Hi there
I've just brought a solid wood floor which I'm about to lay.
Reading the instructions, and general guidance on the web says to leave at least 12mm gap around the perimeter of the floor.
However, on the first row, if I leave a 12mm gap, the 'tongue' of the boards 3 or 4mm means that there's a visible gap between the skirting board and first row.
I'm thinking of either:
1) Just leaving a 7mm expansiion gap, then keeping the skirting off for a while to see if the gap is sufficient, then if it closes cut off the tongue with something like a drimmel
2) Just cutting off the tongue first and keeping a 12mm expnsion gap.
Any advice would be gratefully received as I play to fix the first 3 rows this weekend
I've just brought a solid wood floor which I'm about to lay.
Reading the instructions, and general guidance on the web says to leave at least 12mm gap around the perimeter of the floor.
However, on the first row, if I leave a 12mm gap, the 'tongue' of the boards 3 or 4mm means that there's a visible gap between the skirting board and first row.
I'm thinking of either:
1) Just leaving a 7mm expansiion gap, then keeping the skirting off for a while to see if the gap is sufficient, then if it closes cut off the tongue with something like a drimmel
2) Just cutting off the tongue first and keeping a 12mm expnsion gap.
Any advice would be gratefully received as I play to fix the first 3 rows this weekend