Laying parquet, in which direction?

Thank you all for the helpful answers. I am now also leaning towards option 1, as it is the same direction as the terrace flooring, even though that is the short edge (5m). The two adjacent rooms are the kitchen and the hallway. Both have glass doors, but 30 x 60 tiles will be installed there, which will also be laid in the exact same direction.

Now something else occurs to me. How would you start laying, from left to right? Problem: You can see in the picture, in the far right corner by the window, there is a pillar which unfortunately I cannot saw away, so it must be cut out delicately there.

In any case, I will glue, not lay floating. That feels better.

Thanks again for your help.

Best regards, Frank

We have installed a small L-shaped aluminum strip beneath the floor-to-ceiling windows. This is glued to the window frame on the back side with silicone, allowing the laminate underneath to float. We bought the strips as inexpensive meter goods at the hardware store.

@One 00,
that looks very good,
I will do it the same way.
Thanks and best regards Frank

, I have to ask again, what do you mean by that? I thought deformation cannot occur with bonding?

Floating (or laid on a substrate) multi-layer parquet elements have the property that the unavoidable deformations caused by moisture absorption from the air, which are positively inhibited by the bonding on the back side in floating installation, can now take effect unhindered.

Best regards, Frank

Hello Frank,
that is not (completely) correct.
In my posts, I have always pointed out that bonding hinders (but does not completely prevent) moisture- or heat-induced deformation of parquet elements, but also parquet strips.
But ultimately, we also have a material thickness that we must consider in case of deformations. A thin slice of bread that was forgotten on the kitchen cabinet will warp completely after some time due to drying.
With a thicker, bonded-on-the-back parquet or wood-based panel, the bond zone in the adhesive layer remains, but the material above it moves.
And so it is not uncommon for gaps to form (even though the parquet backside still rests closed on the screed through the adhesive layer) or for edge spotting to occur when the wood swells due to moisture.
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Best regards: KlaRa

Hello KlaRa, does this mean that with a floating installation this joint formation probably does not occur? Best regards Frank