Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Nov 09, 2013 10:55 am Good morning all, We are wanting to freshen up our small home and have decided to rip up some tiles and carpet in our kitchen and living area (about 50sqm) and replace with some wooden flooring. I cant believe how confused I am in making this decision... I feel it is hard to get an honest opinion as each shop seem to have their on agenda! ...then I was reading last night about Perth Flooring Centre going bust and taking peoples cash with them and it was suggested that the director has reopened at a shop where we were thinking of buying!! Anyway, really hoping that people on this forum might be able to share their experiences and help me decide who to use/trust and best method. We think we have decided on: - Blackbutt feature grade - initially engineered but now thinking of solid wood - prefer wider board - prefer direct stick given cost is lower than plank on ply but then was talking to someone who said plank on ply is only way to go with boards wider than 80mm...so that put a spanner in the works!! We are based in Perth. Really appreciate any feedback and happy to also hear from professionals in this field. Thanks Heaps, Littlebuilder Re: HELP! Timber Flooring Options Perth #Confused 2Dec 15, 2013 8:07 am We've had plank on battens before and now are now going with engineered. I think it all depends on whether you are hard on your floors or not. By that I mean, do you really need a flooring that has the thickness to give you many re-sandings and repolishes to look good, or could you save money by using the engineered boards which may only have 1 or two? If you don't want to fuss about your boards and have children or dogs I would go for the real stuff, if not, engineered is more cost effective. Hope this helps... Hi there, I'm a conplete newbie to this, but I'm looking to put a floor down in my 6x9m shed. It's currently sitting on a 100mm thick concrete perimeter (dirt floor… 0 6454 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15887 If this is a custom build then I would expect the builder to set out the door frame closer to the wall to avoid the gap between architrave and the wall and or specify… 9 8290 |