Floors - engineered wood

[Rita_Poon]

@chrismpw

 

[tommye]

@The Esk is the man with the industry knowledge.

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/engineered-wood-floors.66023/#post-2600082

Was his recommendation to @arch stanton way back when

 

[Joey66]

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.

Make lovey firewood as they were dipped in tar when made ..... have you seen how much one sleeper cost in timber today .....

 

[PITA]

Karndean.

We've got that in our house and it is really nice.

 

[Joey66]

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?

My mate did his hall took all his skirting boards off - layed the underlay & the wooden floor panels - Then replaced the skirting boards looked so neat .... more margin for error too ....

 

[chrismpw]

@chrismpw

Only time I've used engineered wood is to take it up and replace it with proper wood. Not a fan of things that look too manufactured.

 

[cooperman]

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?

I did ours using boards from this firm:

UK Wood Flooring Suppliers | Engineered Wood Flooring | JFJ

JFJ - Family run UK wood flooring suppliers. Offering high quality engineered wood & LVT nationwide in a variety of styles, timbers & sizes.

www.jfjwoodflooring.co.uk

Really good quality. They are fixed directly to joists, with insulation between.

Followed the method used by this guy:



A few years on, they are still absolutely solid. Was a nice project

 

[wm02]

Karndean.

100%
Just did a home renovation and put Karndean down in the kitchen and new bedroom. Great product

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I did ours using boards from this firm:

UK Wood Flooring Suppliers | Engineered Wood Flooring | JFJ

JFJ - Family run UK wood flooring suppliers. Offering high quality engineered wood & LVT nationwide in a variety of styles, timbers & sizes.

www.jfjwoodflooring.co.uk

Really good quality. They are fixed directly to joists, with insulation between.

Followed the method used by this guy:



A few years on, they are still absolutely solid. Was a nice project

Looks good. Original plan was to lay over the existing subfloor with underlay, but it might actually be worth me thinking about laying straight onto joists and insulating. Cheers!

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

100%
Just did a home renovation and put Karndean down in the kitchen and new bedroom. Great product

Isn't that a laminate rather than engineered wood?

Considering laminate too, but leaning towards the wood option.

 

[wm02]

Isn't that a laminate rather than engineered wood?

Considering laminate too, but leaning towards the wood option.

Yup. LVT.
Here’s what it looks like:

 

[verreauxi]

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.

The weirdos who built my house back in 1980 clearly loved oak. It is literally nothing but oak, including double-boards of oak on the outside and single ones on the inside. Crazy but also lovely. Easy to hang stuff on the walls because there are no truly "clean lines" that you need to adhere to, if that makes sense.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

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?

How you getting on with this Davey? I'm also about to start reflooring my house. Ripped all the carpet up in the hallway, got rid of 20,000 staples and nails (omfg I hate them), deciding on what next also.

 

[Rita_Poon]

How you getting on with this Davey? I'm also about to start reflooring my house. Ripped all the carpet up in the hallway, got rid of 20,000 staples and nails (omfg I hate them), deciding on what next also.

 

[tommye]

How you getting on with this Davey? I'm also about to start reflooring my house. Ripped all the carpet up in the hallway, got rid of 20,000 staples and nails (omfg I hate them), deciding on what next also.

All timber I'm guessing?

Sand, varnish and enjoy for the rest of your days