Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 23, 2012 9:13 am We've been looking into flooring options for our don't-yet-know-what-we're-going-to-build new house, and a combination of personal taste & my dust allergies has us looking at hard floorings. We're pretty sure we're going with tiles downstairs, however for upstairs we're sort-of wondering about other options ... note we're installing hydronic under-floor heating downstairs but don't think it's worth the cost upstairs - and unheated tiles will tend towards coldness. Anyway, we've seen a hardwood "timber product" yesterday (any of you Rawson customers who may be reading this might have seen the flooring in the Benham 33 up at the Homeworld near Maitland?), which I think is considered to be engineered/manufactured, and which we really like. It looks like recycled timber, really, but it appears to have been made too look like that. One of the things we don't like about timber flooring is that once you've dropped a sponge or a piece of cotton-wool on it it's damaged & you can't do anything about that; but when it looks pre-damaged, a bit of extra wear-and-tear looks like it's supposed to be there. However the particular product in question appears to be quite uncheap! For that reason I was wondering if I can pick the brains of anyone who's gone down the recycled-timber or even distressed-look timber-product avenue-of-research? Re: Recycled or distressed-looking timber flooring 2May 23, 2012 9:34 am Quote: One of the things we don't like about timber flooring is that once you've dropped a sponge or a piece of cotton-wool on it it's damaged & you can't do anything about that; For a start I'd look at some of the harder floors and I would also post this question in the flooring section- you'd get more answers. viewforum.php?f=7 Stewie Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15887 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi all, My neighbour has built his 15m long garage on our boundary. It was agreed as part of the planning permit that the wall must be in exposed recycled brick. For some… 0 10892 Hi team, Im looking for a second hand sd4b monitor preferably white. 0 8920 |