I'd like to float click laminate on our floor in a continuous manner without transitions. I'd like to float diagonally, but am open to another orientation if this isn't feasible.
I understand floating diagonally results in more wasted material and brings the added challenge of recalibrating your angled cuts as walls are not straight, but I like the character diagonal placement brings. If I'm not mistaken, on the plus side, laying diagonally can help avoid the problem of thin board strips running alongside walls due to how many distances need to be accounted for in a given space.
Questions
Is floating a continuous floor possible given the diagram below?
If yes, I'd love an explanation for how I can achieve the result...
Is diagonal placement possible, or do I need to go another way? Which direction would you recommend laying the boards if not diagonal? I assume the direction holds throughout all of the areas? The product I'm heavily considering comes in 6-1/8" wide planks.
Is there a recommended room to start in?
For diagonal placement in particular, all of the resources I've read so far talked about "starting in the middle of the room", but there's really no "middle" with my space (especially in the kitchen where there's an island and a nook jutting out).
Any specific pitfalls I should watch out for given my floor shape?
If no, can you help me understand why?
I had a "pro" consultant come to my home, measure my space, and he told me the whole area could be floated without transitions, but since he quoted me upwards of $15K, I'd like some more data points to do it myself.
Floor Plan
- The teal area represents everywhere the flooring will be laid. Total area is roughly 1080 sqft.
- The longest stretches, as you can see from the diagram, are just under 38 feet long. Perhaps this is a non-issue if I lay diagonally though?
- There are only three doors (the colored lines in the lower area).
- I've added some letters for narrow areas in case it helps to refer to said areas in your answer.