MR GLENNIE

Posted by David Glennie, on Tue 16 Sep 2014 11:36am

Hi, i am laying new wooden flooring and replacing the skirting boards. should the skirts sit on top of the flooring or should the flooring sit up against the skirts?

Edward Thompson

Tue 16 Sep 2014 07:12pm

Hi David for best results always put the skirting on top of the floor. Ed

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Mark Fletcher

Fri 19 Sep 2014 09:06pm

Hi David, You MUST leave an expansion gap around the entire floor, especially if it is solid wood, but even with engineered wood, which is less prone to movement and expansion. Generally, the expansion gap needs to be at least 10mm with engineered and 15mm+ with solid wood. Hence, when replacing the skirting boards, this should be on top of the wood and hiding the expansion gap. For doorways, fireplaces etc you can use scotia or beading to hide the gap. But the most important thing is leaving that gap - if you don't your floor will buckle and warp and likely need entirely re-fitting!

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