Hi all, about two months ago we had our old downstairs floorboards replaced due to a nasty woodworm attack. The builders treated the joists and laid new tongue and groove pine floorboards as requested. However, they didn't allow the boards to acclimatise to the rooms before fitting, which I wondered at the time whether that would be a problem.
Now a couple of months on there are gaps between nearly all of the boards, but probably not more than 1mm except for the odd few that are maybe 2mm. Also, some boards are still creaking.
Basically I just wondered if I am worrying unnecessarily, and that it's normal for the boards to expand and contract by a mm or two during the winter/summer months. Or whether the builders were wrong not to leave the boards to afjust to the room for a few days before fitting and now the boards will never be right? I've taken a picture of some of the larger gaps below.
Any advice greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Now a couple of months on there are gaps between nearly all of the boards, but probably not more than 1mm except for the odd few that are maybe 2mm. Also, some boards are still creaking.
Basically I just wondered if I am worrying unnecessarily, and that it's normal for the boards to expand and contract by a mm or two during the winter/summer months. Or whether the builders were wrong not to leave the boards to afjust to the room for a few days before fitting and now the boards will never be right? I've taken a picture of some of the larger gaps below.
Any advice greatly appreciated, thanks.