I've been asked to help lay a tile-effect laminate floor in a kitchen, covering previous vinyl tiles which are well stuck down. The kitchen is about 4 x 2.5 metres with the units along one long wall and down the sides of the short walls about 1.4 metres.
All instructions talk about a 10mm expansion gap all round. Where the units are I intend the floor to go beneath the kickboards maybe 50mm then stop. Other places it will go up to the skirting.
For this size room, is 10mm necessary? I laminated my hall several years ago with a 10mm cork-filled gap all round and even in the hottest weather it hasn't really expanded any noticeable amount.
A smaller expansion gap could mean a smaller quadrant (taking off skirting is not an option) and instructions don't really say a 10mm gap applies to a particular size of room. Any comments from professional fitters?
All instructions talk about a 10mm expansion gap all round. Where the units are I intend the floor to go beneath the kickboards maybe 50mm then stop. Other places it will go up to the skirting.
For this size room, is 10mm necessary? I laminated my hall several years ago with a 10mm cork-filled gap all round and even in the hottest weather it hasn't really expanded any noticeable amount.
A smaller expansion gap could mean a smaller quadrant (taking off skirting is not an option) and instructions don't really say a 10mm gap applies to a particular size of room. Any comments from professional fitters?