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 Post subject: Hickory around a post
PostPosted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:40 am 
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I'll be laying solid hickory (5") in our main floor next week. Nail and glue assist. I have 2 posts to go around in the middle of the main space and am wondering about how to detail around the posts. Originally, I was going to lay the flooring up flush against the posts without trim, but now am thinking I should leave an expansion gap and then trim it out with quarter-round or shoe molding.

Is flush against the posts a bad idea because of expansion?

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 Post subject: Re: Hickory around a post
PostPosted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 4:15 pm 
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I would avoid to what I term 'net fitting' solid hardwood to a fixed object. In smaller areas semi okay. Glue and nail assist will not guarantee movement in a 5" solid hardwood. Shoe molding will look fine. I dislike 3/4 inch quarter round as a personal pet peeve.

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 Post subject: Re: Hickory around a post
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Great, thanks very much for the quick response. And I agree with you on the quarter round!


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:51 pm 
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You could also undercut the post a tad and back bevel the end of the plank so just a tad is going under the post.

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