Dealing with thick tradesman

lewisa

Quote Phil "I requested random pattern" + "like 99% of flooring"

If you had mentioned parquet or some niche board product then maybe I would have thought differently about the comment in question.

Doozergirl

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

Exactly this. You should set a row out before laying it, such that the last plank is cut to leave a reasonable size offcut with which to start the next row. Every so often you get a position where a plank is just slightly long or short to end the row, so you take the next size up or down, cut and repeat. Every time I've laid flooring, the selection of lengths in each pack is in a sensible ratio to give you what you need.

The problem with OP's flooring is that he will have a weak "fault line" where all the joins align. You wouldn't build a brick wall with all the bricks aligned and not staggered for the same reason.

Sorry OP, that flooring needs to come up and be relaid or you'll probably have problems later on.

That isn't my interpretation. He describes a brick pattern. It's solid, he just doesn't like the way it's all too perfect!

It's the finer detail, not a particular problem with workmanship.

Aylesbury_Duck

Doozergirl wrote: »

That isn't my interpretation. He describes a brick pattern. It's solid, he just doesn't like the way it's all too perfect!

It's the finer detail, not a particular problem with workmanship.

Yes, I see. I think you're correct and the joins of every other plank have been aligned. Probably makes it look a bit "laminate".

Carrot007

phil_b wrote: »

The latest is 35 SQM of oak flooring laid in a brick pattern. i.e the lengthway joins all lining up. Not how it should be done. This is despite my stating I wanted a random staggered pattern for the natural look that you see with 99% of wood floors.

Things like this and tiling option alwasy come down to did you tell them?


Some people assume things will be automatically done the way they want. They are often wrong, and often choose the wrong materials for what they want and are upset that it had to be a different way.


So what it come down to did you have long conversations with written (whatsapp etc would be enough, I just meant for record) follow up as to what should be done?