How to Install a Herringbone Floor | This Old House

See how to use prefinished engineered flooring to create a chevron showstopper. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
SUBSCRIBE to This Old House:
Shopping List for How to Install a Herringbone Floor:
- Engineered tongue-and-groove strip flooring.
Have your supplier determine how much you need, but figure on 15 percent waste.
- Feature and apron strips, to frame the herringbone field.
- Flooring splines
- Molding, to create a guide for the circular saw.
- 3/4-inch plywood. Get one 4x8 sheet to make the nailing blank and a straightedge.
- 1 1/2-inch drywall screws, to attach the blank to the subfloor.
- 16-gauge 2-inch L-head flooring nails or 'cleats'
- Wood glue
- Painter's tape
Tools for How to Install a Herringbone Floor:
- Measuring tape
- Chalk line
- Trammel. Make one from a piece of scrap board
- Straightedge
- Framing square
- Miter saw
- Rubber mallet
- Router and 1 1/4-inch flooring bit
- Rafter square
- Drill/driver
- Flooring nailer
- Circular saw
About This Old House TV:
This Old House is the No. 1 multimedia home enthusiast brand, offering trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine, and an information-driven website. This Old House and Ask This Old House are produced by This Old House Ventures, LLC and are presented on PBS by WETA Washington, DC.
Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Pinterest:
Instagram:
Tumblr:
For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at:
How to Install a Herringbone Floor | This Old House
/