Several factors can lead to flooring developing gaps. Humidity plays a key role, and often floors that were installed during a period of high humidity may later develop gaps as a result of humidity levels reducing. Humidity levels drop in the cooler months when central heating is turned back on. A seasonal gap should normally close back up.

Excessive and large gaps however can develop for a variety of reasons:

  • Excessive moisture

  • High humidity

  • Too close to heating source

  • Incorrect nail spacing

  • Subfloor deficiencies

Flooring gaps

Fix your flooring gap problem

For larger non-closing gaps a professional is required to properly repair the floor. Our expert team can identify and diagnose flooring gaps root causes, and offer solutions to resolve the issue. We are able to lift and relay floorboards, laid together resolving any gap issue. We often carry out full floor renovations where we can inlay small wood slivers in the gaps, of a similar hue to your existing floorboards, sand back and finish the boards, restoring them to a beautiful condition and giving your floor a new lease of life. 

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