Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 21, 2009 2:58 pm Hello.... We are building our dream home in Highlands, Craigieburn in Melbourne. We are too confused whether we should go for tiles in kitchen/meals/entry areas or for timber/laminate. Timber is very expensive. Laminate and tiles costs around same. What would you guys will prefer or have in your house. Your votes on these (Tiles or Timber/Laminate) will help us a lot to make a decision. Thanks Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 2Sep 21, 2009 3:05 pm We've gone for tiles in the meals/living area. Would have loved timber but the entry and kitchen was tiles and was just easier to tile the living/meals area. Life is; then you tell yourself a story. Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 3Sep 21, 2009 3:13 pm We personally chose timber laminate for a few reasons. - Drop something heavyish - it won't break. Tiled floors can - BUT, timber can scratch - and you can't sand back laminate floors. - Not as cold underfoot in winter - Looks nicer - i think! Timber laminate floors can look pretty classy these days. - 20yr guarantee (if it's the product Henley uses - Armalock by Armstrong) on the timber laminate. - I'm led to believe that a laminate floor is easier to remove - if you want to change to a proper hard wood floor, carpet or tiles down the track, it's easy to take out. Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 4Sep 21, 2009 3:18 pm Timber, I love timber floors and I have tiles at the moment and I have 2 cracked tiles, doesn't look good. I wouldn't do laminate but that is just my choice. Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 5Sep 21, 2009 3:21 pm I'm going tiles, but I LOVE timber floors. For us tiles though.... we live by the coast, there is always a lot of sand coming into the house, kids with wet sandy feet, spilled drinks etc.... Tiles will be more practical for us (or rather for me!) Tiles can also look very classy, there are some seriously tiles, in some very very nice homes. Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 7Sep 21, 2009 5:31 pm we have gone with timber laminate. timber was too ex ..and at my current rental we have tiles..which is really really cold in winter.... and I like the look of Laminate... Builder: celebration homes,WA Slab down:12-Aug-09 Plate High:21-Sep-09 roof complete : 22-Oct-09 lockup: 19-Nov-09 PCI : 16-Dec-09 Key handover : 22-Dec-09 Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 8Sep 21, 2009 5:36 pm Hi there, I'm actually having tiles in kitchen and then timber laminate flooring in meals/living and hallway. I wanted to have timber floor in kitchen too, but I don't want to risk the problem of having excess water spillages wreck the kitchen area, so I opted to be safe with tiles just in that small area. It's such a personal thing. My neighbours have tiled their entire place (apart from bedrooms) and they are spewing they did it because it is cold, and the tile colour shows up every bit of dirt!! Ahh well, something for you to think about! I ordered my flooring from homeshow (Solomons flooring in Dandenong). They have 12mm thick timber laminate flooring for $35 supply only - well, that's the deal I got! It's worth checking out! Good luck! Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 10Sep 21, 2009 5:52 pm Ahh well, something for you to think about! I ordered my flooring from homeshow (Solomons flooring in Dandenong). They have 12mm thick timber laminate flooring for $35 supply only - well, that's the deal I got! It's worth checking out! Good luck![/quote] Hello... thanks for your post. I will contact them. May be I get a cheaper deal. Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 11Sep 21, 2009 6:47 pm You are most welcome! If you end up contacting solomons, ask for Harry! He's also done a package for us with carpet, supplied and laid for $25sqm!!! I was wrapped with price! Good luck! Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 12Sep 22, 2009 1:03 am tiles, my wife prefers them and what she says goes. Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 14Sep 22, 2009 12:23 pm Andronicus tiles, my wife prefers them and what she says goes. Yep....You are right....thats the way it is....Actually this forum is all about my wife as she is not sure....for me....it doesn't matter..... Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 15Sep 22, 2009 12:35 pm I've got tiles in my kitchen/family area and engineered floorboards (the thicker timber laminate) in the entry. I'd go tiles because I find that the floating laminate actually makes noise when you walk on it and is alot harder to keep looking clean. The surface of them shows up everything - even walking on them in bare feet will leave marks. Also if you drop something hard on themm it may not break but it will damage your floorboards (you can't have one and not the other). Another thing to think about is that if you have a big dog their claws will leave damage in the floorboards over time. Eventually you will see thousands of marks caused by them walking on it. I find tiles are more indestructable and require less upkeep than floorboards. Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 16Sep 22, 2009 12:59 pm Mozzie I find tiles are more indestructable are you serious?! they break/chip/crack so easily! I doubt you'd find a flooring provider give a warranty on tiled floors.. Yes scratches on laminate floors can be annoying - but replacing a laminate floor compared to a tiled floor is a piece of cake... Re: Tiles or Timber/Laminate in Kitchen/meals/entry areas 17Sep 22, 2009 6:20 pm jcjuice Mozzie I find tiles are more indestructable are you serious?! they break/chip/crack so easily! I doubt you'd find a flooring provider give a warranty on tiled floors.. Yes scratches on laminate floors can be annoying - but replacing a laminate floor compared to a tiled floor is a piece of cake... I agree we have had laminate in our parents place for the past 5 years and it still looks new. And its light color as well.. so far i don't see any problem keeping it clean Builder: celebration homes,WA Slab down:12-Aug-09 Plate High:21-Sep-09 roof complete : 22-Oct-09 lockup: 19-Nov-09 PCI : 16-Dec-09 Key handover : 22-Dec-09 I ran into trouble finding a lock that would fit my particular door, like your situation with your pivot door. I wanted a safe lock that couldn't be messed with easily. 4 25605 Black on light wood does look good. Not sure if it will be as long lasting as a steel finish? 6 4421 I am looking to design an entry door to a lower ground basement that has 2200mm between the external entry height to FFL of the ground floor. This door will provide an… 0 1468 |