Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Aug 03, 2010 4:48 pm Before I moved to Canberra I think I actually said to someone that I had never seen a radiata pine floor. Since moving to Canberra I would estimate that more than 80% of existing floors are Radiata, some Cypress and some Vic Ash. I think the idea was during the 1950's + was that Radiata was so easy to lay, cheap and readily available - that it would be laid as the subfloor and people would carpet/lino/tile over the top. As such the Radiata pine floors aren't necessarily proper tongue and groove floor boards - but more a cover all. However now that a timber floor is more contemporary people are getting rid of the carpet and sanding back the radiata. It is a very light coloured timber, and when finished with a non-yellowing finish (Bona, Osmo, Treatex etc) then it will stay that colour. When finished with the old solvent based finishes and tung oils it goes that yellow colour that all floors go when treated with those finishes. Cypress pine is a harder floor and aside from being termite resistant has a lot more character in the floor and is by and larger more yellowy/orange look to it. Neither Cypress or Radiata are ideal as floors as both are relatively soft (4 and 2 respectively on the Janka). However if looked after (no stilletos) they will last a life time! Re: Radiata Pine 3Aug 03, 2010 8:09 pm There was also a lot of baltic pine around then as well as Australian Kauri pine laid in the earlier 20th century DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you going to have the frame exposed or are you cladding it with something. Usually if you are making an exposed frame you would use solid legs around 100x100 or… 3 6592 Iām just in the process of replacing 2 stud walls that have been severely damaged by termites and am planning to use h2 blue pine. I just wanted to if anyone can advise… 0 52859 Hi, as per the subject. Does anyone have any recommendations for the best value decking oil (Bunning is close to where I live) for a treated pine deck? Thanks 0 10976 |