Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Floor Question 41Oct 09, 2008 4:14 pm Ok around the architraves they are able to cut and fill the sections easy enough so you don't have to remove them. Its just that if you think that you only hit a certain amount of doors but your floors run up to or along every wall so its not as noticable around doors and you will not need the quaterround there they are able to finishe off the quaterround on an angle back towards the wall so its not noticable that it finishes aswell.
Does that make sense? I have some sort of pics if you want to see It will just take me a while to load them on photobucket.....let me know So for us our floors were Grey Iron bark 12mm at a cost of roughly $6200 for 93m2 then for the installation sanding and coating $6600. This is also with the extra 5% they add on for any bad spots in the wood and cuts they may not realise they have to do. This also included the splaybead(quarteround) I will start looking for pics now unless you want to PM me and I can email some. Re: Floor Question 42Oct 09, 2008 4:21 pm Don't give up Bel! It will be worth it in the end..
Quote: I think the skirtings can be easily taken off, I'm sure a few people have done this, if not I will just get the quad and then paint it the same colour white as my skirting boards so it all blends in, I have seen this done too and you can't even notice, it actually makes a nice little feature I think if the builder "tacks" the skirting board on it is easy, but otherwise they are glued & nailed? (will have to check with DH about that). Quote: Does anyone know the general thickness or real timber floorboards? Good quality? I have heard 19mm and a few others, I want ones that can be sanded back a few times for longevity Like PK ours were 12mm & we'll get a couple of sands (the same as the 19mm boards) Planet Timbers have a good website that helps explain: http://planettimbers.com.au/planet_fmset.htm Like Clarity said it is good to go to flooring companies that specialise in timber floors. Do you know who Donuts & kiwi056 got their floors through? Re: Floor Question 43Oct 09, 2008 4:49 pm gweluphome, thanks for that info... it helps. Would love to see some photos, but no rush THANKS
We only have 2 doors that open and close downstairs I thought we'd have more, so not too much of an issue with the doors! THANKS again. Re: Floor Question 44Oct 09, 2008 4:55 pm PK I don't understand!!
So they shape the wood around the architraves and just but it up against it? What do they fill it with? Is that what you meant? What's quaterround? Is that what everyone has been referring to as quad? So if you have a quad they don't put it around the architraves? I checked out our display home the other day and saw that they cut the tiles around the architraves and then filled the tiny gap that was left with grout but tiles don't expand so they could go really close. We have at least five doors downstairs Re: Floor Question 45Oct 09, 2008 5:04 pm Exactly Rachelle like the tiles, but with the wood they cut it to fit and then fill with resin or the gloss that you are using. It is usually so tight you can't even notice.. Quad or quateround is the same thing, I will try and get some photos together................ Re: Floor Question 47Oct 09, 2008 5:38 pm Rachelle, one floor company I spoke to recently layed the floors at these townhouses in Narrabeen... Here is the McGrath Link, I don't know if looking will help or not, sorry if I've caused you too much confusion..
http://www.mcgrath.com.au/index.cfm?fus ... ting=60326 Re: Floor Question 48Dec 11, 2008 8:49 am This is a very informative thread. I wish I had discovered this thread (and this forum) sooner!
This is what I have done. Because my builder would not allow installing skirting (not even just tack them on), I deleted the skirting completely. After handover, the timber floor will be installed. The few timber flooring companies I have spoken to, they will install skirting for you if you supply them. I can easily get the skirting from bunning, probably cheaper shopping around. The timber floor company will trim the doors if needed. I have raised my kitchen 34mm (19mm board + 15mm ply). Because the kitchen will go in first, I will just have to settle with quad (some calls beating) around kickboards. The timber floor will go under the fridge space, dishwasher space and oven space. Oven is not an issue for me because I got an oven tower. That means, I will have quading around these area. Also, the very first step of my staircase should also need to raise 34mm. Now, I will just need to learn how to paint the skirtings. I have never done any paint job before in my life! I really wish I didn't need to do those skirting work myself. But since my builder is so inflexible and I really like to have solid timber floor, I guess I can settle with these extra work. I don't know if my approach is wise or not. But from reading this thread, it seems I am not too far off. Building Clarendon Brighton - Done and moved in Sept 2009 Re: Floor Question 49Dec 11, 2008 8:59 am Just another update, Petal has used a company who have the option of no quad, she has just had her floors installed and they look fantastic!
The skirting boards were on were the floors were put in - but she still has no beading! Check out her blog My karma ran over your dogma Re: Floor Question 50Dec 11, 2008 9:03 am Echo, Do hunt around for your skirtings, the companies that probably sell to Bunnings will also sell to you direct you just have to search and ring I think you could probably save yourself quite alot doing it this way and more than likely they will deliver for you aswell. We did this but the information would be irrelevant as we are in Perth.......
The easiest way to paint them is with a large sheet of card from your art supplier you should be able to get it to slide underneath your skirting and then you won't have to worry about overspill onto your floors............Just slide it along as you need. Good luck I hope all goes well. Re: Floor Question 51Dec 11, 2008 9:03 am Thanks, Bel! Yes, we were very happy with them - if you're in Melbourne - "Solid Hardwood Flooring " . Great to deal with , very professional, and nice guys, too!
You can see the floors if you click on the link below Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Floor Question 52Dec 11, 2008 9:46 am Petal, very nice floor!!!
No beatings!! how did they do that?? Did they take the skirting out and re-install? If they cut into the skirting, you just have very high skirtings. gweluphome, thanks for your advice. I will definitely shop around. And will use the painting technique you mentioned! Building Clarendon Brighton - Done and moved in Sept 2009 Re: Floor Question 53Dec 11, 2008 9:57 am eho This is a very informative thread. I wish I had discovered this thread (and this forum) sooner! This is what I have done. Because my builder would not allow installing skirting (not even just tack them on), I deleted the skirting completely. After handover, the timber floor will be installed. The few timber flooring companies I have spoken to, they will install skirting for you if you supply them. I can easily get the skirting from bunning, probably cheaper shopping around. The timber floor company will trim the doors if needed. I have raised my kitchen 34mm (19mm board + 15mm ply). Because the kitchen will go in first, I will just have to settle with quad (some calls beating) around kickboards. The timber floor will go under the fridge space, dishwasher space and oven space. Oven is not an issue for me because I got an oven tower. That means, I will have quading around these area. Also, the very first step of my staircase should also need to raise 34mm. Now, I will just need to learn how to paint the skirtings. I have never done any paint job before in my life! I really wish I didn't need to do those skirting work myself. But since my builder is so inflexible and I really like to have solid timber floor, I guess I can settle with these extra work. I don't know if my approach is wise or not. But from reading this thread, it seems I am not too far off. Oh, one more thing I want to mention. I upgraded archatraves to 18mm. The edge needs at least 10mm gap. Some advised 12mm or more. So, using 18mm skirting will need 18mm archatraves to match up. Then, if petal's timber company got a better solution, you will not need to worry about this at all! Building Clarendon Brighton - Done and moved in Sept 2009 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16552 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17518 thank you! do we need to get this or our builder before we commence new build on the block? 2 10410 |