Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Nov 19, 2011 9:06 pm Hi We have been to Di Lorenzo several times for our floor tiling choices but we cannot find a tile we like in the standard range and keep coming back to a semi polished porcelian tile. We love the look and feel of timber flooring but thought that tiling would be cheaper, however its turning out with all the added costs that we are looking at about 10K in additional charges. Does anyone have photos of Boral Engineered Flooring in their home that you would mind sharing. I want to be able to show hubby, he is a picture only guy needs to see it to imagine it. Also how much did it cost you to supply and lay thanks heaps. Re: Boral Engineered timber floor Questions 2Nov 20, 2011 8:36 am I have Boral Spotted Gum with the Australiana finish (as opposed the the 'natural' finish...not sure what the difference is). I have the single plank boards and I love the look, but I really don't like the finish. You look at them and they scratch, drop something on them and hello dent.... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ After 2 years and a 40th birthday party, they have seen better days, and my solid floor in the last house looked better after 12 years and 2 toddlers.... I desperately want to get them recoated, but I believe that kinda voids the warranty, and due to the 'thickness' of the actual wood stuck on the board, I believe you can only get them sanded and polished once (second hand info, so don't quote me on it!!) I wish I had gone solid boards.... I can't remember the actual price, but something around the $108 pm fully installed rings a bell....I'd have to go digging for the quote! Don't forget that was 2 years ago! Oh, and I would much rather have any form of wood than tiles with grout to clean! I also hate the sound of grit on tiles...but that's me Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Boral Engineered timber floor Questions 3Nov 20, 2011 10:10 am Stormy, Was there a reason that you didnt upgrade to the Acoustic Ulay from Boral? its only about $5m2 more & has an approx 30% noise reduction. Its easily Identified & is Yellow from Boral or Green from Premium Floors. We have used the std white ulay since the acoustic u'lay came out maybe 10 years ago? as its noisy & the cost upgrade is so small. Re: Boral Engineered timber floor Questions 4Nov 20, 2011 11:48 am gizmoe Stormy, Was there a reason that you didnt upgrade to the Acoustic Ulay from Boral? its only about $5m2 more & has an approx 30% noise reduction. Its easily Identified & is Yellow from Boral or Green from Premium Floors. We have used the std white ulay since the acoustic u'lay came out maybe 10 years ago? as its noisy & the cost upgrade is so small. Nobody told me about it, so I had no idea it existed.... I upgraded my carpet underlay to premium, but the shop made no mention of the flooring underlay. Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Boral Engineered timber floor Questions 5Nov 20, 2011 1:07 pm Actually Stormy, you cant sand back solid boards much more than manufactured boards, particularly if you have secret nailed them. A 19mm solid board only has 5-6mm of timber before you expose the tongue and thus the nails so most professional sanders will only do 3.5-4mm and this is the average thickness of the manufactured boards. It all comes down to the hardness of the timber and how well they are looked after. http://www.borthwick.com.au/species/hardness-rating indicates that spotted gum is pretty hard (11 on the janka scale) and by comparison, tassie oak is only 5.5. So I am a little surprised your boards haven't held up. Which is a worry as boral spotted gum is currently my 1st choice for my floors in my up coming build........ Regards RiH Re: Boral Engineered timber floor Questions 6Nov 20, 2011 2:38 pm RocksInHead Actually Stormy, you cant sand back solid boards much more than manufactured boards, particularly if you have secret nailed them. A 19mm solid board only has 5-6mm of timber before you expose the tongue and thus the nails so most professional sanders will only do 3.5-4mm and this is the average thickness of the manufactured boards. It all comes down to the hardness of the timber and how well they are looked after. http://www.borthwick.com.au/species/hardness-rating indicates that spotted gum is pretty hard (11 on the janka scale) and by comparison, tassie oak is only 5.5. So I am a little surprised your boards haven't held up. Which is a worry as boral spotted gum is currently my 1st choice for my floors in my up coming build........ Regards RiH The hardness rating on timber in my opinion is for the lab, in real life the difference between Hevea & Ironwood is cost & look. Both will dent easily & the Polyurethane coatings will scratch. As mentioned above by Rocks, both floors from new have about the same useable wear layer of approx 4mm, to be fair to the engineered hardwood the solid may only have 3.5mm depending on the floor sander, damage onsite etc. The engineered hardwood is less likely to bend, bow, warp, buckle or twist due to its design. As for the ulay upgrade - http://www.boral.com.au/brochures/order ... any=Timber http://app.premiumfloors.com.au/scripts ... 5.20.0.0.3 Re: Boral Engineered timber floor Questions 7Nov 20, 2011 2:50 pm My old house had solid boards (that weren't secret nailed) on stumps and they had been sanded and polished probably twice. I didn't think about the tongue in secret nailed boards...never had them before, so that makes sense. I realise Spotted Gum is quite hard, which was one of the reasons why I chose it. Stilettos are a big no no...so I found out. I had a no shoes policy for a while, but after the first few scratches and dents I gave up.... I still wish I had solid, but then that causes issues with height differences with tiled areas. If I had a chance to do it all again, I would not have gone volume builder, but a custom one, where I could have had solid boards laid before the skirts and kitchen cabinets, erradicating the need for quad, and having a full gloss finish. At the time it wasn't an option. Don't get me wrong, no one else sees my boards the way I do. Hubby loves them, and I love the colour, but having lived with glossy solid boards for 12 years, the finish on these does not compare. It's proably the most disappointing part of my new house...but I guess I expected too much. I just have to keep telling myself the dents and scratches add character, and try not to cringe everytime something gets dropped on them Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Boral Engineered timber floor Questions 8Nov 20, 2011 7:52 pm Stormey - your house is stunning, would you mind when you get a chance posting a few pics of the marks. We had a spotted gum full timber floor in our last home, but only in one room. I loved the floor but we had to leave the timber in the house for several weeks before it could be laid. I like the idea of this floor as its quick to install. I just cannot find a tile I like at Di Lorenzo... Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15923 Thanks Simon, I guess I'm no concerned with the volume of the noise rather that dead and hollow sound and feel that is associated with floating floors. But I'm not sure… 3 6162 having built in different rural locations may i suggest that the house should suit the location and needs to be different from homes in town..eg if you will be working… 9 5000 |