Flooring & Floor Covering

Adelaide Girl

8 h

Grey or Light Wood laminate pictures?

We are thinking about putting in laminate flooring in our upstairs (3 bedrooms and retreat area). Initially we were planning to go dark, but now we are thinking we might…

Michelle

21 September

I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question?

Just remember NO steam mops... and put felt pads under everything!!

Mojo1

20 September

Question for Tilers and laminate floor experts

Hi Anyone know what the standard height is from slab to top of tile is? Including cement, screed etc. Is it 40mm? I need to know for stair finish. Also what about for…

Nawsome

19 September

Adelaide Flooring Places????

We got our laminate planks and carpets from Solomons and tiles were from Beaumonts.

Adelaide Girl

17 September

Brease Carpets (or allergy sensitive)

Has anyone had experience using Brease carpets or other allergy sensitive carpets? Any thoughts on how they actually perform in relation to allergies?

JB1

13 September

Fixing timber battens to concrete

I'm not confident with the life of liquid nails. They crack as they age. However the T&G are nailed to battens it's unlikely to cause any issues if the battens separate…

ankrich

11 September

Timber staircase colour

We have the same combination white walls and oak grey floor, we went with dark walnut for stairs. PCI is next month so don't have any pictures yet.

mrsrusty

8 September

Laminate Timber Floor Experiences???

alexp79

8 September

Suggestions required for Flooring over Carpet

long lasting durable engineered hardwood for heavy used areas such as maple, might be also a very good choice to consider. it has good water resistance, too.

ajbrisbane

31 August

Super soft carpets

Hi Michelle, Quick question for you, we've been looking at carpet for a while and have been given a great price on (Redbook Green - Mountain Chalet), it looks great and…

ryderbrett

24 August

Rug Cleaning and Care Guide

Hi Guys We have written a rug cleaning and care guide. Hopefully this is useful https://www.floorsome.com.au/blogs/floo ... care-guide

Wotsup

23 August

Vinyl planks

Hi Ceri, What brand do you have ? And what is it underneath concrete or particle board ? And where are you located ?

KushD

22 August

Floor Boards up stairs

Yeah. Initially I thought about having floating boards on the upper floor as well. Gave up the idea after I failed to find any house with floating boards to the upper…

str

22 August

Seal concrete for jarrah floorboards

Hi What do you recommend for sealing concrete for new jarrah floorboards. Polyethylene sheet or liquid sealer which dries upon application. If latter, which brand.

alexp79

21 August

Tile Questions

I like rectangular ones, but it is a matter of personal choice. Same for gloss vs matte. Rectified porcelain looks so much better. Larger ones are better, but, as I…

candicewebster

21 August

Carpet Choices HELP!

We are up to the same position our house is in council at the moment its meant to be out by the end of next week roughly. So its getting exciting

Decomo

12 August

Joint on middle of laminate flooring-Is it really necessary?

Looks GREAT. I should have done the same (outsource to 3rd party instead).

alexp79

10 August

Strand Woven Bamboo vs Engineered Oak

Engineered oak is NOT the a laminate.

Best-in-OZ

10 August

Cleaning white carpets

I too believe that hiring the <a href="http://endoflease.net.au">professionals cleaners</a> will definitely give better touch in the carpet since they have the appropriate…

alexp79

10 August

Need recommandation on Tile & carpets in Sydney?

Get them from China, you can find vendors at Alibaba Web site and request them to provide free samples.

Handyem

9 August

Timber Floor Supplier - Greenhill Timber

Hi, we're looking at Greenhill Timber as a possible flooring supplier for our property in Melb, but can't find a lot of reviews one way or another for them. Wondering if…

Michelle

7 August

Best Timber Flooring???

http://www.sensitivechoice.com/flooring ... allergies/

JayaJaya

6 August

Patio Floor???

Tiles is so much easier - pavers are a maintenance nightmare after a couple of years!

phantom18

1 August

Flooring

I have an allowance of $6000 to spend on the flooring for my new house? total area would be 120M2. Best cost options?

roscodunn78

16 July

Masters vinyl floating floor

spiffmiff

15 July

Affordable wood look option to match jarrah skirting?

We're planning to replace existing ageing faux jarrah laminate with something nicer and more contemporary before sale. I was originally thinking of some affordable but…

hs815

15 July

Recommendations for bamboo flooring and ceramic tiles

Hi, I'm in the same boat, finalizing flooring. We're switching up between bamboo or laminate for upstairs. From all the sales reps we've talked to Bamboo: + Feels…

bvillemot

14 July

Putting flooring in after skirting

How much did builders charge to lay skirting after? If anything?

cheryl_0316

8 July

wooden subfloor water damage

It's best to have it checked first. I agree with Lochie that insurance companies are sometimes difficult with this kind of damages (plus it also takes time). But make sure…

theclaudiabeck

8 July

Real Timber floor laying Perth

Timber comes in many different species, tones and widths that there is certainly one that will suit your…

kezza71

8 July

Cleaning tips for vinyl planks (Karndean Van Gogh)

I use hot water with a couple of drops of eucalyptus oil with my swisher mop. This was recommended to me by the person who laid my vinyl planks 6 years ago, and they still…

jessicagauci

7 July

Hardwood Floors Help!

Ok thank you for the correction

lovisa

7 July

Adelaide Luxury vinyl plank

Had a quote from builder for $9100

Bamboo King

3 July

Can warped/cupped bamboo floors be fixed?

Hello Unfortunately those boards will have to be taken out and replaced with new ones, will always have the water makes and cupping

Nawsome

3 July

Dust Mite Allergy - carpet v floor boards

we have floorboards (click laminate) in our current bedrooms - and with young bubbas, was great! TMI, but we had a happy chucker so the floorboards made cleanup so much…

Joker

1 July

Tile flooring looks dirty - how to resolve?

Is the new tile from the same batch, could be slightly different colour which is common for same tiles from different batches. You could also try a high quality cleaner…

bhutani.sumit

20 June

henley Flooring Carmelle Lux Q2

we are doing externally as it is very expensive by henley.

arcadelt

2 June

Black spong-like stuff on floorboards under underlay?

I have no idea about the spongy stuff nor how to remove it; however, why can't you refinish the timber floors right now? Once you glue vinyl to those board, it will be…

theclaudiabeck

24 May

Recycled or distressed-looking timber flooring

Recycled and new timber comes in three different finishes for decking and flooring…

arcadelt

18 May

Where to get these tiles?

Like arcadelt said, it is better to ask them Or contact SJB (http://www.sjb.com.au/projects/sepia)

Waldorf_Grange_Build

10 May

Timber look Laminate flooring

I called our builder in advance and asked them which of their displays had the two colours of laminate installed that we were deciding on. This way we could drive…

eirrac

6 May

New build - GJ Gardner

I really like those tiles! We are building with GJ gardner but here they go with Groove tiles. I think most tile companies can get the same tiles though. I had a look at

Berek

5 May

Warm floors without underfloor heating

As mentioned concrete will need to absorb heat from somewhere to radiate it. It has an R value of 0 so I'd say you'd have to have the heaters on for a while before they'd…

arcadelt

25 April

Polished concrete floor ground too much?

Well, you could. Just get them to keep grinding another 12mm and then you can lay a 10mm tile.

jack147

12 April

Carpet cleaner Sydney - recommendations?

Hello, Thanks for this useful information. I also want to sell my home and really need some service that can clean it at a reasonable price. So could you please suggest…

Samk

7 April

Left over flooring cheap

Carpet underlay.. 10mm Dunlop acoustic for sale .. 4 boxes of spotted gum timber for sale 14mm ... left over... pm for prices

Althom

7 April

Floor fail

Who did you use? PM me if you don't want to make it public

mel_mack

6 April

Polished Concrete

Hi, We have just signed with Dechellis We really want polished concrete but the price is putting me off. I have spoken to a few polishers and their price I find…

Berek

4 April

Flooring for bottom floor which includes kitchen and living

Same same except I have a lot longer to decide The are pros and cons of each and none have all pros. Timber is more giving and forgiving but I have doubts about it in a…

tapasr_Lexia4

29 March

Tiles/ floor colours

If your walls are light then it should compliment each other...besides the walls if your cabinetry is white and you have lots of source light then it should stand…