Flooring & Floor Covering

Bam

27 November 2010

Rose Gum v Blue Gum v Red Mahogany

I wish Roof is going up next week After the brickies are done we're not relying on tradies as much, so things should happen a lot more quickly! We havent gone…

chixwithpowertools

28 November 2010

Re-grouting large tiled area

Thanks for that Craig. I actually did the kitchen floor area but scraped all the grout out by using the tiny grout saw. I've looked for places that will do large areas…

Rewah

29 November 2010

Timber Look Laminate Floors or Bamboo

cherryb, In regards to your question about sanding and resurfacing bamboo, it all depends on the quality but more importantly how well you look after the bamboo flooring.…

Rewah

29 November 2010

Vietnamese Bamboo flooring

locus, here is some advice I took from http://www.bambooconnection.com.au/bamb ... sment.html on identifying good quality bamboo flooring. I assume that if the Vietnamese…

CluelessinSydney

1 December 2010

Durable bamboo/laminate/vinyl/?cork floors - would love help

Thank you for your thoughts! Yes if we were keeping this place "forever" for us I'd be more inclined to seriously think about cork but it's not the case. What did you hate…

abiepo

2 December 2010

Any advice pls- polish with orange peel look

Thanks Lex for your views. We were so naive to think that we can just trust them to do their job professionally. We did not think we had to specifically request to have…

molackie

2 December 2010

PLEASE HELP! Dilemma with timber laminate flooring NEW PICS

Hi Ring09, That is exciting - it is fun choosing! Take some pics so I can have a look - I haven't heard of those 12mm gloss brands before. Good luck with your choice -…

joles

5 December 2010

Timber vs Porcelain tile Floor covering

There's heaps and heaps of threads on this topic if you do a search. Here's a recent one, viewtopic.php?f=7&t=40809&hilit=tiles+floorboards

Bam

6 December 2010

Timber versus Carpet

I dont know what I was writing

taki

7 December 2010

Woodline parquetry flooring feedback

Hi all, I've seen this type of engineered florring in DecoRug and it looks nice. It is 14.5 mm and made in Indonesia, generally semi-gloss. We are going for flooring…

namtrak

8 December 2010

Staining Solid Timber floor.

The stain wont fade away, as you need to seal it with a proper sealer anyway. I generally use Bona dri-fast and Bona Mega, Ive recently had some success with Porters…

anthony_carter

10 December 2010

SDN carpet impact on children behaviour

I'd hope there was no corn left in it by the time it was carpet, or my Labrador would have a crack at it

swabacus

12 December 2010

Carpet adhesives & Asbestos

Hi, Hope someone can confirm that the brown water based adhesive used under latex (Rubber Backed) carpet sometimes referred to as kitchen carpet did not contain…

Mark S

12 December 2010

Ceramic tiles to carpet edge

Common trims can be in 3.3 m lengths. A carpet retailer should be able to cut one to length for you.

MrBondi

13 December 2010

Bamboo Floorboards - left overs going cheap

Hi all, Just bumping an old post, have been away and thought I would see if anyone was interested in some left over floorboards for next to nothing, still in the box. Or…

xquisite

19 December 2010

High Gloss or Semi Gloss

Definitely semi for me.

nymphser

19 December 2010

floor Tiles

Hi., Can you please any one can guide me to choose proper tiles type and Colour(or carpet) Any one have any experiences with tiles in hall and bathroom. thanks Nisri

bobbaloochi

20 December 2010

pics - floor going in

Your floor looks great. The long planks in a high gloss were pioneered by HN in Australia and the original range is called Timber…

mickve

20 December 2010

removing carpet and tiles for laminate flooring help

bunnings has the wall ends you will need.

AshleeSiobhan

21 December 2010

Carpet Help!

Hey guys, So I am looking at carpeting our 3 spare bedrooms, but I would like to know what is a reasonable price for carpet? All we need for the 3 spare rooms is…

namtrak

21 December 2010

Boral v.s. Hurford

Hurfords is fine, I buy quite lot through them. Generally a little cheaper than Boral as well Cheers

sleven

26 December 2010

Does anyone have tiles with timber look tiling?

I've seen them in/on an Alfresco floor in a display home... I'm not a huge fan to be honest - I thought I'd like them but I don't - my main thing is I HATE TILES... i just…

Ozzyjack

28 December 2010

Laying carpet with a wide gully under a "floating" hearth

Thanks, John & Piscean - good suggestions and wise advice, I will definitely flag the requirement at the quote stage. Regards Ozzyjack

joles

29 December 2010

Main floor selection doing my head in!!!

We have 300mm x 600mm porcelain. We also had to consider dogs, an elderly person and kids so these were the best bet. Ours are matt, but they don't get overly dirty. We…

kel

29 December 2010

spotted gum timber & its width

That sounds a good price provided the floor boards are select grade. If you don’t mind, can you give me the detail of the shop that is offering $78 supply and install…

Rizzo

30 December 2010

enjo

I had the gloss one on my last house which had polished porcelan tiles... loved it and worked a treat

just Erin

3 January 2011

Levelling Timber floor for floating floorboards

You've done a fabulous job~ Good on you for coming back to share the experience You must be stoked with the results, well done

katiehouse

6 January 2011

Bamboo flooring in CANBERRA

Hi, i am considering bamboo as well for the kitchen/dinning/lounge open space. How did everything go with yours. if you don't mind, what did it end up costing per m2…

russxr67

8 January 2011

MATT PORCELAIN FLOOR AND BATHROOM TILES - sealing??

Matt tiles generally don't require a sealer unless they are of a porous nature. If they were polished that may be a different story. Sealing the floor with a penetrating…

OwnHome

8 January 2011

Need to replace Carpet - Advise Please

Talk to Jim about a Redbook nylon twist. He has pretty competitive prices. He comes to you with samples, and arranges installation. Easy! …

jazznik

13 January 2011

New parquet floor

Hi All First time I'm here. My new house is about to be finished, and I really want a proper wood floor, but I don't have unlimited funds. The cheapest option I have…

Lex

13 January 2011

Tiling Adhesives & Grouts

Thanks B2 I found Ardex X10 and Ardex Abaflex - seems like they would be suitable, but not quite sure. Will have to…

namtrak

16 January 2011

Timber floor species ID, buy, lay, sand and finished

Both are good options. Treatex is a Hardwax Oil which gives a warmer look to a floor Bona is a water based polyurethane which gives a cleaner more contemporary look

chrisandkate

17 January 2011

ISSUE-tiles, house on stumps, floorboards & underlay

You can get a self leveling compound to use before tiling, but it is not required and would add extra cost. The link posted by Lex is to do with the level of each tile…

Mrs P

17 January 2011

Unpolished porcelain... experience?

I will give it a try tomorrow casa!

Mark S

18 January 2011

Carpet Quote Rorts

If there is a staircase involved in the job, this can have an influence on the quantities, as offcuts from fills can often be used on stairs. Some measurers just add the…

eimaj

21 January 2011

Laminate flooring in a kitchen

We are looking at getting laminate flooring in our kitchen. I have read numerous posts about the good and bad of it. …

bawdsy

23 January 2011

Hardwax Oil on Baltic

Thanks Namtrak. And thanks for the advice in other posts which was very helpful to me when I was sanding and finishing my floor!! Also found the people at Whittle Waxes…

duke

24 January 2011

CARPET CALL free underlay upgrade offer

What did you guys upgrade from and to? Which store was this?

duke

24 January 2011

Mess-defying carpet?

Hi Ash, What underlay would you suggest for concrete floors in Perth with SDN carpet that has low height loop pile? Thanks in advance.

namtrak

24 January 2011

Please help - timber floors , not yellow or orange

The orange colour in finishes comes from the aging of the solvent based finishes (tung oils, oil modified etc) If you want a finish that will keep its colour try the…

Lex

25 January 2011

Small kitchen, BIG tiles - show us yours :)

Eagle

26 January 2011

Bamboo floor lifting - help

Thanks for all your responses. I got our floors fixed today. The owner even watched the installer the whole day from (8am - 6pm), so he was really great. They replaced…

Picard

26 January 2011

Wrong Grout Colour? Builders Fault?

Thanks guys, now I need to track down what grout this is.

Rewah

26 January 2011

bamboo floor laying question - skirting height

No worries! Good luck with everything.

Rewah

27 January 2011

E-Bamboo Flooring Users

There is an article here: http://www.bambooconnection.com.au/bamb ... dvice.html that helps explain the things you should look out for if you're going to buy bamboo…

xquisite

28 January 2011

NEED HELP - Finished height of TILING

Our tiling job was up there on the difficulty scale, and thus seemingly in the 'too hard basket' for most of the tilers I spoke to. Then we had a guy come over whose…

pattycake4

28 January 2011

OMG...floor adhesive issues...solved...YAY finally.

Thanks

BCJ

1 February 2011

Tiler Perth

Waiting with baited breath!