Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 23, 2009 6:01 pm Hi Guys, building a 3x2 in Harrisdale (VERTU) getting Laminate throughout whole house getting the German Laminator Parador 1040 Afzezia just wondering if anyone else here has Laminate Flooring through whole house? and any pics you could upload would be great Thanks Re: Building In Perth (Vertu) - Laminate Flooring throughout 2Aug 26, 2009 10:07 pm Hello matey laminate floor only last a few years doesn`t put value on your house and can not be re-sanded. If I was you go for hardwood or bamboo, more cost but puts value on your house, good resale value and can be re-sanded. Try to save money else where so you can afford it. Marcus Re: Building In Perth (Vertu) - Laminate Flooring throughout 3Aug 26, 2009 10:14 pm I do prefer real timber ( but we can't really afford it ) however good quality laminate I believe has up to 15yr warranty and costs about half of the cost of timber. I'm in Perth and was told $50 sqm will get you a good product fully installed, timber would start @ $80 sqm installed at a minimum I think. ~*~Moved in on the 16th April 2011~*~ Re: Building In Perth (Vertu) - Laminate Flooring throughout 4Dec 09, 2009 12:43 pm It is no good to intall laminate flooring in humid places such as bathroom and kitchen as this type of flooring is not water resistant. And it is also no good to install laminate flooring on the first floor. There will be too much moisture from the first floor if it is very humid in the related area.
Re: Building In Perth (Vertu) - Laminate Flooring throughout 5Dec 09, 2009 12:51 pm You're better off getting tiles put in in all wet areas (laundry, toilets, bathrooms, kitchen). Laminate would be fine for the rest of the house. You can get some really good quality ones as well, but the price does go up viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22766 - my build thread! Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Chuck Norris. Just about completed a renovation project and hit a small issue that we didn’t see We have laminate floors now where we had tiles before (turned out it was actually 2… 0 4930 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 6330 We are doing heaps of hybrid at the moment and the cost sits between $60-65/sqm including installation. Stairs are around $90-100 each 1 4310 |