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Hello,

When we took the skirting boards off, we observed a gap about 1-2 cm between the plasterboard (wall) and the concrete floor. We want to install laminate floor and wondered whether we should treat the gap around the flat (plaster?) or leave it and laminate as per usual (leave 5mm from the plasterboard 'hanging edge')?

This is a newly built flat and in some forums it is said that the builders always leave this gap as a damp-proof precaution. Happy with that, but will the laminate flooring move? will it be stable enough?

thanks in advance

the gap is there to stop the plasterboard soaking up any moisture.
Lay the laminate flooring to the edge of the plasterboard, the gap will absorb any movement in the floor, The skirting will hide the edge of the flooring, don't seal the skirting to the floor

Hello welsh brickie, Thank you!
That is good. We will laminate as per usual and the skirting will be on top of the laminate.

newbiee_diy wrote:Hello,

When we took the skirting boards off, we observed a gap about 1-2 cm between the plasterboard (wall) and the concrete floor. We want to install laminate floor and wondered whether we should treat the gap around the flat (plaster?) or leave it and laminate as per usual (leave 5mm from the plasterboard 'hanging edge')?

This is a newly built flat and in some forums it is said that the builders always leave this gap as a damp-proof precaution. Happy with that, but will the laminate flooring move? will it be stable enough?

thanks in advance

Can you upload the image?