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That's going to be one busy floor! The 8" butt joints spacing they call for does not apply to patterned goods. Patterned goods also require more material. Non patterned tiles add 5% for waste, patterned at least double. They won't break cartons for you either.
The planks will stay together without staggering as long as every joint is truly locked. If you want to stagger, start the next course from the middle out to split the difference of the pattern running on at the ends. Your room is 9' ? That's only 2 planks plus a 6" fill on the ends, right? That's a lot of waste, 3' out of the middle of a plank. The planks must be locked together all around and can run in only one direction. It's always adds significant cost to use a Patterned material.
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