We are continuing our flooring 101 series this week and discussing one of the most critical aspects of your wood flooring design the width of the planks.
Hardwood flooring variable widths.
In truth this is not just about the width of your floor but the overall dimensions of your entire floor widths and lengths.
Wide plank flooring vs.
More on random width plank hardwood flooring and how to measure add the total width to come up with one number.
Because widths of standard hardwood flooring planks have gradually expanded to 3 to 4 inches and because there are more and more realistic distressed vintage textures now available in standard flooring you may well ask yourself if the extreme cost of genuine wide plank flooring is worth it.
Variable width plank combinations also known as mixed width or random width planks such as 4 5 6 4 6 8 add a unique custom look to any room.
Instead see this as the selection of a major design feature.
Mixing varying widths of hardwood floors random widths are a design trend that you can bring into your home to help create a unique statement.
Today s most talented designers are exploiting the gorgeous possibilities of mixing hardwood flooring planks in variable widths.
Our variable width flooring allows you to mix wood planks of 4 5 and 6 inches together to create a stunningly stylish look.
Historically random width planks were created in order to utilize the cut of the tree in the most efficient way.
Width variable width variable width hardwood flooring variable width plank combinations also known as mixed width or random width planks such as 4 5 6 4 6 8 or 2 8 add a unique custom look to any room.
If you re considering a new hardwood floor here are some tips to help you with the choice of board widths first it s important not to see floor board width as yet another decision to make.
Your situation 3 25 5 7 15 25 500 sf divide each plank width by 15 25 or 3 25 divided by 15 25 213 multiply 213 x 500 106 55 sf 3 1 4 5 divided by 15 25 328 328 x 500 163 93 sf 5 7 divided by 15 25 46 46 x 500.
One easy way to bring classic wood floors into your home while keeping it feeling fresh modern and relevant is to use varying widths in the same room.
For those unable to decide or who are looking for a more random look shaw offers styles with even combinations of 3 inch widths 5 inch widths and 7 inch widths.
Standard hardwood flooring.