Flooring & Floor Covering
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Laying Timber FlooringWe’re looking at changing the carpet on our first floor to solid timber (spotted gum).
We’ve received a few quotes. One place suggest plywood be laid on top of the… Mikeann started a topic 9 November ago deepsOct 29, 2024 10:35 am Vacuum Cleaner
If you're considering a vacuum for both carpets and tiles, I've found that Dyson models generally perform well on a variety of surfaces. While they can be a bit pricey,… Self Levelling one section of the house?
Hey, how did the self levelling go? I'm going to be doing the same thing in the kitchen. Wanted some advice on how easy it was to do & any tips & tricks you might know?… Hybrid FloorsKeen to get thoughts on Hybrid.
My builders option is COREtec which is sold through CarpetCall and Solomons or I leave floors till after handover....
Anyone who has used… Heartridge Vinyl Planks
Thanks so much for sharing your experience! It sounds very similar to what we’re going through with the Castleton French Oak vinyl flooring. I’d love to hear more… Outdoor tiles indoorHi all. We recently chose and ordered a tile to use indoor, and were then advised that the indoor variant wasn’t available, but it would be fine to use the outdoor one… Wonderwood vs Heartridge Riviera OakHello everyone,
We have been offered 2 products for the engineered floor:
1) Wonderwood floors, 15mm, 3mm veneer, tongue and groove
2) Heartridge Riviera Oak by Dunlop,… resu started a topic 10 August ago Cracks in slab that tiles are to be laid onIf the cracks are in a reinforced slab you can use a tiling mat but from what I can see you would be better with a reinforced screed bed on a plastic slip sheet. This slab… Pulse replied 18 July ago PulseJul 18, 2024 7:00 pm New tiler here cos I'm broke.
Anyway, I've been looking online for tile leveling systems. I've seen these a lot. (See pics) The only thing I can see wrong is the wrench… Flooring post handoverSkirting removal, but they are actually an excellent choice. Obviously better than laminate flooring.
My parents had hybrid flooring (spotted gum) for around 8-10 years,… significant variation in room levelsWould you consider this typ. of workmanship to be a defect?
Level variance is covered under tollarrance guide which isn't considered legally.
If it was to be argued under… Mox80 started a topic 2 July ago Mox80Jul 02, 2024 11:29 pm Hybrid vs Carpet for upstairsHello
We are in final stages of signing contract for a two story house in inner north Brisbane , just having hard time deciding flooring for upstairs bedrooms whether to… Bk3064 started a topic 21 June ago Engineered timber floor over yellow toungeI have used direct stick 18 mm solid timber over yellow tongue, 20+ years on its perfect
Make sure you sand yellow tongue to remove wax coating or it may not stick and… Creaking Hebel Floor and repairsHebel 75mm floor:
The glue added will do nothing, will not miraculously stick panel together.
Often the panels get cracks in them from handling and if a joist is… Hi there, looking to have a gym in a new build.
Planning to install some sort of rubber mat flooring (on concrete)
i.e. Asking the builder to not do floorboards in the gym… Tiling over slatejust pull up the slate. If you go over the top, your tiles would not have an even surface to be glued to. Im no tiler, but i can imagine a couple of things being an issue… After some ideas on making our patio kid friendly . Currently we have exposed aggregate. The patio faces west and is always in sun even though it has a shade directly… Miners Cottage floorboardsHi All
New to the forum and looking for some advice, has anyone else renovated an old miners cottage in or around Ballarat and been able to identify the flooring?
We… newbie85 started a topic 4 December 2023 ago Laminate flooring and curved brick hearthJust about completed a renovation project and hit a small issue that we didn’t see
We have laminate floors now where we had tiles before (turned out it was actually 2… Entilzha started a topic 25 November 2023 ago Hybrid flooring warping
I actually have no idea. It is from Rhino Flooring natural hybrid Burbank range. Describe as True core technology with 5G click. The sales agent is visiting me tomorrow… installing vinyl planks underlayHi l plan to install a self adhesive vinyl plank floor. l first need to attach masonite boards underlay to by plywood subfloor of my house. What size nails and how many… jimbo73 started a topic 6 October 2023 ago XPS under tileslooks experimental to me, reinforced screed would be a better option or even better insulate between ground and structural slab. I would not put granite over that,… Pulse replied 24 September 2023 ago PulseSep 24, 2023 2:15 pm Flooring option for bedroom and passageNewbie question for flooring options. We are thinking of changing the flooring for bedrooms and passage area. Last time we looked at flooring options was almost 8years… tamamontu started a topic 24 September 2023 ago Flooring help. Removing quads or scotia
I have just had laminate floors installed in a new build. The floors look great but the scotia in the kitchen looks terrible and hadn’t expected it and I got quite a… ABee replied 10 September 2023 ago ABeeSep 10, 2023 11:23 pm Hi Everyone,
Ripped up the carpet and the surface below gas come loose and you can see the slab below. The material breaking away looks and feels like crumbling cement.… Need help with flooring optionsHi there, I'm a conplete newbie to this, but I'm looking to put a floor down in my 6x9m shed. It's currently sitting on a 100mm thick concrete perimeter (dirt floor… lisi started a topic 8 July 2023 ago lisiJul 08, 2023 10:45 am Hi We have Hybrid Spotted Gum Hp0995 from carpet call. It turned out to be very dark and rough. Is there any polish or product we can use to make it shinier ?
TaffyMar 15, 2023 5:37 am Flooring questionHave you got a floor plan? Are there logical expansion points? Would help to see sizing of areas.
Would changing flooring direction give more logical expansion trim areas?… Floor/undecarpet questionI'm not a carpet or chemical expert, but I can offer some general information that might help you understand the situation. The… Pavlo replied 25 February 2023 ago PavloFeb 25, 2023 8:54 am pussgFeb 03, 2023 5:41 pm Skirting standards
Thanks for responding. That's very helpful as I'm new to renovating and don't know what is reasonable and not.
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