Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Apr 26, 2012 1:22 pm So have been quoted $95 per square metre to supply and lay. They said that the colonial range is much better than the regular QuickStep products. Does anyone have an opinion on this? Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 3Apr 28, 2012 8:54 pm Hi, I had Colonal range installed, NSW spotted gum colour. I'm very happy with the feel and look, but have found scratches easier then my old cheaper laminate. I had mine installed for $75 psqm, including underlay and beading. Installation was $15 psqm. But I did around 180 m2 in total. After installation everyone that visited thought that it's a timber floor, not laminate. Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 4Apr 29, 2012 9:49 am [quote="taki"]Hi, I had Colonal range installed, NSW spotted gum colour. I'm very happy with the feel and look, but have found scratches easier then my old cheaper laminate. I had mine installed for $75 psqm, including underlay and beading. Installation was $15 psqm. But I did around 180 m2 in total. After installation everyone that visited thought that it's a timber floor, not laminate. $75m2 is Super Cheap to the point I would be wondering if it fell off the back of a truck! There would be no profit in that job for the Flooring company. $15m2 is also super cheap for install, I pay my guys $20m2 plus trims for installation! I have noticed the scratches on our display floor also, but It could be that it shows the scratches more due to being gloss & shiny. Matt finish laminates still scratch its probably you can't notice it as much.. Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 6Apr 29, 2012 10:05 pm taki that looks great, obviously its a floating floor? please tell me if you get that hollow sound from them, a quick search show they are 9.5mm others are 12mm would this not be better? sorry for the question im trying to get all the facts before choosing floor covering for my new house thanks Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 11Apr 30, 2012 7:46 pm I would be checking it is Genuine Quickstep Colonial for $48m2, $60m2 for Colonial is cheap! As for the ulay, make sure you get the acoustic Quietstep u'lay as its only about $5m2 more for 30% less noise! $28m2 for a 8mm laminate is a very economical laminate & something I would be personally staying away from. As for the 12mm laminates against the Quickstep Colonial @ 9.5mm. Quickstep IS the best laminate manufacturer in the World, if they don't think 12mm is necessary then it obviously isnt. I personally think most of the reason is to make the consumer "Think" you are getting a better product than you really are. Vinyl manufacturers do exactly the same thing by increasing the backing thickness & combining it with a thin wearlayer to fool the consumer into thinking they are getting quality! I'm sure its cheaper to increase the backing thickness compared to improving the quality or wearlayer! Very, Very rarely do I ever see a more economical product being better than a more expensive product! Make an Educated Decision people..... Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 12Apr 30, 2012 10:50 pm thanks taki gizmoe obviously you lay floors for a living when you say $60 is cheap i think why go laminate in the first place? you can get solid bamboo for $56sqm, what is your opinion on bamboo? seems to me like a good option thanks Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 13May 02, 2012 10:36 pm Bamboo is a nice product & like everything you can buy, price is not always the best way to purchase anything. We only sell the Arc Bamboo from Premium, I can access lots of different companies but Premium who also sell Quickstep (Unilin own Premium now) are just so good at what they do. I attend training every year with them, they can supply everything to match properly, their technical advice/help is 2nd to none & they are all genuinely good people. Timber, Bamboo, Laminate, its all a personal choice. I like the look of Timber & Bamboo, but hardness ratings in reality to me mean nothing. I drop something heavy on Timber or Bamboo & it dents, I do the same on Quickstep 800 or 950, generally it survives it. Scratches? Timber & Bamboo not very good especially commercally. Quickstep? I have 3 hotels in Roma using it & the oldest would be approaching 15years old & still looks pretty reasonable. The engineered Hardwood in one of those hotels which was not supplied & installed by us was toast in 12 months, yet installed at the same time as the now nearly 15yo Quickstep. The owner has removed the timber & installed ceramic tiles & carpet. Purchase what you want, look after it well & you shouldnt have a problem with any of them, but in my experience the Quickstep has performed the best & provided outstanding value for money. Why is Timber or Bamboo any better than a Quality laminate even if the price is the same? Its only someone's perception, abit like comparing a 14mm Engineered Hardwood to a 19mm solid hardwood, most blokes think the 19mm is better, guess what they are wrong! My opinion only, learnt from industry training & asking lots of questions. Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 14May 02, 2012 10:42 pm Yes you are right Gizmoe. The stigma attached to laminate prevents it taking its rightful place in many peoples homes. Whilst we do not sell Premium's products, and have to totally disagree with that part of your post on commercial grounds (joking), you make a good point about commercial use and the failure of timber floors in high traffic zones. Good work. CALL 1300GOHARVEY www.harveynormanflooring.com.au Carpet, Rugs, Timber, Bamboo, Laminate, Vinyl & Vinyl Tiles TIMBERMAX Real Australian Hardwood Flooring IN STORES NOW Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 15May 03, 2012 11:56 am so an engineered board is better than solid? FYI that $48 sqm for quick-step is from carpet court and its being pushed and promoted "as seen on tv THE BLOCK" so it must the genuine thing? Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 17May 03, 2012 2:47 pm $48m2 sounds right for the 8mm Eligna Quickstep, but way too cheap for Colonial. Quickstep makes 700, 800 & 950 laminate which is 7mm, 8mm & 9.5mm. In the 8mm & 9.5mm, you have different prices as well depending on what product you get. Quickstep also make Quickstep scotia & Incizio trims which are exact matches not sorta close, these are generally more expensive than the std generic range scotia & trims. You can get different u'lay & We only use the Quietstep acoustic combi u'lay. Most quoted prices are plank only & don't include u'lay. You might have to ask for the Acoustic u'lay price as most quote std or std combi only. The Acoustic u'lay will improve the underfoot hollow sound, but not eliminate it completely, its best to walk on it to see for yourself. As for floor prep, its the same as most things, make the floor as flat & smooth as possible. It also needs to be solid, you don't want the floor moving underneath your plank. If it needs rescrewing then do it. If it needs broken boards replacing, then do it. Concrete, We would run our grinder over it to flatten & smooth it out. We may even use K15 or equivalent if needed. Flooring People like to talk specs such as not more than 3mm over a metre straight edge etc. If the floor isnt flat then you can have joins opening up or peaking, I have also seen sub standard subfloors with Engineered hardwood floors making noises eg squeaking. As for shopping at a Carpet Court Store, Well I can't say you didn't go to the right place as they are the only place to go for your flooring needs, but I'm biased as I have been with Carpet Court for about 17 years now. I'm happy to be proven wrong on the pricing, but I checked my price list & if you can get Quickstep Colonial 9.5mm laminate for $48m2, then buy it! Our price is about $30m2 more than that! Again my opinion only as I'm biased. Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 18May 03, 2012 11:05 pm actually that $48 was from a supplier over the net, i asked for colonial, they said its 10mm, i queried that and they confirmed its 10mm?? was confused as i know it 9,5 went in to carpet court and the 9.5 colonial is selling for $54, saw it with my own eyes from what saying that is still a huge bargin! wow this stuff is expensive Re: Quick Step Laminate Colonial range 19May 06, 2012 4:27 pm $54m2 plus U'lay I suspect, Quietstep should be another $5m2 or more. Still too cheap & a bargin if you can get it for that.. 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