How To Lay A Parquet Floor In A Herringbone

Parquet floors have been around forever yet the classic herringbone pattern is having a resurgence as of late and is super on trend.

How to lay a parquet floor in a herringbone. As you go along make sure the edges of your underlay meet but don t overlap as this will create an uneven floor. Once you re in the ballpark set the exact length and note that measurement. Choose the right flooring material.

Start by placing the roll of underlay at one end of the room and unroll from wall to wall. Mark the floor off with lines a and these will serve as guide lines as the y line runs through the centre point of the two planks once they have been joined. Use a rafter square to place the first piece at a 45 degree angle to the centerline then zigzag out to the side overlapping pieces at 90 degrees to adjust for length.

Remove the dry fit boards and spread adhesive for the first few rows making sure to use the appropriate adhesive and trowel. We ve got some classic parquet in a small section of our hallway it s over a hundred years old. From plywood create a starter board this will need to be the same as the plank length and must be square.

Lay the starter board so its top and bottom corners. To find the distance between the centre line and your working lines you need to use a square to mark a 45 degree angle from the tip of the board. Make a line from the intersection of these lines to the edge of the board.

Once your subfloor is fully prepared you can lay and apply your underlay across the entire room. We chose a length of 27 inches to work with our 3 inch wide flooring. Some manufacturers recommend both nailing and gluing the floor check with the manufacturer of the flooring you are using.

Then draw a 45 degree line from the opposite tip of the board and meet with the first line. While herringbone flooring designs are somewhat flexible you ll want to make sure you choose the best possible type of flooring for this project.