Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 7Apr 19, 2008 10:08 pm royalblue If the above post is correct, and Aulyna_1 is building in Canberra then I think having all hard floors is madness! Canberra has a pretty cold climate. The thermal insulation qualities of nice dense pile wool carpets will make the home very much more cosy and comfortable, and literally save you hundreds of $$$ every year in energy costs. http://www.carpetinstitute.com.au/downl ... hermal.pdf Ash. Good point royalblue, Thanks for your comments. My husband always wants carpets on upper floor so he can bear feet anytime. Regards, Aulyna Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 8Apr 20, 2008 3:13 pm captaingoodvibes,
I was thinking about doing the same thing, and I need also approx 216 sqm. My understanding is that prices are approx 150RMB per sq.m. But how did you organise shipment? How much did (or will) it end up costing per sq.m? Chris Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 9Apr 20, 2008 10:24 pm chris you can shop around and haggle quite a bit we paid 115rmb per sq m inc underlay, we also bought furniture so we have a full container on the way, you can do what they call lcl which you pay per cubic metre a little bit more expensive but still worth it, we found our bamboo in guanzhou which is close to hong kong. pm me if you need more info. Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 10Apr 21, 2008 12:41 pm captaingoodvibes chris you can shop around and haggle quite a bit we paid 115rmb per sq m inc underlay, we also bought furniture so we have a full container on the way, you can do what they call lcl which you pay per cubic metre a little bit more expensive but still worth it, we found our bamboo in guanzhou which is close to hong kong. pm me if you need more info. Wow thats a good price, is it worth doing for around 110 SQM ? I am planning on having tiles downstairs around 150 SQM. what about quaratine and other bits how long do you think the whole process will take ? Buildling a Clarendon Crestmead in Sydney DA Approved on 20/03/2008 Slab Poured on 02/09/2008 Frame Completed 15/10/2008 Brickwork Complete 2/02/2009 Roofwork Complete 05/03/2009 Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 11Apr 21, 2008 5:16 pm Quote: Wow thats a good price, is it worth doing for around 110 SQM ? I am planning on having tiles downstairs around 150 SQM. We planned to lay the titles as you on downstairs.Today we change our mind as we bought Boral silkwood Blackbutt 1 strip( 3 grade) floating floor for $26/pm2. We are going to put the floating floor whole house. Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 12Apr 21, 2008 11:15 pm rldragon: where did you get such a great price? That's the flooring we're looking at, but in a different grade. Is there that much difference cosmetically between the grades? Thanks.
Judie Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 13Apr 22, 2008 11:45 am Judie:
We got it from www.lawsauctions.com.au. There is catalogue up there. And this is a pallet price. There is some difference between the grades, particulate 3 grades, They may even contain machine faults and not warranty on it. This is why we need to buy 20% more for the waste. We looked at some samples; it doesn’t look too bad at that price. They have not deliver yet, so I still do known how good they are in the pallet. Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 15Apr 22, 2008 11:16 pm LOBO IT PROBERLY IS STILL WORTH IT IT WILL COST YOU ABOUT $500.00 AU FOR LCL CONTAINER FREIGHT Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 17Aug 03, 2008 1:06 pm What in interesting thread. Several interesting points have been brought up.
1) Problems with sound and floorboards on upper levels: I would imagine a floating floor on concrete slab would not work too well when it comes to transmitted sound. However, you can get sound insulation underlay which is made just for this purpose. Also, I suspect that direct stick will also resulting in an acceptable solution. Any experts out there wish to comment? 2) Carpet and insulation: The fact sheet from the carpet institute shows 10 mm of carpet has an R value of 0.18 and 10 mm of plywood has an R-value of 0.08. Get the carpet I hear you say. Well, wait one minute. 10 mm carpet is quite thick and who has 10 mm wooden flooring. Even 15 engineered flooring with direct stick to concrete has an R value of 0.16; very close to that of carpet. If the floor's R-value is important to you, forget carpet, put down either 12 mm plywood then your flooring or put your flooring on battens (air has an R value 6 times that of wood for the same thickness!) In summary, the carpet institute has shot themselves in the floor this time. If you want good thermal insulation, put down wood (timber or engineered) and put it on battens or plywood base (which I believe is the case for over 90% of installations. 3) Silkwood for $26/m2: What a great price (Blackbutt 1 strip). Where did you get it? Cheers, Casa Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Floor - carpet or bamboo? 18Aug 03, 2008 9:31 pm royalblue If the above post is correct, and Aulyna_1 is building in Canberra then I think having all hard floors is madness! Canberra has a pretty cold climate. The thermal insulation qualities of nice dense pile wool carpets will make the home very much more cosy and comfortable, and literally save you hundreds of $$$ every year in energy costs. http://www.carpetinstitute.com.au/downl ... hermal.pdf Ash. Not in summer Ash! For some reason Canberra seems to be known as only a cold place, but really the seasons are quite extreme. New Years day 2006 was 45 degrees. Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 7237 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16413 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17413 |