Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Oct 14, 2018 5:37 pm Hi everyone Got a quick question. I have timber floor boards laid first with caesarstone island with waterfall plonked on top. Builder have left a small gap between the stone and the floor. The builder says they can caulk the gap if I want but they said they usually don’t do it as the caulk will get dirty. I’m just worried that dirt and water getting between the floor board and the island. What should I do? What’s everyone else’s kitchen like? Re: Caulk between floorboard and kitchen island? 2Oct 14, 2018 7:25 pm kirashogun What’s everyone else’s kitchen like? We don’t have a stone waterfall, but just laminate end-boards. They are fitted tight to the floorboards, with no caulk or any other filler. So far, everything is fine. How big is the gap you are taking about? Re: Caulk between floorboard and kitchen island? 3Oct 14, 2018 8:03 pm About 1-2mm. Dirt dust water can definitely get in. I can even see a little bit of what looks like support leg inside. Is that right? Caulk between floorboard and kitchen island? 4Oct 14, 2018 8:57 pm kirashogun About 1-2mm. Dirt dust water can definitely get in. I can even see a little bit of what looks like support leg inside. Is that right? Ours are about 1mm at the worst (floorboards are not perfectly uniform being made of recycled timber). I guess if I thought about it, I'd like a tighter fit, but 1 to 2mm is pretty small. I do agree, however, that caulk will just end up looking dirty. Re: Caulk between floorboard and kitchen island? 5Oct 15, 2018 10:50 am Why is there a gap in the first place? Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Joe Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. If you haven't sorted this already you need to caulk this gap. Not sure where you are but if you are in Sydney I can… 5 4660 Well, it was the default we got with our deign, walking through the build last week felt ok, based on drawings on the floor, it is basically a metre, which is quite a big… 3 863 The engineering is the engineering. It's irrelevant how much material you have. Unless it fits the requirements of your design the engineer can't "make"it work. You might… 7 9968 |