Hello,
In the next few days, we will be installing an oiled oak parquet floor (floating click-lock planks, wide plank style, by Haro) in our kitchen, which has a floor area of 4m x 4m (13ft x 13ft). The manufacturer specifies an expansion gap of 2 mm per meter (0.08 inches per 3.3 ft), with a minimum of 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 inches). The kitchen cabinets will be installed along two walls in an L-shape on top of the parquet, including a heavy wood stove.
Now to my questions:
1. Should I leave a larger gap at the free walls since the parquet on the side where the kitchen rests might not be able to expand due to the weight? If so, what gap size would you recommend? The planned skirting boards (baseboards) are 2 cm (0.8 inches) thick, and if possible, I would like to keep the gap smaller than that.
2. Would it be better to glue the planks, since the floor is in the kitchen, in order to seal the joints?
3. After installation, should the floor be oiled again for safety, or is it sufficient just to work in the surface finish?
I couldn’t find any specific installation guidelines for kitchens online, so I thought I’d ask in this forum first before contacting the manufacturer.
Looking forward to your answers,
Best regards
In the next few days, we will be installing an oiled oak parquet floor (floating click-lock planks, wide plank style, by Haro) in our kitchen, which has a floor area of 4m x 4m (13ft x 13ft). The manufacturer specifies an expansion gap of 2 mm per meter (0.08 inches per 3.3 ft), with a minimum of 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 inches). The kitchen cabinets will be installed along two walls in an L-shape on top of the parquet, including a heavy wood stove.
Now to my questions:
1. Should I leave a larger gap at the free walls since the parquet on the side where the kitchen rests might not be able to expand due to the weight? If so, what gap size would you recommend? The planned skirting boards (baseboards) are 2 cm (0.8 inches) thick, and if possible, I would like to keep the gap smaller than that.
2. Would it be better to glue the planks, since the floor is in the kitchen, in order to seal the joints?
3. After installation, should the floor be oiled again for safety, or is it sufficient just to work in the surface finish?
I couldn’t find any specific installation guidelines for kitchens online, so I thought I’d ask in this forum first before contacting the manufacturer.
Looking forward to your answers,
Best regards
W
Wohntraum-13 Nov 2009 12:13Please refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.
For click laminate flooring, it is usually not necessary to glue the joints.
A wall gap of 8mm (5/16 inches) is sufficient.
Best regards, M. Graf
For click laminate flooring, it is usually not necessary to glue the joints.
A wall gap of 8mm (5/16 inches) is sufficient.
Best regards, M. Graf
L
Lanalana-111 Mar 2010 12:57Country-Style Floorboards
Pretty good idea... For 10 years, I have had an engineered hardwood floor in the kitchen and open-plan living-dining area. It still looks like new and has never needed sanding. An engineered hardwood floor lasts a lifetime; you can sand it down 10 times, and it also looks really great.
Pretty good idea... For 10 years, I have had an engineered hardwood floor in the kitchen and open-plan living-dining area. It still looks like new and has never needed sanding. An engineered hardwood floor lasts a lifetime; you can sand it down 10 times, and it also looks really great.
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