The floating floor we've got is called Boral Silkwood and it retails for $70 to $150 a lineal metre depending on the style. (DH said he could supply, but I think the freight from Qld to Vic would add too much to the cost ) If you google it there's a brochure which includes installation instructions.
It does insulate a bit, so that is an advantage over polishing the pine.
I think polished floors are much better than carpet too! In fact we're buying a house with all polished floors. I'm gonna get some rugs so my DH doesn't complain about it being cold in winter.
LOL SL, I'm struggling to imagine it getting too cold in your 'winter'!!!! Here in Melbourne it really does get cold, so we do have to take that into consideration.
Thank you everyone SO MUCH for your wise words and suggestions, it is really very helpful. I think we will talk to some different people, and get some ideas on what can be done, cost etc. After reading all of this I think I'm leaning again to polishing the existing boards. Mel, I definitely agree with you about getting a super good professional in to do it. There are many things I'm happy to do ourselves, but this is not one of them, it's too big a feature, too important. And doing it ourselves would mean it's unlikely to happen before this baby is born . And that is one thing I'm set on, if we have to move out for a week etc, it HAS to happen before this baby joins us!
Still happy to hear other people's experiences, it's all helpful
Hi Janie, not sure where you are in melbourne but back 12 years ago I got my floorboards done by a guy. He was just a one man company and he did a great job and very down to earth. I am fairly sure he was Viking Floors and is in the yellow pages in balnarring.
ETA - a word of warning, even though they use a bag to catch the dust, there is still dust on everything. If you can, close and tape up the doors to the rooms taht are not being done otherwise you get a light coating of dust on everything!
We got a floating floor put in this time last year. We were going to get the floorboards polished but once the carpet was up & the guy looked at them he said there were way too many gaps & dodgy bits that would need fixing & it would have cost us more.
I'm quite a cold person, goes with a condition I have & to be honest I wouldn't say it was too much colder than the carpet. I did find myself wearing socks much more often though, but could go without no big deal.
Anney, we're eastern suburbs, so your Balnarring guy should be okay for us. I will look him up, thank you for the recommendation. And thanks for the tip about the dust, I will definitely do that! I am the queen of drop sheets when tradies come LOL, I hate cleaning up after them! So closing doors and taping etc sounds like a great idea. Out of interest, how long before you could come back into the house?
Sarah, thanks for that. I was worried about the condition of our boards too, but the bits we've been able to check out look good actually. The only bit I'm worried about is in our entrance hall where they will have to pull tiles up. I'm worried that lifting the grout etc will damage the boards. But as I said, I really have no clue about this stuff, so we'll talk to the flooring guys about it. My SIL had her boards done this year, and although they have beautiful timber, there were ALOT of gaps etc to fix up and IMO it's not that great a finish. I don't think I will use her guy. I want it to look really well sealed and polished if that makes sense?
Yep I know what you mean. You also might find some funny things when you pull everything up.... We discovered there was a doorway that no longer exists & some replaced boards near the back door, so had they been polished it would have just looked odd IYKWIM.
Yep, I think when they pulled up the lino/carpet here they discovered a few unused and covered up fire-place hearths... there's one right under my desk here... the wood is kinda patched but it doesn't stand out too much. If we renovate this house we might even re-instate the fireplace!
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) If you google it there's a brochure which includes installation instructions.
In fact we're buying a house with all polished floors. I'm gonna get some rugs so my DH doesn't complain about it being cold in winter.
. And that is one thing I'm set on, if we have to move out for a week etc, it HAS to happen before this baby joins us!
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