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1-14. Preparing to Lay a Floor

The finish flooring should be delivered to the job site in sufficient time to allow the carpenter to lay out the floor. This allows the flooring to adjust to the moisture and temperature conditions in the building. Fifteen-pound asphalt felt should be placed over the subfloor before installing the finish flooring. Before laying the floor, check the floor plans to determine which of the rooms is the largest and what its relationship is to the other rooms. If laying strip flooring, see if the flooring will extend from the largest room into the next room. If so, lay the flooring in the longest direction. Check the walls of the largest room to see if the opposite walls are parallel to each other. Snap a chalk line parallel along the longest wall to establish a straight line (called a baseline). This line should extend into the next room so the strip flooring will be continuous.

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