Step 1 measure the room.
How to install a hardwood floors.
Use cut off boards from one row to start next row.
On the last row cut the pieces to fit measuring the distance from the wall to the board not the tongue minus the expansion gap.
Join the ends of the boards over a floor joist where possible avoiding joints that form an h.
For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down.
Choose the hardwood species and board widths for the room installation.
Install hardwood floors perpendicular to the floor joists parallel to the longest wall leaving a inch expansion gap around the perimeter.
Introduction choose the boards.
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Measure the width and length of the room and multiply for the square footage.
The type of installation you choose will depend on your subfloor budget lifestyle and the type of wood flooring you select.