Solid Wood Flooring

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by Wideboy

as SP said, screw it down rather than nail, nails allow to much movement. Use brass or plated screws to stop the timber staining but personally never bothered and never had a problem.

i laid beach laminate in my old house, was down for ages but did it properly under the skirting so never noticed it moving. Had plenty of drenches with spilt drinks but i still wouldn't put it in the bathrooms. Every laminate flooring I've seen has always said "for use everywhere except bathrooms and wet rooms" despite being advertised as moisture safe. Its still only MDF/HDF shehight.

Does anyone else appreciate how gav's spelling matches the way he looks?

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Fit altro wetroom anti slip

(I expect 2 people in here to know what it is)

I'm one of them.

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

Does anyone else appreciate how gav's spelling matches the way he looks?

what's your problem man?!, ffs next time I see you I'm going to roshambo you to the fhloor keerrrpoow


:-*

[Paul the 6th]

I've seen roshambo in't karma sutra you dirty boy

[widepants]

Have you ever thought about putting Karndean or a similar product down.Some of their ranges look so much like wood ,its hard to spot its not.

I would never have 'real' wood flooring, it's not anywhere close as resilient as laminate, you drop something on it and dents very easy whereas a good laminate will laugh and say is that ALL you got.

The only good things about it are, it's re sandable and it's looks nice.

Feels better under foot too Phil.
Laminate and constructed flooring always sound hollow and cold.
Real wood feels much firmer and warm too.
And then there is the way it looks too.
No patern repeat on a real wood floor.

Originally Posted by Wideboy

Its still only MDF/HDF shehight.

Agreed there. But...
Mdf is much better these days.
We have used exterior grade mdf in facias and soffits on tesco shop fronts.
Was a bit weird to get your head round but the stuff does work.

I have a solid oak floor in front room thats just over 20mm thick, cost a friggin fortune but has been done properly (all skirting boards removed, membrane on concrete then chipboard then oak nailed to it at an angle in the joining lips) Its been down for 7 years now with no movement. It has minor marks and scratches from kids dropping stuff and is due its first sanding but the marks are only noticeable if you get on your hands and knees (which is why only the missus notices the marks )

For the amount of wear we are going to get out of it was well worth it. Like everything you get what you pay for.

I wouldnt recommend for use in wet rooms for obvious reasons, get it tiled with some non slip tiles.