Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Mar 15, 2014 12:20 pm ok so i've been reading through a few posts and going to a few showrooms looking at timber floors and we are really keen on spotted gum. the problem is even at the same showrooms some spotted gum floors seem like a greeny cream colour and others have a rich and varied tone from browny red to paler shades. I am after the varied browny to paler browns but trying to avoid 'yellowy' or 'greeny' looking colours... I *think* so far my preference is ... NSW Spotted Gum... My question is will this be the browny red to paler tones i'm looking for? Also what finish will likely yield the results i'm after? this website here has spotted gum and some are what i like and others less so. Can someone knowledgeable have a look through and please educate me on the differences. Is is the timber product itself? the oil vs water finish? is it something i haven't mentioned? and why are people saying to avoid polyurethane products? aren't they the most hard wearing? thanks in advance, Matt Re: Spotted Gum Flooring 2Mar 16, 2014 4:57 pm Since spotted gum is a natural product you will get all the variations you've mentioned. This is unless you go for the laminate spotted gum of course, because it's fake. Not that I have anything against the new laminates, some of them are amazing. Just saying. 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6203 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15919 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 6468 |