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Wooden Floor: Looking for very thick engineered wooden floor .....

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TDiddy · 04/08/2009 07:43

Thinking of using The Solid Wood Flooring company for 5mm thick engineered hard wood. Considered solid wood but apparently using broad boards in period property risk warping.

Any one used this manufacturer? Does it dent easily?

Anyone used solid wood in broad boards?

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Bettymum · 05/08/2009 15:17

You're a man, right? My DH is convinced that he will be down on his hands and knees re-oiling 57 metres squared of oak every six months, which is apparently what it needs. I am convinced that he will do it once and then leave it to me for the rest of my life. What do you think?
He is adamant that the oiled finish will be better than matt laquer.

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TDiddy · 05/08/2009 15:44

I am definitely a man Bettyman. I offer my DW similiar floor service so I will back up your DH .

Get a polishing machine or some such toy for him and he may stick to his word.

The man at MIAoline's wood company above swears that there is no better way to finish maintain and repair trhe floor so worth considering. Also, you can refine you colour finish a bit more

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Bettymum · 05/08/2009 15:46

Ah yes, a toy. That is the way to go.

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TDiddy · 05/08/2009 15:56

Also may be worth giving the company plus another a call to ask their view on the difference in terms of care and looks.

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TDiddy · 05/08/2009 17:32

Bettymum - just spoke to the company that Miaonline recommended. They said that you do NOT have to re-treat every six months. They send it with one coat of light Treatex - puts them on par with the competetion. You then coat with the colour Treatex that you want.

After that you use "FloorClear" (i think he said) in your routine mopping or cleaning. You only need to redo every few years at worst or if floor is damaged.

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MIAonline · 05/08/2009 17:44

Maybe I should ask for commission

Have had our solid wood down about 2.5 years (also from same company!) now and have never retreated it, it is almost as good as new, probably another year and I might think about doing again.

We used the treatex on both the solid and engineered and it is very good and has a lovely matt finish. Haven't got around to buying the floor cleaner in the same range, but think I should.

The guys really are helpful when you phone as we were worried about matching our original solid wood and the engineered.

HTH

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TDiddy · 05/08/2009 17:53

Yes, I actually told the guy, JOhn, that he should offer a MN discount and that he would do very good business if he did. He laughed but maybe we should push that harder.

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MrsMuddle · 05/08/2009 20:21

midnightexpress, thanks. I'm in Glasgow too, and the man is coming out to survey my floor tommorrow. Not sure about removing the skirting boards - they're about a foot high, and we've just painted them.

I don't think I'll say that they were recommended by midnightexpress - too much explaining!

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TDiddy · 05/08/2009 20:53

Removing the skirting give a nicer finish but adds to costand disruption and not absolutely essential.

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Bettymum · 06/08/2009 09:11

Thanks TDiddy and MIA that's really helpful!
We're going to remove and then replace our skirtings as they're only cheap thin ones, and I think it'll look a lot better in the end.
MrsMuddle you can get away without the beading against the skirtings(if it bothers you) and without removing the skirting if the fitters cut a channel at the bottom of your existing skirtings for the floorboards to slide into and leave an expansion gap, if that makes sense?
I am jealous of your foot high skirtings in Glasgow. I used to have lovely skirtings in Edinburgh. .

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TDiddy · 06/08/2009 10:15

We are redoing skirtings and going for about 9in - Edwardian house- do you think 12 in is even better? Ceilings are high ish

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MIAonline · 06/08/2009 12:45

Oak skirting looks really good, it is more expensive but worth it.

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TDiddy · 06/08/2009 12:50

MIAonline - are you happy your engineered wood recommned above isn't too bad in terms of the number of knots?

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MIAonline · 06/08/2009 14:09

It a much 'neater' appearance than the solid, less knots and flatter iyswim.

midnightexpress · 06/08/2009 14:45

Sorry should have explained about the skirtings -we removed them because it was a hallway with lots of external corners, so beading would have looked rubbish - in a squareish room with mostly internal corners I think beading would be fine.

Where are you in Galsgow MrsMuddle? Some of us MNers are having a meetup in Pollok Park on Monday.

MrsMuddle · 06/08/2009 22:56

Ours is a hall too, and it's a really irregular shape with 8 doors off, and two mini corridors off. It also goes between the original (Victorian) part of the house and an extension.

We got the living room floor sanded six years ago, and we still haven't got round to fitting beading. There's a force ten gale whistles up from the gap between floorboard and skirting!

I'm north of the city. Would love to come, but I'm working on Mon. Also, DC are teenagers - do you all have wee ones? I will definitely come to next Glasgow evening meet-up.

charleymouse · 07/08/2009 12:51

Hiya we bought in the B & Q sale and got a good deal on solid wood for our bedroom, engineered wood for living room due to underfloor heating and cheap laminate for kids rooms.

The solid wood was more fiddly to lay as it is on a sticky sheet but the engineered was fairly straightforward. We had no skirtings to contend with as the house was new so p'raps made easier. I and a friend laid the living room and I and FIL laid the bedroom. I prefer the engineered in hindsight but wanted the luxury of solid wood in my room. The solid has dinted where DH dropped the electric drill on it but is wearing well, the engineered has marks where DH had his running machine on it but think these will scrub if I put my mind to it. Just plan carefully and it should be a doddle. We have alternate overlaps in the engineered and random in the solid. Think both look well. A few boards were mis-machined (solid and engineered) but order more than you need and get a refund on the crappy ones.

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Bedroom and upstairs landing photo of bedroom on profile

living room hallway and landing photo on profile

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TDiddy · 07/08/2009 16:23

Charleymouse- This is very kind thanks. The floor looks great! I wouldn't dream of attempting myself though

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charleymouse · 11/08/2009 13:59

TDiddy glad to help have you decided what you are going for yet?

MrsMuddle · 11/08/2009 21:11

Charleymouse, did you even do that step on the landing yourself? Respect!

Man from Mackays is coming on Thursday, but we've decided there's no way we can take the skirting boards off - some of our corners are curved, and if we split the wood, we'd never be able to replace it.

A carpet is beginning to look like a good option!

charleymouse · 11/08/2009 23:05

MrsM sorry I can not take credit for it as the stairs are oak. I just put the boards up to it allowed for expansion and put a joining strip over the top. Glad you thought I could do it though

I would get a board and a good saw and slice a bit off the bottom of your door architraves to make it nice and neat. If you have a flexible blade and put a board (inc underlay) on the floor use the board as a guide and cut a sliver off the bottom of the door architraves lying the saw flat on the board, this will help improve the overall finish.

J4ne51 · 23/03/2017 11:38

Has anyone used the B&Q rondo solid wood flooring.reviews are mixed so I am now unsure what to do , any advice would be great.

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