Installation

A hardwood floor is perhaps the most beautiful flooring you can have.  In recent years these floors have experienced something of a comeback.  Earlier in this country's construction history, they were the most commonplace of all floorings. With the advent of vinyl and linoleum flooring, and later with the widespread use of carpeting, they began to decline in popularity.

Part of their comeback, other than just the appreciation of the product itself, has been the introduction of new types of hardwood flooring systems. Not only are these new types as beautiful the earlier tongue-and-groove plank flooring.

First you need to decide the direction of the strips.  Typically you want the flooring to run the length of the room for esthetic reasons.  However keep in mind that running the flooring perpendicular to floor joists is better for structural reasons, since the floor will be stiffer and less prong to joists separating.

The best way to install is to place a Vapor barrier on top of the sub floor to better control moisture and sound between sub floors and finish floor, then a Resin paper.