The finished floor. It was a challenge getting the pattern of the boards and the seams to appear random. But I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
I'm laying a floor in a 16' long room. All boards supplied are 4.5' long. I'm using the manufacturers suggestion of laying full boards (4.5') until I reach the end, then cut the last board to fit. Then take the remainder of that cut board to begin the next row, following that with full board...