Walls are rarely straight or true.
Scribe wood floors.
A method of marking wood that transfers a profile directly is called scribing.
A compass type tool allows you to transfer a profile from one surface to another.
How to scribe a piece of wood.
You place the boards on the subfloor fit the tongue and groove ends together tap them to fit.
In installing strip flooring training the trades jul 18 the final photo shows a scribing block made by howard brickman a wood flooring specialist.
Scribing helps you fit a cabinet side paneling or molding to irregular surfaces like brick.
Even the slightest deviations along their length can become noticeable if a new floor does not match the walls imperfections.
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First support the paneling or molding so its edge is plumb.
The block is simply a scrap of the flooring being installed in this case 2 1 4 inch wide oak with finger holes drilled in it for holding it during the scribe.
Be careful to hold the compass perpendicular to the surface being scribed.
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How to scribe flooring to the wall.
Then set the compass a little wider than the widest gap and scribe the line.
Laying hardwood flooring is relatively simple.