Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Flooring options 3Apr 23, 2014 9:44 pm We've pretty much had them all. Vinyl still looks a little cheap to me but are getting better. Timber floors are my favorite but can be noisy and dogs, kids and furniture can often scratch the surface. As soon as the kids are out I'll probably get these again. Floating floors, combine the bad points of both vinyl and timber floors. Tiles, our new house will be our first house with tiles through all main areas. I think they are probably going to better wearing and easier to clean and hopefully no scratches etc. http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: Flooring options 4Apr 24, 2014 12:27 am We've had tiles previously which were probably lower quality than most. The up side is that they didn't scratch despite several children and a dog. The down side was that the grouting is very hard to keep clean. I regularly cleaned the floor with bicarbonate soda and vinegar which was time consuming, and the kitchen at least needed professional cleaning approx annually. However, the tiles in the living and family rooms wore very well and with a rug for warmth were quite a good option. I've also lived in a house with jarrah floors which were probably fifty years old. They were just beautiful but comparatively expensive I guess. Re: Flooring options 5Apr 24, 2014 8:52 am We have carpet in BRs. Wooden lookalike in living areas. Happy with both to a degree. Tiles in all wet areas. Tiles are good but might feel cold. The wood shows all things - especially dog hair. Rugs might be useful if you don't go carpets. We've seen polished cement but didn't like it. Re: Flooring options 6Apr 24, 2014 8:53 am Might add - the wooden lookalike is very like the real stuff. When we picked it out we actually thought it was the wood and the wood was the fake. It has a softer walk on feel imo. Re: Flooring options 8Apr 25, 2014 8:33 am AvaG What do you mean by wooden lookalike Mike? Most carpet shops have that wooden flooring - that's not wood. It looks really good. A few varieties - so check them all out. They look very good and wear well. Show grain and knots etc. Worth a look regardless of which way you go. http://en.parador.eu/products-catalogue ... e-flooring Re: Flooring options 9Apr 25, 2014 3:23 pm Thanks for the info! We had a quick look in a shop yesterday and were pretty impressed with the variety of vinyl flooring. The FDA Cushion Vinyl - Boutique range "Admiral Grege" is what we are thinking of trying out. Here's a link http://www.fda.net.au/products-page/cushion-vinyl/agora-duplicate/ It looked nice and had a soft feel for walking on. Re: Flooring options 10Apr 25, 2014 6:39 pm We have just put karndean looselay throughout. Looks great. Feels soft. Hasn't scratched yet at all that I can see (Thought we'd get some scratches while moving furniture around for the move etc). They guarantee it for as long as you live in the property so can't ask for more than that really. Re: Flooring options 11Apr 25, 2014 7:55 pm asj25 We have just put karndean looselay throughout. Looks great. Feels soft. Hasn't scratched yet at all that I can see (Thought we'd get some scratches while moving furniture around for the move etc). They guarantee it for as long as you live in the property so can't ask for more than that really. That looks nice! How much did you get put down? Can I ask what sort of price it cost installed? Does it move at all since it's not glued? We want to do all areas but the bedrooms Re: Flooring options 12Apr 25, 2014 8:20 pm We got the whole house excl wet areas incl bedrooms done - about 130 sq/m. Was under $70 / square mt. They glued it down but only fairly lightly. You can install yourself but I think it would be hard to do a whole house and I think it's worthwhile making sure the slab is flat etc. 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 6467 Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12040 Howdy all. I am looking for feedback on what people would do to maximise and make an area as flat as possible. First, out the front of the house is a sloping hill, pretty… 0 20150 |