Browse Forums General Discussion Re: How to select solid timber floor? 2May 19, 2012 8:06 pm wont get a hardwood floor for that including install IMO I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: How to select solid timber floor? 3May 19, 2012 10:20 pm Hi, Below is the Janka Hardness Ratings. I think Tasmanian Oak might be a bit soft. The Janka hardness test measures the hardness of wood. It involves measuring the force required to embed an 11.28 mm (0.444 in) steel ball into wood to half its diameter. This method was chosen so that the result would leave an indention 100 mm² (0.16 sq in) in size. It is one of the best measures of the ability of a wood species to withstand denting and wear. The higher the Janka Rating, the harder the timber is. Species Janka (kN) Bamboo (strand woven) 16.1 Grey Box 15.0 Ironbark 14.0 Red Mahogany 12.0 Turpentine 12.0 Spotted Gum 11.0 Brushbox 9.5 Blackbutt 9.1 Forest Reds 9.1 Sydney Blue Gum 9.0 Karri 9.0 Tallowwood 8.6 Merbau 8.6 Jarrah 8.5 Stringybark 8.1 Australian Beech 7.5 Flooded / Rose Gum 7.5 Northern Beech 7.5 Messmate 7.1 Bamboo (vertical) 6.6 Cypress Pine 6.1 New England Oak 6.1 American Oak 6.0 Bamboo (horizontal) 5.9 Tasmanian Oak 5.5 Victorian Ash 4.5 Baltic Pine 2.9 I don't think you will get solid timber for your budget. We're getting 120m2 of solid spotted gum fully installed and it's costing $21,480 or $179m2. mimi Re: How to select solid timber floor? 4May 20, 2012 8:19 pm I don't think you will get solid timber floors for that space on that budget. I think ours worked out to be around $170 per sq meter for Rose gum, which would be double your budget, if my maths is correct Re: How to select solid timber floor? 8May 22, 2012 2:32 pm If your handy enough you can install it yourself (isn't that difficult really). You can probably get some ok flooring (supply only) for your original budget, but remember you usually have to add skirting on top of that as well. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15924 If this is a custom build then I would expect the builder to set out the door frame closer to the wall to avoid the gap between architrave and the wall and or specify… 9 8324 The most likely cause of your timber swelling (parquetry?) is either a plumbing leak or carelessly leaving water on floors after use or both. Without seeing, i am ignoring… 1 3283 |