Why Should There Be A Gap When Installing WPC Decking?

Although WPC decking has the advantages of installation operation and long service life, there are certain common problems in the whole installation process, which must be mastered by the staff. For example, the installation of plastic-wood flooring requires a gap, which is a very critical level, so why Want to leave a gap? I firmly believe that many people are not clear, let us understand it together below.

Under normal circumstances, the installation of wood-plastic floor should take full consideration of factors such as beauty, damp and cold resistance, variability, heat resistance, and convenient mid-to-late removal, so as to ensure the compliance of the installation.

According to the detailed introduction of technical professionals, it is found that the installation of plastic wood flooring must leave a gap, the key is to better facilitate the drainage pipeline in the whole process of application. Because plastic wood flooring has very good moisture-proof properties, it is mostly used in rainy areas in the south, where water storage conditions often occur. The gaps between the wood floors can facilitate drainage pipes and prevent the wood floors from being invaded by water for a long time.

Another aspect is that the existence of the gap can reduce the time of thermal expansion of the wooden floor, reduce the working pressure of the wooden floor application to a certain level, and increase the use time of the wooden floor. In addition, the existence of a certain gap is beneficial to cleaning and cleaning in normal applications, and reduces the difficulty coefficient of maintaining the wooden floor.

 In addition, in the installation of plastic wood flooring, in order to better improve its firmness, usually choose small screws to fix the wood floor. Before fixing it, you must drill holes with a hand electric drill. The gap can be convenient for small screws. Install. If there is a loosening of small screws in the middle and late stages, structural reinforcement can also be carried out according to specific conditions. However, it must be noted that although the gap must be in the middle of the wooden floor, the size of the gap must be determined according to the specific situation, generally between 5-8cm.