Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 May 05, 2008 12:58 pm I'm still trying to decide on the flooring for my living / kitchen area & stairs.
What are the Pros & Cons of these floor types and what are the best quality options for them: Laminate Lino Vinyl Bamboo - I've had conflicting opinions about usage in kitchen. Is strand woven the best? I really wanted to floating floors, but due to stairs may not happen, so I'm trying to look at alternatives I haven't considered (if I can't find anything else I like I will probably end up with floating timber in kitchen / living area and stained stairs with carpet runner). Out of the 4 I listed I'm figuring bamboo would be the most expensive, is that right? The stair area is my entrance so will get a lot of wear are some of these not the best? Any suggestions of other options I haven't thought of would be great. Also, I assume there are different underlays for different flooring, what is the best one for carpet (I'm having carpet in the bedrooms)? I want the flooring to be soft, am I right in that the underlay determines this? Re: Pros & Cons of Different Flooring 2May 05, 2008 1:28 pm Preference for hard floors you've listed would be quality bamboo.
What about marmoluem or cork? Both very good suirfaces, friendly to live with, and environmentally friendly. Carpets for bedrooms; You want soft? OK but really soft will not perform that well. A balance is required, I'd suggest. Look at cut pile carpets, possibly saxony style, made with wool-rich face yarn, or nylon (but not solution dyed nylon). Don't get it too thick though. Yes its nice and soft, but can compress in traffic ways. Underlay should be suited to your chosen carpet. Soft and spongy underlays don't perform that well. I'd suggest a good rubber underlay like Gold or Platinum Bridgestone. Ash. Re: Pros & Cons of Different Flooring 3May 05, 2008 7:34 pm natbut,
Of the 3 main bamboo types, strandwoven is best. It is the hardest, doesn't have the 'spotty' look, and the most solid-wood-looking. But it is more expensive that vertical and horizontal types. A number of companies sell it on ebay for a fair bit cheaper than the shops. Chris Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12077 yep you need a joint, foam is easiest, will look fine once rendered with a joint. 2 5245 Hi, have purchased a house with 2 single garage doors. The Centre pillar one side sits proud to the other. Can I change 2 doors into one. Please see picture. 0 6357 |