I have a room where the floor has sunk slightly over time and there is now a gap between the laminate floor and skirting board. The floor was made cheaply by Wilcon Homes and the previous owners had a heavy cupboard where the floor has sagged. I am confident that the floor is now stable and I just want to repair the cosmetic damage by filling the gap. The gap is about 1cm in the middle of the wall and there is no gap at either end. I don't want to rip the floor up and start again and normally I would just fill the gap and repaint but the floor must be free to move to allow the laminate to expand. I had thought about laying newspaper between the skirting and floor, and then filling the gap, removing the newspaper when the filler has dried but I am worried the paper might get stuck to the filler.
Does anyone have any suggestions how to fill this gap while still allowing the laminate floor to expand? I am happy to replace the skirting but if I trim the skirting to match the curve of the floor, the ends will be narrower than the skirting on the neighbouring walls and won't meet properly.
Does anyone have any suggestions how to fill this gap while still allowing the laminate floor to expand? I am happy to replace the skirting but if I trim the skirting to match the curve of the floor, the ends will be narrower than the skirting on the neighbouring walls and won't meet properly.