larry barrios wrote:

So is there no way around this? Is it not a good idea to leave an
expansion just on the other end? We were going to float the floor. If we
nailed down the floor, won't that keep the floor from
expanding? We live in California, a friend told me that he's never
noticed his wood floor expand/contract.

Consider: If the wood bit next to the immovable tile has to expand it has to
push the entire floor instead of the board in the middle having to push just
half the floor. Now your floor may be samll enough that inherent compression
of the wood could accomodate the "push," but why take a chance?

Don't nail wood designed to "float." Don't float wood that's designed to be
nailed. At least that's what I've been told.