Laminate Flooring Expansion Gap Skirting Board

The gap should be a minimum of 5 16 of an inch 8 mm.

Laminate flooring expansion gap skirting board. When laying laminate flooring it is essential that you leave at least a 10 12mm expansion gap around the perimeter of the floor. The recommended expansion gap is a minimum of inch. This can be done by using a scotia or a beading to seamlessly cover the expansion gap. However you won t need to worry about any spaces around the perimeter of your installation.

If you re keeping your current skirting boards where they are you ll have the bridge the gap between the floor and the skirting board. Like the skirting boards we supply this either in white or to colour match your laminate. 11m 18 x 0 6m lengths. Dont think it was installed incorrectly but i do know that too big a gap can cause problems sometimes.

Example pole and i did a big commercial job with pergo select commercial instructions say 1 2 gap everywhere customer wanted cove base so to have proper gap we undercut the 1 2 drywall everywhere area was about 60 x90 with a small 5 x 7 hallway off to one side with 2 offices off the. Free next day delivery available free collection in 5 minutes. The gap around the edges of the floor which are camouflaged by skirting boards doesn t allow enough play in large rooms. Expert installers say that the larger the space the larger the expansion gap should be as the floor needs more space to expand and contract with temperature.

If a room is wider than 8 metres and or longer than 12 metres one or more additional expansion joints are needed in the middle. As a rule the larger the space the larger the expansion gap should be. An expansion gap is essential when it comes to laminate flooring installation. What size expansion gap is required for laminate flooring.