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They are not all the same length. I would say 95% of them are within 5 " of each other, there were a scattered number of very short pieces, maybe 10 or so out of the 800 + or - square foot.

Sounds like you guys are pretty much on the same page I am. I honestly do not think I will ever have a problem with the floor, but then again if I thought I would I would have never put it down. That being said, I paid a lot of extra dollars for a nice looking floor opposed to the alternative of a cheaper floor. Further I paid even more extra for a professional install from the flooring dealer I bought the materials from. Although they are beating around the bush and trying to get me to see there will not be any issues, I think it is time for me to get them to see that I am not going to accept the install without the felt as required by the manufacturer not to mention the head joint alignment which does not look nice and is also not installed per manufacturer instructions. Thanks for your time.

Reply to John Kogel Was the flooring nailed down? Yes, it is nailed down. Why do you ask?

Yes, they are actually hand scraped. There is a division of Anderson Flooring Co. in the South Carolina prison system. The prisoners are paid to hand scrape and stain the flooring. It looks amazing, but it is expensive. I agree, I think i will most likely never have a problem, but that is no guarantee. But i will be upset every time I pass by those joint and since they are in the Master Bedroom and living room, that will be many times daily. thanks for your comments, and I welcome any others who would like to provide their input.

Hello. I am new to the forum, I found the forum while looking for help trying to decide how to proceed. End of April I had new floors installed. I bought very expensive ($10.09 sq ft) Anderson Conservatory Plank, 1/2" engineered 5" planks. It is 5 plys of oak, and top ply of Maple which is hand scraped. Although I am very handy, and I used to be a cabinetmaker, I decided to pay the professionals to install my new flooring thinking they could do a better job than me. I am afraid I was wring, and I was hoping to give you some information to get your opinions on it. My house was built in 2005, is a ranch and has a walk out unfinished basement. The flooring was installed on the main level on top of sub floor. The installers did not install any type of paper between the sub floor and the new engineered flooring. There are neighborhood of 15 spots where the head joints are within 2" - 5" of each other. When I read through the installation manual provided with the flooring it specifically states to install 15# Felt Paper for moisture barrier, and it says head joints should be no closer than 6" from each other. My question is, woudl you be concerned about the installation? I am concerned one because of the warranty of this floor since it was not installed per manufacture requirements. The rep from Anderson has assured me they will stand behind the warranty in my case, and he has offered to supply me with paperwork stating the same. My concern is if I have a claim later they still could decide the flooring was not installed correctly and deny my claim. Secondly, the head joints are some what of a structural issue as well as an appearance issue. I think the flooring just does not look right with those joints being close together, and there is one place where 4 planks in a row are within 2" - 4" of each other. Would you be concerned about these issues? Please address each separately. I appreciate your time and opinions.