I was asked the other day what the benefits were between engineered oak flooring as appose to solid oak flooring or vice versa.
Now aside from the obvious thickness of oak present on engineered oak flooring I couldn't really answer the question and therefore would like an answer "if you would be so kind" from somebody thats knowledgeable in this product.
Which leads me onto my second, somewhat trivial question. Whenever I have laid flooring whether it be solid, engineered or laminate flooring I have always left atleast a 12mm expansion gap around all edges, however the job I am looking at at the moment has a floor which leads into a newly installed patio door about 4 metres long. Now i have advised the customer that we will need to leave the 12mm expansion gap where the floor runs into the frame of the patio doors. Customer is not happy, whom has spoken to his builder, builder says I am talking out of my rear end and an expansion gap is not required at this point.
The floor will be Oak, whether it be engineered or solid i do not know, it will be secret nailed in anycase. So do I or do I not leave an expansion gap at the frame.
Thank you once again for your time
Now aside from the obvious thickness of oak present on engineered oak flooring I couldn't really answer the question and therefore would like an answer "if you would be so kind" from somebody thats knowledgeable in this product.
Which leads me onto my second, somewhat trivial question. Whenever I have laid flooring whether it be solid, engineered or laminate flooring I have always left atleast a 12mm expansion gap around all edges, however the job I am looking at at the moment has a floor which leads into a newly installed patio door about 4 metres long. Now i have advised the customer that we will need to leave the 12mm expansion gap where the floor runs into the frame of the patio doors. Customer is not happy, whom has spoken to his builder, builder says I am talking out of my rear end and an expansion gap is not required at this point.
The floor will be Oak, whether it be engineered or solid i do not know, it will be secret nailed in anycase. So do I or do I not leave an expansion gap at the frame.
Thank you once again for your time