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The grommet panel must be a minimum of 70 inches wide, between the side hem seams, to provide just slightly more than 1.5 times fullness on the 40-inch space.
In fact, if you upgrade your floor from the standard 3â strips to an average width of 8â you will reduce the number of seams in your floor by 80%. The widest boards, in the 10â and above category, will naturally give you the fewest amount of seams, but it might not be available in all species.