2 Inch Hardwood Vs 4 Inch Hardwood
I am putting in new hardwood oak flooring.
2 inch hardwood vs 4 inch hardwood. Narrow plank floors tend to run somewhere between 2 and 4 inches in width. There is a difference between the 3 1 4 width to 5 inch wide boards when it comes to installation. The hardwood layer on top ranges in thickness from 6 millimeters to 4 millimeters. 58 items page 1 of 3 sort by.
2 4 inch wide hardwood hardwood flooring. I love how wider floor boards look but i am concerned about cupping etc when the humidity changes. If the concrete slab is dry you can lay a 4 6 mil plastic vapor retarder or rubber moisture barrier down on the concrete for a moisture barrier then build up the floor using two layers of 1 2 inch plywood or sleepers and a plywood base and cover that with 15lb black felt paper then nail staple the solid hardwood flooring down on top. Engineered wood flooring comes in thicknesses ranging from to inch and from 3 to 10 inches wide.
I am deciding between 3 1 4 inch and 5 inch widths. When looking for new hardwood floors a multitude of style options are available. Wide plank flooring starts at about 5 inches wide and can go up to as much as 12 inches wide depending on the wood and the manufacturer. First do you want all one width or random widths.
Classic narrow strip floors of 2 1 4 and 3 1 4 are as popular today as they were when your grandparents built their home. This is 100 personal preference. The nwfa has guidelines to installation when it comes to wider boards. 1 2 3 next free shipping.
Random widths work in any décor rustic or modern. The difference between wide and narrow plank flooring may at first glance seem obvious. 7 304 sqft product id. Shaw hard surface design manager sandi ownby has this to say.
I would recommend you ask your flooring guy if there is anything different when it comes to installing wider width boards. When you move beyond the standard 2 3 wide oak floors there are two decisions to make. I know there are things you can do to avoid it but i believe its not 100 avoidable and the chance of a problem is greater the wider the boards are.