Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 21, 2013 12:56 pm I was wondering if anyone could help me with the cost of ripping carpets and sanding and polishing cypress floorboards , I live in Western Sydney and just purchase a 70's home, it is a 3 bedroom home with carpets in the hall, hallway and the 3 bedrooms. Thanks, Re: ripping carpets and polishing floorboards 2Aug 21, 2013 8:07 pm Carpets are best ripped up by energetic wives! and floor polishing will cost approx $25 per squre metre @builderforlife Building inspector and passionate about construction When you need an expert to take a look. Re: ripping carpets and polishing floorboards 3Aug 21, 2013 10:34 pm Thanks for the reply, I have cypress timber floorboards under the carpets, can you please let me know what polyurethane i should use and how many coats do I put to get a stain finish. Re: ripping carpets and polishing floorboards 4Aug 22, 2013 1:57 pm Just did this 12 months ago... all details same as yours. Work was done on 78sqm - total cost $2,596 incl GST. Actual sanding and levelling was quite a job and took quite a while due to the uneveness of the original boards. Water based polyurethan finish. All work done by flooring contractor. Hi 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… 0 8772 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… 0 1067 I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 10042 |