expansion gap

I’m installing 18mm plywood sheets to a summerhouse floor frame. It will be glued down to reduce squeaking and then screwed into place. I have read that I need to leave a 2mm gap around each board to allow for expansion. To stop the gap causing draughts is it acceptable to fill the gap with...

Hi, I had some really good advice on this forum before xmas for a flooring project I’m about to start in my house, but just have a few other questions. I am laying LVT over flooring grade ply and self leveller (priming the ply beforehand). 1) should the ply be butted up to each other or a...

Hi there, I'm laying a solid herringbone floor and have reached a tricky area - the base of the stairs. We are thinking about undercutting the stair stringers, newel post and riser by 6-8mm to allow for an expansion gap, so that when completed, the wood floor will look like it neatly touches...

Looking for a bit of advice please. I’m about to pour a concrete slab for a stand-alone raised patio which is getting tiled with porcelain tiles 600mm x 900mm. The slab is just under 6m by 4m and 6” thick. However all around the edge of the slab will be a box section of the concrete reinforced...

Hello, I'm about to have my wood flooring replaced with similar sized wood, the issue is that we have an exposed brick wall on the primary wall which we would start laying the floor at. The issue is that the brick wall was laid flush down to the existing flooring, ideally we would like to...

I'm fitting herringbone flooring, real wood with 3mm wear layer and overall 10m thick. I've left the recommended 10mm expansion gap all around the room +/- 2 to 3 mm. Around the door frame here, can I tightly butt the flooring up against the frame where it won't be covered by the architrave or...

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Hello everyone, I've just had laminate flooring fitted by a joiner. After he finished last night I noticed that around sections of the wall and the doorways, the expansion gap was not consistent. He also screwed the door threshold right through the laminate. I have attached some photos to...

I’m planning on laying Amtico vinyl planks in my living room. Subfloor is wood floorboards and and I’m going to put plywood boards down first to make sure floor is level. I understand I’m supposed to leave a 10mm expansion gap around the room edges of the plywood, but there is a tiled...

Hi everyone, I’m planning to glue down parquet blocks on top of a concrete floor - just doing some research first and would be very grateful for any input. I know an expansion gap is recommended by those with vastly more experience than me and I do plan to put one in, but I don’t understand...

There is something I do not understand and would be grateful for clarification. The idea of a control joint is to allow a wall to move and therefore prevent it from cracking. At the same time we put rigid elements such or a bond beam to prevent movement. Do we really need control joints in an...

I live in a house that is about 3 years old and would like to install engineered wood flooring throughout. We have a wet underfloor heating to the downstairs. So, the age old problem, I would like to have the skirtings removed and replaced. The skirting are very intricate and seem to be mitred...