Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Oct 18, 2009 1:54 pm We're building a new house and just can't make a choice on the flooring for the study and theatre rooms,our bedrooms are going to be carpeted ,the lounge,living room and kitchen timber .Please help if you have some good ideas. Re: theatre & study flooring choices 2Oct 18, 2009 2:25 pm Hi, What floorcoverings will meet those two rooms? I guess they may be rooms that go off a central passage with floorboards. If that's the case, then carpets are certainly best. But the ideal carpets for the theatre room will be quite different to the study. In theatre rooms, its usually best to have wool carpets, as wool has a duller (less reflective) appearance, compared to synthetics that have a more lusterous finish. The study is an area that a heavy duty commercial carpet best suits. Modular carpet tiles work very well. Ash. Re: theatre & study flooring choices 3Oct 18, 2009 6:15 pm We have a central hallway in our new home that will be tiled. We are going to carpet the bedrooms, lounge and kid's TV room. After lots of consideration, we have decided to put carpet tiles in the study (it has doors). Then rolling computer chaqirs etc, won't be such an issue. We are also discussing the possibility of putting carpet tiles in the rear rumpus room (off the tiled family room). This will be the play room and general chill out room and will eventually have a pool table. I see lots of spilt alcohol. Our carpet will be black (yeah Ash, I know ) and we are going to use deep charcoal carpet tiles for the study and the rumpus. Our floor tiles are deep green/grey. I hope it all looks ok..... I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: theatre & study flooring choices 4Oct 18, 2009 9:33 pm royalblue Hi, What floorcoverings will meet those two rooms? I guess they may be rooms that go off a central passage with floorboards. If that's the case, then carpets are certainly best. But the ideal carpets for the theatre room will be quite different to the study. In theatre rooms, its usually best to have wool carpets, as wool has a duller (less reflective) appearance, compared to synthetics that have a more lusterous finish. The study is an area that a heavy duty commercial carpet best suits. Modular carpet tiles work very well. Ash. Re: theatre & study flooring choices 5Oct 18, 2009 9:35 pm joles We have a central hallway in our new home that will be tiled. We are going to carpet the bedrooms, lounge and kid's TV room. After lots of consideration, we have decided to put carpet tiles in the study (it has doors). Then rolling computer chaqirs etc, won't be such an issue. We are also discussing the possibility of putting carpet tiles in the rear rumpus room (off the tiled family room). This will be the play room and general chill out room and will eventually have a pool table. I see lots of spilt alcohol. Our carpet will be black (yeah Ash, I know ) and we are going to use deep charcoal carpet tiles for the study and the rumpus. Our floor tiles are deep green/grey. I hope it all looks ok..... Re: theatre & study flooring choices 6Oct 18, 2009 10:35 pm Looks like Afro is having some teething troubles getting used to the forum. Not a prob, it'll come together and you'll be posting with the rest of us! So Joles is 'back in black'! Well I know you consider your choices carefully. Modular carpet tiles are really hard wearing. Check with me for info about yarn type before choosing. One thing about carpettiles though, is they are usually quite low profile, so may sit lower than your tiles. Fitting this underlay may be a good move. It brings the height up a bit and gives a little more confort to an otherwise very firm floorcovering. http://www.dunlopflooring.com.au/Commer ... odulay.asp Cheers! Ash. 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 6191 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15907 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 |