Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Feb 12, 2010 8:22 pm Hi i was just wondering if anyone could give me some costings of supply and install of engineered flooring as against 13mm solid strip flooring, they will be going over concrete. We are leaning towards to the engineered mainly cause we have 2 young kids and the added benefit of walking on it nearly straight away without moving away for a few days is great. The wood types we are looking at are blackbutt, stringybark, and spotted gum, we live in melboune and are about to build in croydon, any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers neil and kylie Re: cost of laying strip flooring against engineered 2Feb 13, 2010 9:51 pm Red Gum, Spotted Gum, Ironbark and Jarrah are ideal for internal flooring. I cant give you much info sorry but by personal choice, i'd go with engineered. Maybe a bit more expensive but the job will be done quicker Re: cost of laying strip flooring against engineered 3Feb 13, 2010 11:01 pm Re: cost of laying strip flooring against engineered 4Feb 15, 2010 12:23 pm 13 mm seems a bit to narrow Did you mean 130mm? Or you were speaking about thickness? The slimmer it is the higher response to changes in humidity. The higher response, more probability to face capping issues. Having narrower boards will work opposite - narrower means less probability for capping. I'm going with strip flooring as it will allow me to achieve perfection by sanding and apply proper types of coating. But yeah, much more hassle to install.. However, cheaper comparing to the engineered floor ($42 per m2 of Grey Ironbark). Amongst all timbers you listed, Spotted Gum has the best characteristics, according to the "NAFI Timber Manual Datafile P1", 2004. ... built a Promenade with Clarendon. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25104 20-10-09 - excavation and piering completed ... 12-04-10 - Basins fixed. Connecting to the electrical grid 23-04-10 - PCI 07-05-10 - HANDOVER! Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15907 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I'm in WA and our sandy soils make drainage a bit easier but this is what I'd be doing. Dig down to your footings and let the wall dry out. Clean it all well by brushing… 1 5193 6 4346 |