Bamboo flooring v laminate
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That's just me though. 
Minnie_the_Minx
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Rohen said:
A body?
gaijingirl
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OMG.. I'd love parquet, but I need to win the lottery first. TBH.. even bamboo would be pushing it.. the problem being that the bamboo would cost about the same as a good laminate but we'd probably need to get someone to fit the bamboo for us.. which would be about £500!! I'm half tempted to try and do it myself, but apparently it is not recommended.... 
pk
drink flounce rinse repeat
It's easy to do your own parquet, just get a base of hardboard down, stick it all down with a couple of tubs of No More Nails, cut the corner/edges with a jigsaw and sand them down to fit perfectly, it's like a puzzle.
When it's dry you get a belt sander hired in, shut all the doors, and level all the protruding bits.
Hoover, varnish, allow to dry, varnish again, wait six months, sand again by hand with the finest grade sandpaper you can find, and varnish again.
It'll last 20 years or more.
When it's dry you get a belt sander hired in, shut all the doors, and level all the protruding bits.
Hoover, varnish, allow to dry, varnish again, wait six months, sand again by hand with the finest grade sandpaper you can find, and varnish again.
It'll last 20 years or more.
gaijingirl
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pk said:
EASY
And your definition of difficult would be???gaijingirl
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Minnie_the_Minx said:
Minnie... that's really helpful...thanks!
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
pk said:What about parquet flooring?
Easy enough to fit, looks the business...
Coz ime it's damned expensive, so unless gg doesn't intend to move for at least 10-20 years I wouldn't.
Also your floorboards have to be really good for it to lay properly, more so than any other flooring, says hubby the joiner. PS hardboard won't take 'wobbles' out of a bad floor.
I'm pretty much a wood snob and we have laminate in the living room. Always get good quality laminate if you do go for it.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
You're welcome.
A parquet for you
A parquet for you
blossie33 said:Wood floors are lovely - unless you happen to be living in a room below them
Which is why most H.A.'s will not let you now
butterfly child
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My friend has bamboo flooring, I think.
First time I saw it, I thought it was very slippery.. and that was with shoes on.
(My "naff" laminate flooring isn't slippery at all, unless my husband polishes it)
Second time I saw it, it wasn't slippery at all
But it does look very nice.
First time I saw it, I thought it was very slippery.. and that was with shoes on.
(My "naff" laminate flooring isn't slippery at all, unless my husband polishes it)
Second time I saw it, it wasn't slippery at all
But it does look very nice.
geminisnake said:
What she said. The cheap stuff starts to peel, chips easily, and looks old quickly.
Kahrs Linnea
http://www.flooringsupplies.co.uk/browse.cfm?type=realwood
is a good, cheap, alternative. The boards lay like laminate but you get a layer of real wood so there's some variation. The walnut looks great.
These people are good value for bamboo:
www.simplybamboo.co.uk
I almost did my place in coffee vertical super-matte before my neighbour pointed out the clause in my lease requiring carpet
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Cork!
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
pk said:
Not necessarily, laminate has cushioning under it plus it flexes/bends, whereas parquet has no flexibility. A dodgy bit of floor will leave gaps in the parquet, no point paying loads of money for a thing to look a bit shite now is there!
Laminate is also tongue and groove so it fits together so there is no stepped edges at the joins.
Mrs M, I'm thinking of putting cork down in my kitchen, have you had cork floors? Is it cosy?
PS A lot of HA's don't like laminate etc. because it becomes a 'solid' floor and makes it awkward if the HA need to do rewiring, fix burst pipes etc.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
No, but I'm seriously thinking of getting cork after reading that post on a DIY board that I quoted earlier. I have known people with cork floors though and it seemed lovely.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Cork is great. It's certainly cosier than lino or parquet I'd say. I'm not sure I'd want it anywhere other than kitchen and bathroom though, it's a bit utilitarian.
Lisarocket
In bed with me dinner
Mrs Magpie said:
HAs and LAs usually have a policy of no laminate flooring because a lot of tenants put the flooring down without adequate underlay. Having splashed out for the flooring they don't understand/care about the need for sound insualtion and tend not to bother getting underlay. Policy is policy for most HAs, even if you live in a ground floor flat...
Have just found out that the stupid bitch who used to own the flat before me put down the laminate flooring and blocked the under oven drawer from opening by doing so.
Am royally pissed off because If I had known I would have removed the floor four years ago when I moved in. Storage space is at a premium in my soon to be erstwhile kitchen and Im livid about not being able to use this drawer except for the next three weeks before they come in and do the new kitchen.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh Thats better
Am royally pissed off because If I had known I would have removed the floor four years ago when I moved in. Storage space is at a premium in my soon to be erstwhile kitchen and Im livid about not being able to use this drawer except for the next three weeks before they come in and do the new kitchen.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh Thats better
Incidentally most wood use has no carbon effect because mature trees take up virtually no CO2 (i once did a mitigation study for the UN on climate change if you're wondering about my credentials on this) - in fact if you plant new trees you have net uptake since growing trees absorb a lot. There are obviously lots of caveats to this about burning, logging practices etc. but if you get wood from a reputable sustainable timber source you're fine - there are loads of good guides on the web.
Bamboo of course would have even fewer problems since you can grow it almost anywhere really quickly - I've got some in my front yard in Brixton now.
BTW GG my sitting room floor is laminate. It's great apart from where I've scratched it due to being stupid....
Bamboo of course would have even fewer problems since you can grow it almost anywhere really quickly - I've got some in my front yard in Brixton now.
BTW GG my sitting room floor is laminate. It's great apart from where I've scratched it due to being stupid....
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I don't actually understand bamboo flooring. Bamboo is hollow sticks, how can you make flooring out of it?
gaijingirl
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it's cut and flattened.. one of the things I like about it is that you can totally tell it's bamboo.. you can see the little knobbly joins in it....
ok thanks!
Anyway..... bamboo flooring.. anyone have any experience of it?
Yes I have bamboo flooring in my duplex house & I'm definitely recommend bamboo flooring is good opinion for house flooring because of it's high durability,versatile,affordable price.
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