business. Recoating refinishing recoating refinishing. The floor in the picture at the top of this post is herringbone.

Working out from the first row or column lay tiles in the herringbone pattern matching your example. For a twist on standard hardwood flooring try a classic chevron or herringbone pattern the parquet styles have been around for more than a. From straight lay strip to parquet herringbone and more these articles offer the 411 on wood floor installation. Step 18 attach a feature strip photo by wendell t.

Lay tile around edge or starting area. These articles offer help for products from newer floors to historic homes. I love love love that herringbone floor. You can read more about the distinction and about the history of the two patterns in this column.

Because of the intricacy of the pattern laying a chevron or herringbone floor takes quite a bit more time than a typical wood floor.