Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Our experience with timber floors 15Aug 21, 2007 10:29 pm Hi everyone, when we renovated about 6 years ago we used solid Grey Ironbark timber which we selected for its colour and hardness. We had a pro install it directly onto our slab. The home originally had cork and carpet on the floors - we jackhammered the cork off which was fine and had a moisture level check done. The reading was 0 (zero) so we were advised not to bother with a moisture barrier. All was good. Until the floor was finished and we finally moved into the home 2 days before Christmas...
Then in our first week in the house, the new dishwasher leaked due to the builders tradies playing with connections which worked their way loose. Needless to say the kitchen (which had procelain tiles thankfully) flooded and the boards which started on the other side of the kitchen island rose up to resemble an upside down V. After much paniking, we tried all we could to force them back down, without luck. We had to put through an insurance claim and stupidly called back the installer to fix the floor. Instead of sanding back the entire floor he simply replaced a few boards and applied the coating over the existing 2 coats previously applied. We continued to have more problems with the floor and found that not many tradies wanted to come in and fix it for us. Then the lacquer started to peel in high traffic places.... Anyway building a new house now and still looking at timber floor. But i would not recommend gluing a floor to a concrete slab. Please remember also that different woods have different hardnesses. Be careful. Choose something that not only looks good but will last. We will opt for floating as if anything does happen. We can pull it up and replace where necessary. Anyway food for thought. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15923 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 6208 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 6468 |