Upstairs, starting from the hallway, we have solid hardwood flooring. The floor installer did not leave expansion joints at the doorways, so the flooring was laid continuously (glued) and they said this has never caused problems before, even though it is not compliant with DIN standards. Acquaintances mentioned that their floor installer had advised against this. Should we have the joints cut in afterwards?
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hampshire29 Nov 2020 13:39I would let it be. The warranty period is long. Put it in writing unilaterally in the form of an acknowledgment email using indirect speech, and that should be enough. Most likely, nothing will actually happen. If it’s a local, well-established company, you have little to worry about—they won’t ruin their reputation over a few joints. If it’s the backyard floor installer from who-knows-where, trust less.
Definitely leave it as it is. This is standard practice. Nothing will happen at all, and it looks much better this way! We deliberately did it like this as well, and after years, there have been no issues. The adhesive is like rubber and easily accommodates small movements. The important thing is the edge gaps in the rooms. And 1 cm (0.4 inches) is more than enough!
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Wintersonne29 Nov 2020 15:24hampshire schrieb:
I would leave it. The warranty period is long. Just document it unilaterally in the form of an email summarizing the understanding in indirect speech, and that should be enough. Most likely, nothing will actually happen. If it’s a well-established local company, you have little to worry about—they wouldn’t risk damaging their reputation over a few joints. If it’s the backyard floor installer from far away, trust less.They’ve been around near us for decades.W
Wintersonne29 Nov 2020 15:25Bookstar schrieb:
Definitely leave it as is. This is standard practice. Nothing will happen at all, and it looks much better that way! We purposely did it the same way, and after years there have been no issues. The adhesive is like rubber and easily absorbs small movements. The important thing is the edge gaps in the rooms. And 1 cm (0.4 inches) is more than enough! How many square meters do you have? What could possibly go wrong? That the floor might crack? It was labeled as semi-rigid adhesive. The leftover adhesive was still somewhat rubbery. I wasn’t sure if it would harden completely or stay like that.
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Wintersonne29 Nov 2020 15:51"Longest" section divided by two doors: room, hallway, room (from east to west): length approx. 11.5 m (38 feet), widest point: 4 m (13 feet).
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