Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 962Oct 16, 2023 8:45 am Budapest I’ve got a bloody weird question Has anyone noticed excessive sock wear with hybrid? I wear socks around the house most of the time. We moved into a new build at the end of last year, since then I’ve been through 20 odd pears of socks. Get holes on the outside edge next to little toe. Different shoes, heaps of different brands and styles. Only thing I can think off is the flooring. Before I’ve lived with timber and Lino, this seems to have more grip and my foot slides inside the the sock but the sock grips the floor? I dunno, Tis very strange! I promise I’m not a total lunatic! LOL, that's the first I've heard of that. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 963Nov 28, 2023 9:49 pm Hi Michelle, I have a flooring question. We have a semi glazed rectified porcelain tiles at our home . They always look dull and dirt seem to accumulate on them .Is there a way we can add gloss to them? Usual suggestions are to clean with vinegar and soda but I am looking for permanent solution. Heard about high gloss sealer. Does it help? Whom to reach for fix. Thank you Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 964Nov 29, 2023 5:36 am firstone Hi Michelle, I have a flooring question. We have a semi glazed rectified porcelain tiles at our home . They always look dull and dirt seem to accumulate on them .Is there a way we can add gloss to them? Usual suggestions are to clean with vinegar and soda but I am looking for permanent solution. Heard about high gloss sealer. Does it help? Whom to reach for fix. Thank you Good morning Firstone, I have no idea with this one. I would approach a tile supplier they should be able to help you. Good luck. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 966Jan 16, 2024 6:06 pm Seems to be quite a few questions about Hybrids at the moment. You need to take into consideration your sub floor, concrete or yellow tonged or chip board. If you have concrete.....in my opinion always a glue down vinyl plank, not a hybrid/floating floor. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 967Jan 16, 2024 7:18 pm I'll be here Mondays, if you have a question on flooring post and wait for my reply. Maybe....sooner. Pretty busy so far for 2024. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 968Jan 29, 2024 1:31 pm I am in dilemma to choose between timber flooring vs tile flooring. it's 20 year old house and have carpet and tile combo, I want to replace it. which one you suggest. I need aesthetically pleasing, durable. preferably better waterproof. I have kids, floor will have wet area risk, tiles will have cracking risk. kids drop/ throw lots of stuff. it's around 210 sqm single storey home. which one would you suggest. thanks. Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 969Jan 29, 2024 3:48 pm Hi Michelle, Am about to start reflooring my house due to a kitchen water pipe disaster (kitchen is going to be replaced). At the moment in my house I have a mixture of flooring types: 1. Floating timber flooring in the big open section/kitchen at the rear of the house which is water/cat damaged. 2. Supposedly "good quality acrylic" carpet in the lounge that looks absolutely disgusting regardless of being steam & dry cleaned over the last 6 years plus having 3 good vaccum cleaners (Kirby, Dyson, Rainbow, Meile) used on it. 3. Gerflor Senso 2mm vinyl clip lock planks in two of the bedrooms (self laid) 4. Sheet vinyl which is not attached in the third bedroom. 5. Black slate tiles in the hall which are not smooth and a pain to clean and 6. Victorian style patterned ceramic/concrete tiles in the bathroom, toilet and laundry. All flooring is on a concrete slab with the lounge being a sunken one. Am wanting to have consistent flooring through the house so I've been looking at hybrids vs the glue down planks and am asking for advice as to which would be more suitable. My situation is a bit different as I breed cats (have a small herd wandering around inside) so am washing the floors weekly with bleach and other cleaning chemicals but nothing caustic so whatever I choose has to be fairly waterproof (I know nothing is 100%) and very hardy. I don't want to polish the slab as it would be a headache and way too expensive and I do understand that the tiled floors would have to be skimmed to level them off. Out of the two options (hybrid/glue downs) would you consider to be the most suitable for my purposes? Looking forward to hearing your opinion if you would be so kind Cheers Carmel Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 970Jan 30, 2024 5:44 am SouthiMonk I am in dilemma to choose between timber flooring vs tile flooring. it's 20 year old house and have carpet and tile combo, I want to replace it. which one you suggest. I need aesthetically pleasing, durable. preferably better waterproof. I have kids, floor will have wet area risk, tiles will have cracking risk. kids drop/ throw lots of stuff. it's around 210 sqm single storey home. which one would you suggest. thanks. Morning, sorry I was a bit battered last night. If you are talking about a solid timber floor, they are better for water than engineered. They are fairly durable, they can be sanded back if they get too badly scratched up. They will scratch, they are only as good as how you treat them. Personally, I would never have tiles again there are too many other options now. I hope this has helped. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 971Jan 30, 2024 5:51 am Jaspersmum Hi Michelle, Am about to start reflooring my house due to a kitchen water pipe disaster (kitchen is going to be replaced). At the moment in my house I have a mixture of flooring types: 1. Floating timber flooring in the big open section/kitchen at the rear of the house which is water/cat damaged. 2. Supposedly "good quality acrylic" carpet in the lounge that looks absolutely disgusting regardless of being steam & dry cleaned over the last 6 years plus having 3 good vaccum cleaners (Kirby, Dyson, Rainbow, Meile) used on it. 3. Gerflor Senso 2mm vinyl clip lock planks in two of the bedrooms (self laid) 4. Sheet vinyl which is not attached in the third bedroom. 5. Black slate tiles in the hall which are not smooth and a pain to clean and 6. Victorian style patterned ceramic/concrete tiles in the bathroom, toilet and laundry. All flooring is on a concrete slab with the lounge being a sunken one. Am wanting to have consistent flooring through the house so I've been looking at hybrids vs the glue down planks and am asking for advice as to which would be more suitable. My situation is a bit different as I breed cats (have a small herd wandering around inside) so am washing the floors weekly with bleach and other cleaning chemicals but nothing caustic so whatever I choose has to be fairly waterproof (I know nothing is 100%) and very hardy. I don't want to polish the slab as it would be a headache and way too expensive and I do understand that the tiled floors would have to be skimmed to level them off. Out of the two options (hybrid/glue downs) would you consider to be the most suitable for my purposes? Looking forward to hearing your opinion if you would be so kind Cheers Carmel Hi Carmel. Sorry I missed last night. For me, its always a glue down first on concrete! They are easier to remove if damaged than a floating/Hybrid floor. Totally water proof and they don't expand and contract as much as the others. By the way glue downs can go down over your floor tiles without having to take them up. I hope this had helped Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 972Jan 30, 2024 6:35 am Michelle SouthiMonk I am in dilemma to choose between timber flooring vs tile flooring. it's 20 year old house and have carpet and tile combo, I want to replace it. which one you suggest. I need aesthetically pleasing, durable. preferably better waterproof. I have kids, floor will have wet area risk, tiles will have cracking risk. kids drop/ throw lots of stuff. it's around 210 sqm single storey home. which one would you suggest. thanks. Morning, sorry I was a bit battered last night. If you are talking about a solid timber floor, they are better for water than engineered. They are fairly durable, they can be sanded back if they get too badly scratched up. They will scratch, they are only as good as how you treat them. Personally, I would never have tiles again there are too many other options now. I hope this has helped. Thank you Michelle. Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 973Jan 30, 2024 1:14 pm Michelle Jaspersmum Hi Michelle, Am about to start reflooring my house due to a kitchen water pipe disaster (kitchen is going to be replaced). At the moment in my house I have a mixture of flooring types: 1. Floating timber flooring in the big open section/kitchen at the rear of the house which is water/cat damaged. 2. Supposedly "good quality acrylic" carpet in the lounge that looks absolutely disgusting regardless of being steam & dry cleaned over the last 6 years plus having 3 good vaccum cleaners (Kirby, Dyson, Rainbow, Meile) used on it. 3. Gerflor Senso 2mm vinyl clip lock planks in two of the bedrooms (self laid) 4. Sheet vinyl which is not attached in the third bedroom. 5. Black slate tiles in the hall which are not smooth and a pain to clean and 6. Victorian style patterned ceramic/concrete tiles in the bathroom, toilet and laundry. All flooring is on a concrete slab with the lounge being a sunken one. Am wanting to have consistent flooring through the house so I've been looking at hybrids vs the glue down planks and am asking for advice as to which would be more suitable. My situation is a bit different as I breed cats (have a small herd wandering around inside) so am washing the floors weekly with bleach and other cleaning chemicals but nothing caustic so whatever I choose has to be fairly waterproof (I know nothing is 100%) and very hardy. I don't want to polish the slab as it would be a headache and way too expensive and I do understand that the tiled floors would have to be skimmed to level them off. Out of the two options (hybrid/glue downs) would you consider to be the most suitable for my purposes? Looking forward to hearing your opinion if you would be so kind Cheers Carmel Hi Carmel. Sorry I missed last night. For me, its always a glue down first on concrete! They are easier to remove if damaged than a floating/Hybrid floor. Totally water proof and they don't expand and contract as much as the others. By the way glue downs can go down over your floor tiles without having to take them up. I hope this had helped Hi Michelle Thanks for your answer I'll start looking at the glue downs then, and will include the tiled areas in the job. Was just concerned as the grout in the slate tiles is not level with the tile plus the slate tiles themselves are not smooth/flat on the surface. Cheers. Carmel Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 974Jan 30, 2024 1:22 pm Hi Michelle Thanks so much for your answer it was much appreciated. I'll start looking at the glue down planks and will include the tiled areas in the job - might as well go the whole way! Bonus as it will save my knees, not having to get down and scrub the grout out by hand all the time a job l have come to loathe and despise. Was just concerned that they would have to "skim" the tiled sections due to the grout particularly in the slate tiles not being level with the actual tile plus the slate tiles themselves are not smooth/flat on the surface. Cheers. Carmel Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 975Jan 30, 2024 1:23 pm Jaspersmum Michelle Jaspersmum Hi Michelle, Am about to start reflooring my house due to a kitchen water pipe disaster (kitchen is going to be replaced). At the moment in my house I have a mixture of flooring types: 1. Floating timber flooring in the big open section/kitchen at the rear of the house which is water/cat damaged. 2. Supposedly "good quality acrylic" carpet in the lounge that looks absolutely disgusting regardless of being steam & dry cleaned over the last 6 years plus having 3 good vaccum cleaners (Kirby, Dyson, Rainbow, Meile) used on it. 3. Gerflor Senso 2mm vinyl clip lock planks in two of the bedrooms (self laid) 4. Sheet vinyl which is not attached in the third bedroom. 5. Black slate tiles in the hall which are not smooth and a pain to clean and 6. Victorian style patterned ceramic/concrete tiles in the bathroom, toilet and laundry. All flooring is on a concrete slab with the lounge being a sunken one. Am wanting to have consistent flooring through the house so I've been looking at hybrids vs the glue down planks and am asking for advice as to which would be more suitable. My situation is a bit different as I breed cats (have a small herd wandering around inside) so am washing the floors weekly with bleach and other cleaning chemicals but nothing caustic so whatever I choose has to be fairly waterproof (I know nothing is 100%) and very hardy. I don't want to polish the slab as it would be a headache and way too expensive and I do understand that the tiled floors would have to be skimmed to level them off. Out of the two options (hybrid/glue downs) would you consider to be the most suitable for my purposes? Looking forward to hearing your opinion if you would be so kind Cheers Carmel Hi Carmel. Sorry I missed last night. For me, its always a glue down first on concrete! They are easier to remove if damaged than a floating/Hybrid floor. Totally water proof and they don't expand and contract as much as the others. By the way glue downs can go down over your floor tiles without having to take them up. I hope this had helped Hi Michelle Thanks for your answer I'll start looking at the glue downs then, and will include the tiled areas in the job. Was just concerned as the grout in the slate tiles is not level with the tile plus the slate tiles themselves are not smooth/flat on the surface. Cheers. Carmel Sorry, I missed the slate! The slate will have to come up. You can't install over slate. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 976Feb 01, 2024 12:03 pm Michelle Jaspersmum Michelle Hi Carmel. Sorry I missed last night. For me, its always a glue down first on concrete! They are easier to remove if damaged than a floating/Hybrid floor. Totally water proof and they don't expand and contract as much as the others. By the way glue downs can go down over your floor tiles without having to take them up. I hope this had helped Hi Michelle Thanks for your answer I'll start looking at the glue downs then, and will include the tiled areas in the job. Was just concerned as the grout in the slate tiles is not level with the tile plus the slate tiles themselves are not smooth/flat on the surface. Cheers. Carmel Sorry, I missed the slate! The slate will have to come up. You can't install over slate. Hi Michelle. Thanks for letting me know about the slate. Looks like I'm going to have to just live the slate as I'm not going through the drama of lifting it but will re seal it and replace the grout between the tiles so its level with the tiles not 25mm below the tile which traps cat litter. At least l can lay the glue downs over the tiles in the bathroom, toilet & laundry without too much drama. FWIW - Harvey Norman don't sell the glue downs any more so will have to start the hunt shortly. Cheers. Carmel Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 977Feb 09, 2024 10:44 pm Hi Michelle We're looking at doing solid timber flooring up our straight staircase and across our top floor of our new build. Staircase is concrete, as is our upper floor slab. Been getting quotes and the main difference seems to be in the staircase cost. Seems some companies are quoting ply risers and self leveling compound while others simply do plywood to both treads and risers under the solid wood. I'm building with a reputable custom builder so would hope our stairs are already to Australian standard and pretty level. In your experience is self leveling compound really required? Thanks Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 978Feb 12, 2024 5:38 am wyldey Hi Michelle We're looking at doing solid timber flooring up our straight staircase and across our top floor of our new build. Staircase is concrete, as is our upper floor slab. Been getting quotes and the main difference seems to be in the staircase cost. Seems some companies are quoting ply risers and self leveling compound while others simply do plywood to both treads and risers under the solid wood. I'm building with a reputable custom builder so would hope our stairs are already to Australian standard and pretty level. In your experience is self leveling compound really required? Thanks Good morning wyldery, I only sell engineered timbers, not solid. If I get a chance, I'll ask one the guys at work today for you. Thanks. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 979Feb 13, 2024 12:02 pm Hi Michelle I'd imagine engineered timber on a staircase would be a similar process with respect to getting the stairs level, etc. Would appreciate any insight your installers could provide. Thanks Re: I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question? 980Feb 14, 2024 5:28 am wyldey Hi Michelle I'd imagine engineered timber on a staircase would be a similar process with respect to getting the stairs level, etc. Would appreciate any insight your installers could provide. Thanks I haven't forgotten you, they guys have been a bit busy. I'll try and get one today. Michelle Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 40474 I posted the floorplan on Houzz.com forum and got some really good ideas and advice from people there. 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