Expansion

As with all wood flooring, provision for expansion should be allowed.

Expansion should also be considered in the screed especially when UFH is present.

Because timber expands at a far greater rate across the grain rather than in the length it is good practice to lay the floor in the longest direction of the room. It also looks better this way. An expansion gap must be maintained around the perimeter of each room – doorways – any abutted hard surface – obstructions passing through the floor such as radiator pipes.