Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Solid timber on concrete slab (WA) - baffled by the choi 3Oct 28, 2010 11:29 pm word of advice, don't go with tas oak, its way too weak and dints very easily... speaking from experience here in the current place I've just finished building, I'm about to have sydney blue gum laid.. 80mm x 13mm select grade... I'm having it glued to the slab directly and i'll be putting the 2 part bostik moisture barrier down myself to save a few pennies.. 12mm/13mm is fine, they can be sanded a number of times. my good mate is a sander/polisher and he's been doing it for years, he recommended the 13mm which he runs at his own home too. Re: Solid timber on concrete slab (WA) - baffled by the choi 4Oct 29, 2010 12:01 am Consumer Confusion, It is riffe in every area of marketing, merchandising and retail. The future catch phrase Re: Solid timber on concrete slab (WA) - baffled by the choi 5Oct 29, 2010 12:16 am I like this thread. I was thinking about getting timber flooring from a auction house... I liked blackbut for it's look and then I found out it was the more expensive... hmmm seems to be a common problem with me. But we are so far off flooring I have put it to the back of my mind. Ross's auctions always seem to be selling it. If you find someone to lay it, let me know price! Building with Life$tyle Homes in Perth SOR Key Dates on First Page of my Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38761 Re: Solid timber on concrete slab (WA) - baffled by the choi 6Oct 29, 2010 12:53 am We are going 12mm blackbutt direct stick. My partner is a carpenter and has done quite a few floors that are 12mm direct stick. We didn't go plywood underneath due to the extra cost and extra floor height (didn't want to have different floor levels). Building with Ventura homes (WA) Building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20516 Slab: 17/04/10, Bricking started: 12/05/10, Bricking finished: 2/06/10, Roof frame done: 11/06/10, Colorbond on: 14/07/10, Lock Up: 19/08/10, Cabinets: 25/08/10, Tiling done: 28/09/10, Electrical: 2/10/10, PCI: 29/10/10, Keys: 4/11/10 Re: Solid timber on concrete slab (WA) - baffled by the choi 7Oct 29, 2010 6:50 pm karakarakara We are going 12mm blackbutt direct stick. My partner is a carpenter and has done quite a few floors that are 12mm direct stick. We didn't go plywood underneath due to the extra cost and extra floor height (didn't want to have different floor levels). Smae as karakarakara, I've built houses to sell and did them all in 12mm direct stick so there was very little difference in height between the timber flooring and tiles. You go up to 19mm and there is a noticable stepdown to the bathroom/laundry etc. Plus the 12mm is cheaper! Re: Solid timber on concrete slab (WA) - baffled by the choi 8Oct 29, 2010 7:04 pm Wider boards require thicker boards. If you are going for the 80-100mm range 12 or 13mm is fine for direct stick. If you go wider, the boards are more prone to cupping so you need to go to a thicker board. Some timbers are more stable than others as well so can handle being wider without the added thickness. I'm a carpenter and have installed a number of direct stick floors, I cant see any real reason to go plank on ply. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 11502 If this is a custom build then I would expect the builder to set out the door frame closer to the wall to avoid the gap between architrave and the wall and or specify… 9 6280 The concreter will take and reuse. In my case I bought structural LVLs and scraped them back and used them as joists. 1 3526 |