Ooops...laid the floor the wrong way

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hackjob

Discussion Starter · Dec 3, 2012

Okay, I feel like a total knuckle head and lost a whole night sleep after I realized what I did...I accidentally installed hardwood flooring in a 6 x 6 closet parallel to the floor joists...can I get away with this or do I have pull up the floor and start again??? If I have to pull it up, will the wood be okay to use again?:furious:

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oh'mike

· #2 · Dec 3, 2012

It will make no difference what so ever---go back to bed and relax

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poppameth

· #3 · Dec 3, 2012

Running perpendicular dates back to the days when the wood was installed directly on the joist with no subfloor. With a decent subfloor under it you'll have no issues.

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msaeger

· #4 · Dec 3, 2012

What's the worst that could happen in a closet anyway.

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zakany

· #5 · Dec 4, 2012

I wouldn't put a grand piano in your closet.

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gregzoll

· #6 · Dec 5, 2012

I did not know that there was a right or wrong way in installing flooring. I was expecting you to state that you installed it upside down, with the finished against the sub flooring.

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Awoodfloorguy

· #7 · Dec 5, 2012

Agree with the others. No worries.

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