Laminate Floor Has A Gap. The recommended expansion gap is a minimum of ¼ inch. How to fix end gaps and cracks in laminate flooring. Expert installers say that the larger the space, the larger the expansion gap should be, as the floor needs more space to expand and contract with temperature.
The floor isn't always going to be perfectly flat, so the joint where it meets the trim may have some variation to it in places where the floor level has dropped. In extreme cases, it can damage the click system. The home had a concrete subfloor on the lower level, and plywood on the upper level.
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Having tiles untold bathrooms i always do the floor last this saves dropping tiles etc on to the nice new expensive tile. Laminate flooring concerns are an aggravation that you want to avoid. 1 using a floor gap fixer. Since the kitchen laminate is light colored and the gaps are noticable (about 1/16 i guestimate) they kind of bug me.
