New Laminate floor and Skirting

[Meblin]

I am about to lay a real wood laminate floor and also replacing the skirting board.

Is it ok to have the skirting on top of the board and have the expansion gap under the board or is this asking for trouble?

Also with the weather being hot should I make the expansion slightly less or is it likely to expand more at colder/wetter times of the year?

Meblin

 

[WoodYouLike]

I am about to lay a real wood laminate floor and also replacing the skirting board.

Is it ok to have the skirting on top of the board and have the expansion gap under the board or is this asking for trouble?

Also with the weather being hot should I make the expansion slightly less or is it likely to expand more at colder/wetter times of the year?

Meblin

Hi Meblin. See here why your first sentence made me smile, no pun intended.

You can leave your skirting boards on top of the floor, no problems.

concerning the expansion gap, it's not so much the temperate as the air humidity you have to keep in mind: high (like now) means the wood, when properly acclimatized) will absorb moist from the air.
In this time of the year a normal expansion gap of 10 - 15mm is sufficient.
Hope this helps

 

[Meblin]

Many thanks for the reply.

Your other post also made me smile. We have the Engineered type of flooring and I will use this term from now on

Meblin