Browse Forums Building A New House Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 142Sep 24, 2013 11:45 pm Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 145Oct 11, 2013 9:28 pm Hi whitepicket, What a dilemma and I feel your pain. My personal opinion would be to try the looselay. It would save so much money not to have to rip out all the floor. And also the mess? Do you have a particular colour in mind? There is only a limited selection available. I think the country oak (can't even remember if that was the name now - how tragic) would be a good choice. I really don't think scratches, dog hair etc etc would show up as much as on some other colours as it has greys, browns, blacks and even orange hues through it. Hm I don't think anyone on here has the looselay as its fairly new, not that I remember anyhow. I know of a commercial property in Mandurah that has it down in their kitchen and they are supposedly very happy with it but I've personally not seen it. I truly wish we'd stuck with the looselay, I'm still and i think will always be disappointed with what I've ended up with. Good luck . Would love to know what you end up deciding Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 146Oct 11, 2013 11:19 pm Thanks serial builder fir your input....I have 21 Karndean samples here at home and your memory is fine as country oak is one of them....I have managed to scratch all of them using a fork, I'm more concerned with chairs and general wear around entries , kitchens etc as the light would shine across the living areas. What did you end up laying down? Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 147Oct 11, 2013 11:26 pm Van Gogh walnut, beautiful to look at that's for sure, but I've never cleaned, wiped, mopped and swore so much in my life lol My husky uses it as an ice skating rink and my retriever is covering it in hair trying to make it look more like carpet. Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 148Oct 14, 2013 10:34 pm SB I'm so sorry to hear you're having issues. Must be heartbreaking for you. We're considering loose lay karndean or polyfor at the moment. Your story concerns me a bit. Although we have dismissed Van Gogh now. I hope you can get it sorted do you don't have to stress anymore Eden Brae Drysdale 27 | The Blog Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 150May 14, 2014 10:55 pm Just wanted to update this thread with my flooring experience. Polyflor looselay has just been laid. And so far - I LOVE IT! http://drysdaletheridge.blogspot.com.au/ Cant fault it yet. lets see if it stands upto everyday life Eden Brae Drysdale 27 | The Blog Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - underlay of some sort? 151Jun 02, 2014 7:50 pm Hi Michelle Help! I need to pick your brain please! We are building a new home at the moment. We want to put Karndean Looselay in the passage/kitchen/meals/dining area and carpet in the "theatre" and study. Problem is the carpet will be 14mm high once the underlay is installed. As you will know, the Looselay planks are 4.5mm thick. So now we have a height difference between carpet and the rest of the floor. Is there an underlay which we can buy to install UNDER the Looselay Planks to raise them to the height of the carpets? We don't want the expense of having plywood laid down under the Looselay... the area will be about 91sq m. What do other people do? Thanks for your help. Dreamline Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 152Jun 02, 2014 7:59 pm We have ultra plush underlay and very thick carpet against the Karndean planks (approx 3mm thinner than looselay) and yes there's quite a difference but it's a gentle slope with a soft plastic strip against it and doesn't cause stubbing of toes or anything. It's no problem at all. I just took a photo but don't have my photobucket account going anymore Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 153Jun 02, 2014 8:04 pm l love my karndean planks,you need to care for it in a similar way to real timber. Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 154Jun 03, 2014 11:18 pm Dream line is agree with serial. Looking at my floors where it meets the bedrooms I wouldn't say it's to noticeable. Are the areas where the 2 types meet large openings or just normal door ways ? Agree to care as though real wood. No dragging of furniture around. Teaching the kids to treat it with care etc too Eden Brae Drysdale 27 | The Blog Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 156Jun 04, 2014 10:02 pm Renski Dream line is agree with serial. Looking at my floors where it meets the bedrooms I wouldn't say it's to noticeable. Are the areas where the 2 types meet large openings or just normal door ways ? Agree to care as though real wood. No dragging of furniture around. Teaching the kids to treat it with care etc too Hi Renski Have you got the Looselay or the thinner Karndean? I was worried I would get a noticeable dip?!! The two doors leading into the Theatre are normal single doors, but the one leading into hubby's study is a double door .... I thought Karndean wouldn't scratch as easily as wood or be as "finicky" .. if you know what I mean ... and that I wouldn't have to worry about water as much (like in the kitchen) ... but thanks for the advice. Dreamline Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 157Jun 04, 2014 10:05 pm water yes l have them in all wet areas no problems and you don't have to sand them back Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 158Jun 04, 2014 10:06 pm Looselay might be easier to look then timber, but you can't sand looselay back and reseal. This floor is certainly not foolproof. If you're not careful it will scratch and look sad. We just had our vinyl planks stripped and resealed (kind of like timber but not haha) and it made no difference to the visibility of the scratches at all Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 159Jun 04, 2014 10:10 pm ment they are better imo because you don't have to sand them back like solid timber.sanding is a pain with dust even with a bag on sander ,then you need to stay off floor when you reseal.SB did Karndean not inform you about dogs (re scratches)l was told treat it like solid timber. Re: LOOSE LAY KARNDEAN - update from old thread 160Jun 05, 2014 10:33 am pattycake4 ment they are better imo because you don't have to sand them back like solid timber.sanding is a pain with dust even with a bag on sander ,then you need to stay off floor when you reseal.SB did Karndean not inform you about dogs (re scratches)l was told treat it like solid timber. I have a cat, but am hoping to get a dog in the future (hubby will have a raised eyebrow when he reads this ) - We are getting Country Oak, so hopefully scratches and marks won't be as visible because the floor is not too dark ... A Sabco spin mop, minimal moisture, not very regularly. I was told these hybrids are water resistant 🤷♀️ 2 9499 Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. We're planning our garage/external laundry to master bedroom and… 0 11726 Thanks Chippy,I do have one that I levered out. I'll try to find a brand name on the windows then do some searching. 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