Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Aug 20, 2013 3:15 am I've been thinking of changing my carpet to timber floor recently and I've also been getting quotes from a few places. The one I'm interested the most is from ozwood (have you heard of it?) and it will cost me $56/m2 - The wood is called Kempas and it suits the colour of my house. Is this a good price? Or can you give me other quotes? I live in Sydney and I also want the installation to be done by the same company. Re: timber flooring - help! 2Aug 20, 2013 1:52 pm Kempas is an asian species of timber and is rather soft in terms of its hardness rating. We used to sell asian species such as Kempas but found the sourcing and environmental controls were hard to manage and ensure good practices were met, so together with many retailers now promote Australian species timbers sourced with accreditation to ensure environmental concerns are taken seriously. Plus as a bonus they are harder Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15904 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 6467 Thanks Pulse, thats really helpful and very much appreciated. Also thanks for the pointer on sheathing, thats me watching too many american youtube videos! 6 2788 |