Dark timber flooring.
Discussion
I've been looking for a dark solid wood floor for the past two months and so far all of the ones i've found are stupid money (>12k).
The budget now dictates that I get a laminate or engineered floor.
The only trouble is that the last time I put down laminate they started to peel after a few months.
I have very little experience of modern laminate floors and I don't trust the salesmen.
Can anyone recommend a hard wearing very dark laminate? How long do modern laminates last?
( btw...I've got 5-7k and need ~ 100sq mtrs, I don't have underfloor heating.)
The budget now dictates that I get a laminate or engineered floor.
The only trouble is that the last time I put down laminate they started to peel after a few months.
I have very little experience of modern laminate floors and I don't trust the salesmen.
Can anyone recommend a hard wearing very dark laminate? How long do modern laminates last?
( btw...I've got 5-7k and need ~ 100sq mtrs, I don't have underfloor heating.)
engineered is (IMO!) far better than solid, a lot more stable. Laminate, I've never come across any worth putting down. Those are very expensive quotes you've had by the sound of it - we were quoted £2500 for 42sq mtrs of engineered oak (commercial wear grade, 25mm thick, not thin stuff!) fully fitted and in a very crappy install situation (floors needed levelling and adjusting and it spanned 3 rooms of awkward shape)
Have a look at Kahrs flooring, they do some nice stuff. We have installed it in our house and it's leaps and bounds ahead of laminate flooring, has a softer and warmer feel under foot.
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http://shop.blueridgeflooring.co.uk/american_black...
We are thinking of having this is our kitchen, had a sample delivered and the quality seems great (what you can tell from the sample)
We are thinking of having this is our kitchen, had a sample delivered and the quality seems great (what you can tell from the sample)
For a couple of BTL's a friend swears by Ikea. Good quality at a reasonable price and their guarantee is worth having. He reckons on changing it every five years anyway 'cos tenants don't take care of whatever you put down - tread in stones and grit from outside and no floor will cope with that.
Ikea's got some nice colours IMHO. Just about to buy a house for a BTL myself and I'll be taking up the grotty carpet and buying IKEA
Ikea's got some nice colours IMHO. Just about to buy a house for a BTL myself and I'll be taking up the grotty carpet and buying IKEA
NitroNick said:
I've been looking for a dark solid wood floor for the past two months and so far all of the ones i've found are stupid money (>12k).
The budget now dictates that I get a laminate or engineered floor.
The only trouble is that the last time I put down laminate they started to peel after a few months.
I have very little experience of modern laminate floors and I don't trust the salesmen.
Can anyone recommend a hard wearing very dark laminate? How long do modern laminates last?
( btw...I've got 5-7k and need ~ 100sq mtrs, I don't have underfloor heating.)
Interestingly timed topic - I've just bought dark engineered wood floowing - we haven't got the worlds most even floorboards to plant this flooring on. I would recommend engineered over laminate from my experience of both.The budget now dictates that I get a laminate or engineered floor.
The only trouble is that the last time I put down laminate they started to peel after a few months.
I have very little experience of modern laminate floors and I don't trust the salesmen.
Can anyone recommend a hard wearing very dark laminate? How long do modern laminates last?
( btw...I've got 5-7k and need ~ 100sq mtrs, I don't have underfloor heating.)
We are putting engineered in the living room and hallway, another light engineered floor in the bedroom and a scrapped laminate in one of the spare rooms - got some good laminate though that was as expensive as the light engineered wood we got!
For £50 a meter you will get very very good quality walnut engineered, have a look on ebay, theres a seller, cant remember his name but sells walnut direct from france, beautiful 2-3m long planks and quite wide so you get that stunning walnut knotting no other wood gives.
Only downside is it is unsealed/untreated so needs finishing on site. If i had the money when i did mine i would have had that hands down but just couldnt strech that far.
btw is that 12k supply and fit?
That sounds like top top top money, unless its some random exotic species. (i suppose its easy to do £100 per sq m if not buying direct).
Only downside is it is unsealed/untreated so needs finishing on site. If i had the money when i did mine i would have had that hands down but just couldnt strech that far.
btw is that 12k supply and fit?
That sounds like top top top money, unless its some random exotic species. (i suppose its easy to do £100 per sq m if not buying direct).
NitroNick said:
I've been looking for a dark solid wood floor for the past two months and so far all of the ones i've found are stupid money (>12k).
The budget now dictates that I get a laminate or engineered floor.
The only trouble is that the last time I put down laminate they started to peel after a few months.
I have very little experience of modern laminate floors and I don't trust the salesmen.
Can anyone recommend a hard wearing very dark laminate? How long do modern laminates last?
( btw...I've got 5-7k and need ~ 100sq mtrs, I don't have underfloor heating.)
Bamboo.The budget now dictates that I get a laminate or engineered floor.
The only trouble is that the last time I put down laminate they started to peel after a few months.
I have very little experience of modern laminate floors and I don't trust the salesmen.
Can anyone recommend a hard wearing very dark laminate? How long do modern laminates last?
( btw...I've got 5-7k and need ~ 100sq mtrs, I don't have underfloor heating.)
I just put down a lovely hand scraped antique finished solid oak that cost £27/m.
18mm thich T&G in 1.5sqm boxes that had a good mix of long, med, short boards.
Sourced from Ebay but was able to go and look at it first.
It looks bloody gorgeous but only time will tell how it fairs in terms of movement.
I fitted it myself with a mate. If it's all floorboards then all you need to do is lay down some tar paper 1st (costs 2 quid a meter) and nail the boards direct to floor using a porta-nailer. It flies down over larger areas. Slows down a lot when you get to the edges though. with the right tools it's not that hard to do well.
18mm thich T&G in 1.5sqm boxes that had a good mix of long, med, short boards.
Sourced from Ebay but was able to go and look at it first.
It looks bloody gorgeous but only time will tell how it fairs in terms of movement.
I fitted it myself with a mate. If it's all floorboards then all you need to do is lay down some tar paper 1st (costs 2 quid a meter) and nail the boards direct to floor using a porta-nailer. It flies down over larger areas. Slows down a lot when you get to the edges though. with the right tools it's not that hard to do well.
Edited by dave_s13 on Friday 25th February 20:45
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