Hi Brains Trust,
We need to decide on flooring to our first floor.
Our daughter suffers from eczema, so carpet is not an option.
What would you recommend:
Engineered Timber Flooring or Solid Timber?
Pros and Cons?
Thank you so much!!!
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Browse Forums General Discussion  04 May 2017 1,883 NSW Gold Member Re: Engineered Timber Flooring Vs Solid Timber 2Jul 06, 2023 1:06 pm Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. Solid timber is supposed to be more as you can potentially more reliable option as you can sand and polish it multiple times (with engineering timber - only 2-3 times), however, unless you plan to live in the same house for next 50 years, not sure why would you need this. Hi Everyone One of my pet peeves about the construction industry is the quality of flooring installers as generally they are unlicensed and unregulated. In 2009 the… 0 9734  I 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… 1 6674  If you don't prefer to use nails/screws, you can rely on polyurethane based construction adhesive, something like Loctite PL Premium. This method is only effective if the… 6 8327  |
