It's very important not to place the decking with no spacing.
In the winter months which is the most moisture laden time of the year for most locations, the stock will expand with the content closing the spacing when it is most crucial.
Again though you need to asses the moisture content during installation.
..and k2 you are even more correct with composites, it's extremely important to refer to the manufacturers specifications when spacing that decking as the polymers used expand almost exponentially. :)
They do have a tendency to over do it sometimes though, for example butted (end to end) decking for the most part (depending on the mean temp. at installation as well) requires a 3/16 to 1/4 spacer. I rarely do that only if there is absolutely no room for expansion.
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