Laminate Scotia Beading LD38 Desert

Desert LD38 Laminate Scotia Beading covers the expansion gap left between the edge of your laminate floor and the skirting board. Every floating floor needs room to move as temperature and humidity change throughout the year. In fact, that gap is not a fault – it is a requirement. Furthermore, Desert Laminate Scotia Beading is the clean, low-profile way to conceal it.

Where to use Desert Laminate Scotia Beading 

Desert is a warm, medium-golden oak tone with a smooth, clean grain pattern. It works well alongside oiled oak, honey oak and medium-toned laminate floors and sits closest to the Oiled Oak LD9 door bars in our laminate range. For skirting boards with a golden or mid-toned wood stain, this shade keeps the trim in line with the floor without any contrast at the base of the wall. Additionally, it suits kitchens and hallways where a warm, consistent oak tone carries through from the floor into the surrounding woodwork for a cohesive result.

Sizing and Cutting 

The Desert Laminate Scotia Beading profile is 15mm x 15mm and comes in 2.4m lengths. For a standard room perimeter, simply measure the total length needed and calculate how many lengths to order. Where two pieces meet at an internal corner, mitre the ends to suit the angle of the corner for a clean, tight joint.

How to fit Scotia Beading

First, fix with a pin gun into the skirting board at 45 degrees. However, do not pin into the floor. Pinning into the floor locks the boards in place and causes them to buckle as they try to expand. The beading must therefore only be fixed to the skirting so the floor remains free to move underneath it.

Not sure if this Desert Scotia Beading matches your floor? Simply post us a small offcut. We will then photograph the closest match and email it back to you before you order. The Colour Matching Service is free.