Re: FLOORING 22May 18, 2009 10:56 pm Building in Harvest Lakes, Atwell (Perth) status: design phase with builder Re: FLOORING 23May 19, 2009 4:55 pm Built 36sq Plantation "Retreat" on 4460m2 at Spring Mountain, Qld In Living and landscaping.. >>> ... http://retreatspring.blogspot.com Re: FLOORING 24May 19, 2009 5:40 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: FLOORING 26May 19, 2009 10:49 pm Built 36sq Plantation "Retreat" on 4460m2 at Spring Mountain, Qld In Living and landscaping.. >>> ... http://retreatspring.blogspot.com Re: FLOORING 27May 20, 2009 12:17 pm Building in Harvest Lakes, Atwell (Perth) status: design phase with builder Re: FLOORING 31May 21, 2009 5:50 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: FLOORING 34May 22, 2009 7:46 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: FLOORING 38May 22, 2009 9:46 pm cmt, those prices include installation but they do not include the surface prep as neorayez mentioned. neorayez, thanks very much for your advice. Similar to Michelle most sales people have been up front about the additional cost of surface preparation and said they would get their installer to inspect the slab to give a full quote which included surface prep. I did ask them for a rough estimate of the usual cost of surface prep for a new house slab and answers ranged from $6 sqm to $12 sqm. Do these figures sound ball park? Something else which strongly confirmed your excellent advice was a point made by one salesman. He said be careful about simply getting the cheapest product quote because some stores may give a low price on the product but then give a higher price for the surface prep. So only way to truly compare them is to get fully costed quotes. Re: FLOORING 39May 23, 2009 1:08 pm $6 to $12 a m2 sounds about right. I personally charge $6 a m2 for a 1-2 mm coat, if i have to do a second coat than i will normally negotiate a set price for the whole job rather than double charge. ie - 90m2 @ $6 m2 = $540 plus gst. if i were to do it twice i would get client to pay for material, and say $700 cash or if they require tax invoices $800 plus gst and i will supply material. Now these arn't concrete figures, excuse the pun! Everything is determined by the condition of your slab. Talk to your installers, youll find they will be very negotiable, and as a 'tradey' myself, cash will always get you a better deal. Re: FLOORING 40May 24, 2009 7:23 pm What luck that everyone is chatting about vinyl flooring, as I came onto the forum to ask what the general consensus was. I went this afternoon and had a good look at the flooring, but was offered a cheaper version called Winston. At a recent homeshow here in Perth, Karndean was displayed on a few stalls, and looked excellent and very real and "wood-like" We have such a mindset against vinyl as the old stuff didn't look so great after a while, that it makes one a little anxious to go this route. However, I have been really impressed by what I have seen, so will watch this thread with interest (espcially with Michelle giving it thumbs up !) Built the Driftwood with C*ollier Homes Moved in 8 November 2009 Slowly getting organised ..... 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 6733 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 16682 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 6884 |