Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Aug 04, 2012 9:35 am Hi Guys, We're soon to start building a house and majority of the flooring will be sort sort of wood or bamboo.. We have around 80sqm to fill (hallways, family room, kitchen, living etc) and we are looking at installing it ourselves. The biggest room is around 9x5meters (including the kitchen) I prefer low sheen (as we live in a house now with high sheen engineered boral merbau and it has lost its shine quickly even though the place is only 4yrs old) We are looking for quantity, quality at the right price - anything above $50 avg per square meter is pushing our budget. My partner really wants hardwood, solid not engineered and he loves the look of NSW spotted gum (me too) but we seem to get mixed prices of between $45 -$70 per square (even against the same grade) supply only. We also consider combining spotted gum and blackbutt together to lower the cost a bit (seen a few examples on eBay and looks awesome) I like the look of hardwood floors, but I also love bamboo - the ones with low sheen only. (Can look a bit weird shiny) and some prices I've seen are around the same as the spotted gum. My partner is not as keen as me on bamboo. I'm not against vinyl wood look but I'm finding it hard to convince my partner on it - since its so much more cheaper. Wondering if anyone has any nice pics to share to convince him Because we'll be installing it ourselves along with some friends it must be (I guess!) easy to install as well - and hopefully not take such a long time! Any suggestions or advise on experience would be great. We are in need of some inspiration! Thanks Guys Re: 80sqm of something thats not going to blow the budget .. 2Aug 04, 2012 11:35 am The drop lock system on the Vintage laminate range is perfect for DIY installs and with an AC4 rating and a lifetime wear warranty, it will last you as long as you need it to ! Priced at $39m2, it will come in under budget too. CALL 1300GOHARVEY www.harveynormanflooring.com.au Carpet, Rugs, Timber, Bamboo, Laminate, Vinyl & Vinyl Tiles TIMBERMAX Real Australian Hardwood Flooring IN STORES NOW Re: 80sqm of something thats not going to blow the budget .. 3Aug 04, 2012 3:38 pm HN- Question: How long would it take to fit 100 sq mtrs of an average area for a trained person? Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: 80sqm of something thats not going to blow the budget .. 4Aug 05, 2012 7:49 am 1 professional about 1 1/2 to 2 days. Depends in amount of passage ways and kitchen type areas. Big open areas are quicker of course. CALL 1300GOHARVEY www.harveynormanflooring.com.au Carpet, Rugs, Timber, Bamboo, Laminate, Vinyl & Vinyl Tiles TIMBERMAX Real Australian Hardwood Flooring IN STORES NOW Re: 80sqm of something thats not going to blow the budget .. 5Sep 15, 2012 11:33 am HN Flooring Team The drop lock system on the Vintage laminate range is perfect for DIY installs and with an AC4 rating and a lifetime wear warranty, it will last you as long as you need it to ! Priced at $39m2, it will come in under budget too. Went to HN Preston, looks nice but my partner is not interested. We liked the bamboo.. but we like 14mm and you guys don't stock it unfortunately Re: 80sqm of something thats not going to blow the budget .. 6Sep 15, 2012 11:48 am My friends have the vinyl timber-look in their kitchen. It's only a small kitchen but it looks great. Someone told me that the surface has to be pretty smooth (maybe a screed finish?) for it to look good though. I've seen some laid in our local Rivers clothing store, and it's all over the place. I think they have it in Gloria Jeans cafes. . . Worth a quick cuppa just to see what it looks like after quite a bit of traffic? Re: 80sqm of something thats not going to blow the budget .. 7Sep 16, 2012 9:01 am Serfloor on ebay have a slightly nicer vinyl plank available now. Approx $27/square metre for supply. I'm also looking into some planks around $60/sqm installed. I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15244 Hi Everyone I learned something this week that I thought would be worth sharing. In NSW a lot of developers of subdivisions put covenants on the land which normally… 0 6515 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105491 |