Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Flooring 3Jul 12, 2009 9:55 am LOL I have just come on to post something similar too I'm getting tiles to my family room/hallways/kitchen area but now I'm considering laminate timber flooring. Do I buy seperately and get builder to put in Do I buy the flooring and pay for flooring company to put it in Do I buy the flooring and get a friend to help me put it in (I have back issues) I can get a good deal, but its from an auction house..which means I will have to get someone to put it in for me. hmmmmm I'll keep a watch out on your post and hopefully we'll all have our questions answered Deposits paid 29/4/09 Land settlement 12/08/09 Build contract signed 24/08/09 Colours done 28/09/09 BLOG-http://www.eljaysbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Flooring 4Jul 12, 2009 5:42 pm For us, the most cost effective way is to outsource it. Going through the builder was really expensive, so they are only doing the wet areas which are included with the house. We then went from carpet place to carpet place (they all seem to offer timber flooring too) and asked them to quote for large areas of the house. Multiple rooms brings down the price. We waited for specials from the tiling places and now have them on order until the build is completed. (Yes, the will hold for over a year - hopefully our taste doesn't change too much in that time). We have got an excellent quote for carpets and floating floorboards, fully installed. We will do this immediately after handover. Hope this helps. Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: Flooring 6Jul 13, 2009 6:15 pm Thanks TamDaz I'm getting quotes now and the last one I got was under $2500 including installation, so I'm happy the prices are coming in lower than the builder. This was for Diamond Tuff®-Krono SF Laminate Flooring. I'll keep looking around Ta Deposits paid 29/4/09 Land settlement 12/08/09 Build contract signed 24/08/09 Colours done 28/09/09 BLOG-http://www.eljaysbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Flooring 7Jul 13, 2009 6:27 pm What also helps to make it affordable is how you pay for it. We got our carpets and wood floors from Harvey Norman. The offer was got was 4 years interest free which is far better than adding it to the mortgage. I believe that its not worth being cheap on the floors as you don't want to have to replace them in 10 years... or less! Anthea Re: Flooring 8Jul 13, 2009 6:33 pm I'm planning (or hoping rather) to pay cash for them *fingers crossed* Did harvey norman look after you, give you a good deal depending on how much you bought? Deposits paid 29/4/09 Land settlement 12/08/09 Build contract signed 24/08/09 Colours done 28/09/09 BLOG-http://www.eljaysbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Flooring 9Jul 13, 2009 7:31 pm anthea What also helps to make it affordable is how you pay for it. We got our carpets and wood floors from Harvey Norman. The offer was got was 4 years interest free which is far better than adding it to the mortgage. I believe that its not worth being cheap on the floors as you don't want to have to replace them in 10 years... or less! Anthea Even though interest rates are low - can't beat interest free! We also doing flooring after handover, carpet and floating floor. Probably go for a good laminate like quickstep (approx $50 per sq) or a lower grade engineered floating timber floor. [b]Contract signed 3rd May --> Handover mid FEB Re: Flooring 10Jul 13, 2009 9:50 pm Yes Harvey Norman did look after us as we did around 28sq of flooring with them. We took in the floor plans so we were able to get really accurate measurements of what we needed. We got 100% wool carpet and bamboo floating boards (Boral). We ordered them well in advance as there was an offer on and that was fine with them. It was almost a year later we got them installed! Anthea Re: Flooring 11Jul 13, 2009 10:33 pm anthea Yes Harvey Norman did look after us as we did around 28sq of flooring with them. We took in the floor plans so we were able to get really accurate measurements of what we needed. We got 100% wool carpet and bamboo floating boards (Boral). We ordered them well in advance as there was an offer on and that was fine with them. It was almost a year later we got them installed! Anthea You wouldn't happen to have any pics of your bamboo flooring would u? [b]Contract signed 3rd May --> Handover mid FEB Re: Flooring 12Jul 14, 2009 8:23 am We got a quote through our builder and then went out and shopped. We have floating timber at ground level, hardwood stairs and carpet on level 1. Going directly with a local shop, got good service, negotiated (I think) a good price and heaps cheaper than going through with our builder. Tried HN in Sydney, but did not get good response from this particular shop. Went for a few other shops too, but this one in Prospect was decent. Moved in December 2015 Still scratching my head as to why is old a new house and bought a 30 year old one!! Re: Flooring 13Jul 14, 2009 8:47 am I had a floating timber floor put in last time I built. I would never have one again. It was too easy to scratch and the floor made so much noise, especially a couple of years down the track when I had it repolished. Very unnatural sounds. This was one of the high-end floating timber floors with a substantial genuine veneer on top. Most of them look so fake to me. This time I'm going to get marble for the entrance and carpet elsewhere (but a real colour - not white, cream or beige). Re: Flooring 14Jul 15, 2009 7:09 am I am going through this process at the moment, and can only really share my personal experience, hopefully I am not far off other peoples experiences I am VERY glad I didn't get flooring through builder. They included tiles throughout (now I have seen what is on offer... Sooo glad I opted to get own flooring). I shopped around and found what I thought was a great deal on vinyl planking, decided to go with them, but on a hope of chance, I called EVERY flooring place in Canberra, and as a result found a deal that is saving me $4000 So, worth ditching the builder on flooring (except wet areas, have to go through builder) and call EVERY place in your area for quotes. Also highly recommend checking out vinyl plank instead of laminate, soooo much more hardy, not as noisy and more insulated. I am going with 'Karndean' Winter Oak from Oak Royale range. I have to say, check out tile places before you ditch the builder though, as if you are on a budget, despite ******* options, really nice tile can be uber expensive!!! Land Settled 02 Oct 11 Final Build contract Dec 11 Pre-Start 19 Jan 12 Construction Licence 25 Jan 12 Still waiting for final plans to go to slab list Blog @ http://nessieshouse.webs.com 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6173 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15884 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 6432 |