Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 21Apr 10, 2009 7:15 pm We just put in an order for our Tassie Oak floors!! I was deciding between that, Chesnut (a mix of a few timbers) or Blackbutt. The guy from the flooring company was very helpful and in the end we decided on Tassie Oak in a full gloss finish. I am sooo excited to see them go in! My karma ran over your dogma Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 22Apr 10, 2009 8:07 pm Very soft as far as hardwood flooring goes but will look nice I'm sure Was the rep talking about 'Wormy Chestnut'? From memory its a trade name for single species Manna Gum Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 23Apr 10, 2009 9:17 pm Duke - I was worried about the Janka rating of Tassie Oak, but most of the people I have spoken to seem to be of the belief that once the floors are glossed then the rating sort of goes out the window. The guy actually had a little display set up where he had put nails and other scratches on a variety of different hardwood floors (Tassie Oak, Jarrah and a few others) and they all coped pretty much the same. Nope not wormy chesnut - it actually looks alot like Tassie Oak and Blackbutt - maybe slightly darker. He said a few of the names of the timbers that were mixed together - Stringybark was one... My karma ran over your dogma Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 24Apr 10, 2009 9:42 pm donuts are you still undecided on your flooring Casa? That has been a long road for you I remember telling you about my flooring back when it was being laid, what, 6 months ago now? Whatever you decide I'm sure it will be great, maybe the most researched floor on H1? Hi donuts, Yes, still undecided about flooring. So far the favourite is what you've done - 8 mm plywood + 12 mm solid timber. I used to like Silkwood until I've heard so many stories about you just have to sneeze and it scratches. I'm still undecided. I'm not sure if I want Sydney Blue Gum or Brushbox, I'm not sure if I want plywood + timber or direct stick and, since I'm going with no architraves (if possible), I'm looking at how to get rid of the skirting boards (and still allow 5 to 10 mm for expansion). Apart from that, my decison is done Cheers, Casa Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 25Apr 11, 2009 4:30 pm Engineered 12mm like Silkwood can be direct stuck but I think from memory solid 12mm needs to be mechanically fixed as well meaning you will need 12mm ply, not 9mm as the secret nail is 28mm (shot at an angle) Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 27Apr 18, 2009 9:36 pm Hi Casa! Sorry it took so long to reply...no internet access . Our timber is boral classic brushbox. The dimensions are 82mm by 19mm. We chose to have it laid on 15mm ply as opposed to battons mostly for the noise factor. The timber was pricey...but tbh i cannot tell you a sq m price. We also shopped around and found that the prices on this species didn't vary much. The thing that i was most impressed with, was the fact that the guys laying the floor took the time to use some spare boards and made the quad to match the floors. I am more than happy to reccomend our flooring company to anyone as we have nothing but good things to say about them...really wonderful people....went the extra mile Here is a pic of the flooring in the finished house...its a night time shot so they look different again! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 28Apr 18, 2009 10:48 pm Hi Flissfloss, Thanks for the info. You have the best looking floor I've seen. I want the same!!! I'd like to keep my floor height down to 24 mm (to keep the bathroom step downs to 25 mm, rather than 35 mm). I hope that Borals Slimwood looks as nice as their 19 mm wood. Oops, just looked up the Boral website. Slimwood is not avaialble in brushbox. Will my search for the perfect timber flooirng ever cease Cheers, Casa Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 29Apr 19, 2009 10:43 am Hi Flissfloss, Your floor looks fantastic, would you mind PMing me the flooring people details? it sounds like they took the time and care to do a great job! Ta Building a Wisdom Prosperity 23 - http://erwisdomprosperity.blogspot.com/ Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 30Apr 19, 2009 8:21 pm Brushbox is easily one of the dearest indigenous species. It is a rain forest timber not overly logged anymore. Expect to pay between $85 - $120 per sq. metre for select grade depending on width. Feature grade can be bought cheap but its quality is such that it is best covered with carpet. Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 32Apr 26, 2009 11:59 am We had 13mm solid Jarrah in select grade installed directly on the sub floors. Partner secret nailed it as well as using glue. He also spent the time setting the job out to ensure that the boards were all layed in various lengths and the end result was that it looked uniform and brilliant. The floors were installed early on so the skirts and archs were installed afterward and no need for quad and my 140mm skirts look brilliant. Only had them sanded and polished recently once all the trades were done to reduce damage. Once the build is complete will caulk the same colour as the skirts to make it look even better. Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 33Apr 26, 2009 5:22 pm Minx We had 13mm solid Jarrah in select grade installed directly on the sub floors. Partner secret nailed it as well as using glue. He also spent the time setting the job out to ensure that the boards were all layed in various lengths and the end result was that it looked uniform and brilliant. The floors were installed early on so the skirts and archs were installed afterward and no need for quad and my 140mm skirts look brilliant. Only had them sanded and polished recently once all the trades were done to reduce damage. Once the build is complete will caulk the same colour as the skirts to make it look even better. Hi Minx, any chance we can get some pics of your floors when you can? They sound lovely! Building a Wisdom Prosperity 23 - http://erwisdomprosperity.blogspot.com/ Re: What are you favourite timber floor species? 35Apr 26, 2009 11:41 pm Minx We had 13mm solid Jarrah in select grade installed directly on the sub floors. Partner secret nailed it as well as using glue. He also spent the time setting the job out to ensure that the boards were all layed in various lengths and the end result was that it looked uniform and brilliant. The floors were installed early on so the skirts and archs were installed afterward and no need for quad and my 140mm skirts look brilliant. Only had them sanded and polished recently once all the trades were done to reduce damage. Once the build is complete will caulk the same colour as the skirts to make it look even better. Minx, that's pretty much what we want. 13mm jarrah flooring. Can you please let me know how much you paid, if you dont mind? And we would really really like to see some photos!!! Idiots are fun, that's why there is one in every village! - Dr. House - Re: What are your favourite timber floor species? 36Apr 27, 2009 7:07 am I will post photos but not yet as the house isn't finished. My balustrades will be installed in 4 weeks as well as the glass splashback in the kitchen. Once that's done and I've cleaned up the house will be happy to post pics. The boards were purchased from *** for around $15,000. Partner is a chippy so he had the tools and skill to lay them down. Installation costs were pretty much nothing for me. The 13mm boards suited my build as the house is not built on slab, it has a subfloor so already had the chipboard flooring down. I think that 19mm would of made the joind in the wet areas not uniform etc. My partner has laid 19mm floors for another job (jarrah) but that was laid directly on the floor joist. I had my stairs made from jarrah as well so it looks pretty good. My floorboard sizes ranged from 1 meter to 5.4 meters. I had 23,000 lineal meters of flooring. My advice to those buying flooring is make sure you go through a well known company. My dad had ordered flooring off someone who advertised in the herald sun's home magazine and we got some cheapo south east asian meranti. Unfort I and my partner were working on the day of delivery and the $15,000 bank cheque was as good as gone when my partner picked up the timber the next day and said "babe, this isn't jarrah". I didn't get my money back and nor did the other 5 people he ripped off. So basically my floors for supply only ended up costing me $30.000 and 6 months of my life. Now I know phonex had bad experiences with *** but when I purchased my flooring they were good, gave me extra timber for the boards that were not considered "select grade". I actually wanted the boards installed prior to plaster as there were a few dents in the plaster at installation. Partner patched those up though. Having the flooring installed prior to pllaster waould of been achievable if I didn't get ripped off. As for the caulking, my partner made me visit a house he was working on that was sold on comletion for $2.2 mill and the caulking finish looked brilliant. He charges $4.00 per lineal meter which should work out to be around $2,500. This can be done only done if the boards go down prior to skirts and there are no gaps. So basically is you need quad, caulikng is not an option. Re: What are your favourite timber floor species? 37Apr 27, 2009 11:51 am Thanks Minx for the advise. Can you let me know how many square metres of flooring you did as I'm not good with converting lineal metres into square metres. We have about 100m2 of flooring to lay and I want to know the rough price for timber for that sort of area. Also, can you please explain what caulking is as I dont think i've ever heard it before. Yes it is scary to buy things off people on either ebay or in the papers. That's why I'm always scared to, even if the price is really good. Lucky you had a chippy for a partner and didnt pay for labour! Idiots are fun, that's why there is one in every village! - Dr. House - Re: What are your favourite timber floor species? 38Apr 27, 2009 7:49 pm 80mm boards 12.5 L/M = 1 square metre 130mm boards 7.69 L/M = 1 square metre I think Minx may have the 23,000 L/M figur wrong somehow Re: What are your favourite timber floor species? 39Apr 27, 2009 10:36 pm Thanks for all that info Minx, will have to wait for the pics then! I would love to know what caulking is too, never heard it before either... Lucky that your hubby is a carpenter, that at least saved you some money... I can't believe that guy ripped you all off! Building a Wisdom Prosperity 23 - http://erwisdomprosperity.blogspot.com/ Re: What are your favourite timber floor species? 40Apr 28, 2009 6:49 am Dukekamaya 80mm boards 12.5 L/M = 1 square metre 130mm boards 7.69 L/M = 1 square metre I think Minx may have the 23,000 L/M figur wrong somehow No mistake was made. The house is over 500 sq/m. There is A LOT of timber. 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