What Happens to the Floor Panels at Perimeters?

At perimeters the floor panels are cut to fit on site by the use of a bandsaw. The exposed chipboard core will be protected by adhesive backed aluminium foil tape applied to the cut panel edge. The cut panel will be cut to allow for a 10mm expansion gap at all abutments. This gap will normally be filled with a class 0 resilient closed cell foam tape adhered to the cut panel edge. The cut panels will not be cut less than 150mm wide otherwise they become impractical to adequately support.

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The perimeter pedestals will be fitted with perimeter caps that are specifically designed to hold the perimeter cut panels in place laterally. Gravity lay perimeter cut panels will be mechanically fixed to the pedestals to provide additional stability. The cut edge of perimeter panels will normally be supported by the use of perimeter stringers or additional pedestals. As a matter of course all cut edges at door thresholds etc will have additional support by the use of perimeter stringers or pedestals.

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