I've got a big flooring instal coming up. 1700 feet of red oak.
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Has one main room with a single big hallway, then several alcoves for a dining room an other bedrooms off that.

Is it a bad idea to start my layout on the hallway wall and use a spline to change the direction of my instal into the dining room area (about 3-400 feet of the layout)?
I want yo ensure I get a straight run down the hallway and would be nervous about getting just a tiny bit off if I start on the dining area wall.
Are there any potential long term issues to doing a reverse of direction like this?

For info I an going 5 inch red oak plank with a roll on vapor barrier and a glue asset instal

Thanks for any helpful input!

no problems I do it all the time. Just make sure the joining rows are down nice and tight. I use both adhesive along with nails on those rows.

Using a spline fitted into the groove side of the flooring, nail both sides, right through the spline.