Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 13, 2014 2:44 pm HELP PLEASE! We have decided on solid timber flooring but have now been made aware of a pre-finished which has been polished in a factory and therefore only needy to be laid and is ready to walk on and put furniture on straight away or there is un-finished which is sanded and polished onsite with a possible 2 weeks before being able to put furniture on. Does anyone have any experience with the pre finished? I am now confused as to what to put down . Thanks Re: Pre-Finished solid timber V's un-Finsished solid timber 2Jan 13, 2014 3:54 pm We've done pre-finished in the past. Definitely a good idea/product. You can use it straight away and it's less dusty You may also want to post this question on the flooring sub-forum here on homeone. Re: Pre-Finished solid timber V's un-Finsished solid timber 3Jan 13, 2014 4:17 pm yvonneh We've done pre-finished in the past. Definitely a good idea/product. You can use it straight away and it's less dusty You may also want to post this question on the flooring sub-forum here on homeone. Thank you I have also posted the question to flooring forum. Did you have any negatives with the floor? I have read the boards can be uneven is this true? I am leaning towards them but I have heard they can be a pain to sand back and polish in the future however I have been told they won't need doing for 10 to 15 years ...so many things to think about when building Re: Pre-Finished solid timber V's un-Finsished solid timber 4Jan 13, 2014 6:14 pm Go solid floor. It's a far superior sounding floor when you walk on it. Any floating floor will sound a bit hollow. Solid floor won't. If you can afford it solid floor all the way. Also prefinished floors have their lacquer sprayer and to me look a bit more fake than solid floors. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Re: Pre-Finished solid timber V's un-Finsished solid timber 5Jan 13, 2014 6:48 pm Engineered sold timber pre-finished doesn't have to sound hollow if you use the direct stick method therefore not a floating floor and I think a closer match to solid. Re: Pre-Finished solid timber V's un-Finsished solid timber 6Jan 14, 2014 4:11 am Crazyk Go solid floor. It's a far superior sounding floor when you walk on it. Any floating floor will sound a bit hollow. Solid floor won't. If you can afford it solid floor all the way. Also prefinished floors have their lacquer sprayer and to me look a bit more fake than solid floors. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I should have been a little clearer in my question the pre-finished that I am talking about is a solid timber 19mm spotted gum, it is laid exactly the same as an unfinished but as it has been polished in the factory there is no need to do it in the home, unlike the unfinished which is then sanded and polished in the home which doesn't necessarily worry me, but I do like the idea of being able to move into our new home as soon as the floor has been laid with the pre-finished. Re: Pre-Finished solid timber V's un-Finsished solid timber 7Jan 14, 2014 4:22 am +Tbrown2012 Engineered sold timber pre-finished doesn't have to sound hollow if you use the direct stick method therefore not a floating floor and I think a closer match to solid. When you say engineered what exactly does that mean? I am under the impression from what the salesman said at the two different flooring places we have been to so far that the floorboards are exactly the same as the unfinished timber, but have been coated with several layers of urethane coating. Re: Pre-Finished solid timber V's un-Finsished solid timber 8Jan 14, 2014 5:33 am Engineered flooring is different than solid. Engineered is comprised of generally a 4mm veneer layer glued to several layers of construction ply. If it's solid floor then go for it. My opinion is the factory finish will look more ( artificial I've seen it) but the polished and sanded at home will fill in all the imperfection and joins with lacquer to make it smoother depending on what grade you are going for also. Ask to see if you can look at it laid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15884 interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 46800 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 10839 |