Introduction choose the boards.
How to install a hardwood floors.
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.
Choose the hardwood species and board widths for the room installation.
Use cut off boards from one row to start next row.
Finish hardwood floor installation when you get to the last few rows switch back to nailing by hand.
Install hardwood floors perpendicular to the floor joists parallel to the longest wall leaving a inch expansion gap around the perimeter.
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Step 1 measure the room.
Join the ends of the boards over a floor joist where possible avoiding joints that form an h.
Measure the width and length of the room and multiply for the square footage.