Floors - engineered wood

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Here we go, time for GOT to suggest sawdust suggest I ask my Mar etc...

I want to put down engineered wood in my living room (it's a wood suspended floor).

There is a mental range of engineered wood I could buy. There's the different thickness of wood layer for a start, but I've got no idea what would be a good brand to look at. As with anything like this it's balance between cost and quality and not buying too cheap and not overpaying for something very well marketed.

Anyway, anyone got any recommendations on make of boards?

 

[Moomin]

Karndean.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Karndean.

Yeah just beat me to it.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Make sure you put an underlay down, don't skimp on that.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Have you considered reclaimed (old) boards?
Every room in my house bar a couple is floorboards. Most were here already so we filled, repaired and sanded them and bought matching reclaimed boards for other areas. They really do look and feel good.

 

[COYBL25]

Have you considered reclaimed (old) boards?
Every room in my house bar a couple is floorboards. Most were here already so we filled, repaired and sanded them and bought matching reclaimed boards for other areas. They really do look and feel good.

Good shout.

Quality ones ( oak ) are hellishly expensive though.

My mate used stripped railway sleepers in his barn conversion.

They insulate wonderfully, as they’re so thick, super quiet and wear beautifully.

 

[frank rizzo]

Karndean.

May as well save the bother and just get a big roll of lino

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Engineered wood just like any normal wood floor is really good. Got it in my kitchen - if the floor gets heavily marked I just strip all the varnish off, sand then re-varnish and it looks like a new floor.

Dunno what make it is as it was already laid when we bought the place.

 

[Moomin]

May as well save the bother and just get a big roll of lino

I did do that for the bathrooms when i first moved into my first house.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Good shout.

Quality ones ( oak ) are hellishly expensive though.

My mate used stripped railway sleepers in his barn conversion.

They insulate wonderfully, as they’re so thick, super quiet and wear beautifully.

Yeh, we have victorian pine but it is wider and thicker than normal and Georgian elm which is beautiful. The trick is to not varnish them so they go orange but apply an oil that adds to the depth and colour.

 

[COYBL25]

Yeh, we have victorian pine but it is wider and thicker than normal and Georgian elm which is beautiful. The trick is to not varnish them so they go orange but apply an oil that adds to the depth and colour.

We’ve got the original Victorian oak in ours, which is beautiful, but had to lay carpet it on it, as it was so cold and draughty.

 

[cronullasharks]

Karndean.

I put that down in every room that's not carpet and it looks good. I was a bit sceptical at first but can recommend it.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

We’ve got the original Victorian oak in ours, which is beautiful, but had to lay carpet it on it, as it was so cold and draughty.

This is my concern for this winter. We have put 150mm celotex and vapour barrier down, but its a big old house and just bloody cold. I can see us putting carpet down at some point

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Make sure you put an underlay down, don't skimp on that.

Yeah, that's my other area of confusion- there's tons of options

 

[ArtetaMoney]

We have lava for our floor, it makes for good fun when trying to avoid it but we're forever having to buy new slippers.