Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Bamboo flooring 4Oct 23, 2009 12:20 pm progress viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20401 sculptures viewtopic.php?f=36&t=26607 pole trouble viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25988 Re: Bamboo flooring 12Nov 05, 2009 5:43 pm 12 March 2010 - Land titles received 3 April 2010 - Signed building contract 14 April 2010 - Prestart 28 April 2010 - Loan approved 30 June 2010 - Slab completed 27 August 2010 - Brickwork completed 22 September 2010 - Roofing completed 30 September 2010 - Internal walls plastered 12 October 2010 - Lock Up 19 November 2010 - PCI 26 November 2010 - Handover 29 December 2010 - Moved In https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32584 Re: Bamboo flooring 13Nov 05, 2009 10:24 pm aLLaNNa1 But there are solid wood floors which are direct stick on the slab, therefore does not require the use of timber battens underneath it. Dear aLLaNNa1, they are usually called slimwood (because they are indeed slimmer boards). There is also another well known solid type which is laid using the "direct stick" method - parquetry. According to many timber flooring experts, this is the top of the range flooring type. I have one small "problem" with parquetry though - it can look a "busy" floor ... and I love the "neutral" and calming look of loooooong slender boards, especially in spieces which have prominent variations in colour. BTW, a "direct stick" is apparently and unfortunately not always exactly a "direct stick"; lots depends on exact slab conditions. Like all other types, they also come with their pros and cons. Need to figure out if the pros are stronger than the cons In our special case, we are most likely going with one of these two on the ground floor (due to site conditions). On the top floor we will most likely go with the good old fashioned full timber (because battens are not needed on top floor ). I would ( ie. will ) personally stay away from bamboo, even though it's a bit cheaper and ... fashionable(??!) BTW, you can definitely get solid timber considerably cheaper than the whopping 150! Actually, the price alone will obviously never guarantee a "top quality" So, it may pay off to shop around My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6211 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15924 Hi 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… 0 6468 |