Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Floating floors in wet areas plus timber floor questions 5Oct 12, 2011 5:10 pm I’ll sell floating floors for kitchens no problems, but make the customer aware that IF the dishwasher leeks there will be major issues, either with Laminates or Timbers. If you really want it go for it, just make sure your dishwasher (if you have one) is looked at occasionally by a plumber or whoever services them to make sure it is in good working condition all the time. BIG no no for bathrooms! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Floating floors in wet areas plus timber floor questions 7Oct 13, 2011 5:30 am NICE.... Can't beat the real thing. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Floating floors in wet areas plus timber floor questions 8Oct 14, 2011 8:38 am No battens, we have timber laid on timber. But we have a couple of rooms where we lifted carpet and polished the floorboards butting up against floors of timber on timber or slate on timber. Height difference is not a problem We recently laid more timber floor in a new area. We saved heaps by buying timber at a timber auction (less than 1/3rd of retail price) and laying it. We laid it ourselves, so saved on labour too, but you could get a tradie just to lay it. Re: Floating floors in wet areas plus timber floor questions 9Nov 17, 2011 9:15 pm There was a few laminates that are fine for wet area's like Quickstep Lagune (looks like shipdeck) & we sold a few over the years with zero failures, but they were around $100m2 supply only. Personally I think ceramic tiles with a correctly installed waterproof membrane & a skirting tile is the best way to go in a bathroom or wet area. Timber products will suffer in wet area's & that includes Timber skirtings... AS3740 & the B.C.A. kinda back up that tiles with a correctly installed waterproofing membrane is the only way to go in a wet area if you want to follow the letter of the law..... Re: Floating floors in wet areas plus timber floor questions 10Nov 24, 2011 11:14 am We had a similar dilemma, did a little bit of research and found this place in Richmond called http://www.tectonicfloors.com.au/. They are a little pricey,($125/psm supply) but they can be laid directly on a concrete slab and are suitable to be installed even in the bathroom if need be! Solid timber floors - transitions to carpet areas 11Jun 23, 2012 1:17 pm I'm just re-opening this post with another question. We ended up paying our building to raise door jambs, architraves etc but now that we're at flooring stage (by an external contractor) it seems the carpeted areas eg bedrooms won't have the actual floor raised. Carpet is going in after handover & we haven't sourced it yet. The carpet man at Harvey Norman told me in an initial inquiry they'd just create a 'ramp' under the carpet up to the doorway/transition. Is this the 'perfect' solution in terms of aesthetics ? Or is there an option to build the floor up in the bedrooms. TBH, I thought this is what we're getting with the builder but now I'm not sure as it doesn't seem to be specified in the paperwork with them Re: Solid timber floors - transitions to carpet areas 12Jun 23, 2012 10:08 pm budgnbear I'm just re-opening this post with another question. We ended up paying our building to raise door jambs, architraves etc but now that we're at flooring stage (by an external contractor) it seems the carpeted areas eg bedrooms won't have the actual floor raised. Carpet is going in after handover & we haven't sourced it yet. The carpet man at Harvey Norman told me in an initial inquiry they'd just create a 'ramp' under the carpet up to the doorway/transition. Is this the 'perfect' solution in terms of aesthetics ? Or is there an option to build the floor up in the bedrooms. TBH, I thought this is what we're getting with the builder but now I'm not sure as it doesn't seem to be specified in the paperwork with them So what we think you are saying is you had your builder set the skirting height at a predetermined height allowing for the fact that you were getting a flooring contractor in to fit timber perhaps in the living and halls ? But the height of the skirts is also set higher in the rooms to be carpeted ? And you are concerned with the height relationship between the carpet and the adjoining floor ? If that's right, you also need to back fill the raised skirting with timber, putty and the repaint. The carpet has to finish to a solid flat wall, not a gap with a skirting board sitting in mid air, as the carpet will have a tendency to come away from the smooth edge. Back to the height issue. A quality carpet and underlay combination could nett you as much as 30mm in height. What's the height variation from the subfloor in the "to be" carpeted area versus the finished height of the adjoining floor ? Re: Solid timber floors - transitions to carpet areas 13Jun 23, 2012 10:12 pm HN Flooring Team budgnbear I'm just re-opening this post with another question. We ended up paying our building to raise door jambs, architraves etc but now that we're at flooring stage (by an external contractor) it seems the carpeted areas eg bedrooms won't have the actual floor raised. Carpet is going in after handover & we haven't sourced it yet. The carpet man at Harvey Norman told me in an initial inquiry they'd just create a 'ramp' under the carpet up to the doorway/transition. Is this the 'perfect' solution in terms of aesthetics ? Or is there an option to build the floor up in the bedrooms. TBH, I thought this is what we're getting with the builder but now I'm not sure as it doesn't seem to be specified in the paperwork with them So what we think you are saying is you had your builder set the skirting height at a predetermined height allowing for the fact that you were getting a flooring contractor in to fit timber perhaps in the living and halls ? But the height of the skirts is also set higher in the rooms to be carpeted ? And you are concerned with the height relationship between the carpet and the adjoining floor ? If that's right, you also need to back fill the raised skirting with timber, putty and the repaint. The carpet has to finish to a solid flat wall, not a gap with a skirting board sitting in mid air, as the carpet will have a tendency to come away from the smooth edge. Back to the height issue. A quality carpet and underlay combination could nett you as much as 30mm in height. What's the height variation from the subfloor in the "to be" carpeted area versus the finished height of the adjoining floor ? No the height of the skirts in the bedrooms has not been adjusted (they haven't been installed yet anyway). My concern is the 'drop' from the living area with timber to the carpet. I don't know the exact height difference at this point but presuming it's close enough to 30mm as the timber is just about laid and the bedrooms are still just slab. Re: Floating floors in wet areas plus timber floor questions 14Jun 24, 2012 8:06 am Great. No worries then ! Your local Harvey Notman was correct. If required, small ramps can be fitted under the carpet to assist, but you won't know if they are truly required until you choose your carpet and underlay. 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