Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Oct 09, 2014 7:27 pm Hi, We're planning to extend our 1920's californian bungalow. The existing house has been renovated, so we're trying not to touch this at all. The plan is to essentially build another box off the back and join them up with a connecting link that will fit under the eaves. The previous owner exposed and polished baltic pine floorboards. These have gaps of about 2-4mm between the boards. We want to expand the kitchen slightly, but this means the divide between old and new will be halfway through the kitchen. We want timber floors for the extension, and are trying to decide the best way to blend things in. We're not fans of the existing pine as it's too soft. Some of the options we are considering: 1) hardwood (such as blackbutt) everywhere in the new area and accept a harsh transition through the kitchen 2) use baltic pine in the new corridor and around the new kitchen bench, then hardwood for bedroom 1 and living. This still won't match exactly as our existing boards have gaps. 3) all baltic pine 4) lay new hardwood over kitchen and meals, but would cause issues around the meals fireplace (due to being 2cm higher), and cost more Appreciate your thoughts! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Existing boards: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Extension dilemma 2Oct 13, 2014 11:17 pm Hi tomtom1, Sounds as if you are going K. A few tips that might help. Definitely use kiln dried floor framing for the extension. Wouldn't use one board over another myself but improves insulation 10%. As to boards meeting in Kitchen... what you remove from one area can then mostly be used in another so that at least each room is uniform. $mm gaps is a little large, boards in picture seem to be in reasonable condition. Baltic pine is fairly trendy nowadays in renos., Cheers Leonardo_23 Re: Extension dilemma 3Oct 14, 2014 8:56 am TomTom, We had exactly the same dilemma with our bungalow, although we had cypress pine. In the end we laid new spotted gum over the existing pine floorboards. The unexpected benefit was that the 19mm flooring that was laid made the flooring feels a lot more solid. It looks great having the same flooring throughout and doesn't let anyone know where the new part started. I'm very glad we did it the way we did. Re: Extension dilemma 4Oct 14, 2014 10:24 am With the fireplace - any possibility of using screed+tiles to bring it's height up to suit a new floor? Land settled May '14. Building the PD Hoffman39: 5/11=site start, 13/11=slab pour, 26/11=frame complete, 10/12=roof on, 12/12=bricking started. Blog: http://jyndeira.net/blog/ Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 8664 Hello Josh, This is Irving from PRIMA, we are a manufacturer of the staircase, railings, kitchen cabinets, windows, doors from China. If you have requirement to purchase… 0 5652 I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6295 |