Expansion gap wooden floor beside banister

cubatahavana

We are laying engineered floor on the first and second floor. Any ideas to make the transition expansion gap from the engineered floor to the bottom of the stair banister smooth?

At the moment there’s a 1cm gap. Photo is not best quality

Graham

You can buy a scotia (moulding) to cover the gap. Generally comes in 2.4m lengths.

cubatahavana

Graham wrote: »

You can buy a scotia (moulding) to cover the gap. Generally comes in 2.4m lengths.

Thanks, we were thinking more to add something flatter,

Bonzo Delaney

Cork expansion strips can be got to fill the gap glued down with silicone .
Make sure its a neat parallel gap for the Cork strip to slot in to

chooseusername

cubatahavana wrote: »

Thanks, we were thinking more to add something flatter,

Whatever you put there, quadrant, scotia or flat bead,
don't be tempted to fix it to the floor, as that would close up the expansion gap.

antfin

cubatahavana wrote: »

Thanks, we were thinking more to add something flatter,

You can get a flat (8mm) strip of wood 30mm wide to glue in place. A regular white oak strip would probably match your floor colour. Personally I prefer solid wood strips but it can easier to find a laminated one in any DIY store.

This kind of thing is what you're looking for https://www.irishflooring.ie/product_info.php?products_id=6937

Graham

cubatahavana wrote: »

Thanks, we were thinking more to add something flatter,

White flat beading, something like this:

https://www.woodies.ie/trojan-25mm-x-6mm-s-a-flat-beading-2-4m-white-1063363