Can gaps at the end of parquet floors be sealed with silicone?

When parquet is installed, a gap always remains between the wall and the end of the click-parquet panels. This is theoretically necessary to allow the parquet to expand with heat.

Ok, but how is it in practice? I have already experienced twice that liquid / buckets have tipped over and flowed into this exact gap.

I would like to fill the gaps with soft, transparent silicone (at least on one side). Are the negative effects really dramatic or noticeable?

Is there perhaps a special silicone for this exact purpose?

Tobias

Yes, you have to use neutral-cure silicone. The one you usually find is acetic-cure, which could react unpleasantly with the wood. Or you take cork strips and stick them in (of course, they are not as tight as silicone).