Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 06, 2015 7:29 pm Hi, We got a quote from a small wholesaler for 12mm Laminate flooring from China, their own brand, at $23 per sqm inc underlay. I was told that 12mm laminate is the same regardless.... however considering its cost am I naive to consider this option for my whole house? Re: Cost of Laminate Flooring $23per sqm 2Aug 06, 2015 8:57 pm I think you would struggle to find anything constructed outside of China. Laminate flooring doesn't really fall into the 'cheap Chinese knock off' category of things we should be concerned about. We pay too much for everything in Australia, especially building and construction products. Take it as a win. Re: Cost of Laminate Flooring $23per sqm 6Aug 09, 2015 2:16 pm Suezp Just make sure it has all the safe standards. A friend bought some a couple of years ago and it was fire rated etc... I haven't asked about fire rating, the only thing I know is its 12mm and AC4? Re: Cost of Laminate Flooring $23per sqm 7Aug 09, 2015 2:37 pm Not sure if you have kids or pets but I'd go with laminate over bamboo any day of the week for the wear factor....I have a dog though and thousands of tiny scratches on my floorboards Laminate is also better for the environment and will stay good looking for longer... In my opinion anyway Re: Cost of Laminate Flooring $23per sqm 8Aug 09, 2015 5:34 pm Philip_J Not sure if you have kids or pets but I'd go with laminate over bamboo any day of the week for the wear factor....I have a dog though and thousands of tiny scratches on my floorboards Laminate is also better for the environment and will stay good looking for longer... In my opinion anyway I have 4 kids under 6.5 hahah... I guess Im worried if theres a difference between 12mm laminate in quality OR if 12mm is 12mm and varations minimal? Re: Cost of Laminate Flooring $23per sqm 9Aug 10, 2015 3:20 pm I think you will find that there are better quality variations of 12mm laminate flooring. I couldn't give any details but I know there are companies that specialise in to quality laminate flooring... The problem i found is that there wasn't a lot of standard quality measurements such as hardness factors that you get with standard timber flooring. Petercurtis You able to contact the certifier and get a copy of your structural plans, if they are not in your contract. If your home was approved via CDC then they… 1 20175 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 4931 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 |