Wood flooring

[plippy]

So mrs plippy has decided that she would like wood flooring in the front room, any thought's, can i use timber that someone may already have milled and seasoned and if so does anyone have any, all of our furniture is morrocan pine so the colour woud have to be darker, i do av a budget but i dont mind payin that bit extra, would rather see someone of here get the money rather than jewsons or a builders merchant

 

pm me or post here or just give me a call:thumbup1:

[tommer9]

Yeah of course you could use milled timber- in fact it would be the best thing to use....I would be VERY VERY wary of any laminate flooring, even the ones with 3mm of 'real' wood only have a life of a few years in high use areas- round the fridge and kitchen sink, through doorways etc- and need replacing. False economy BIG style. You thought of reclaimed stuff? Or fell a tree and have it milled and kilned. If it is kilned you wont need it tongue and grooved, just planed straight, then nailed/ glued down (t&g-ing is pricey....)

[Mick Stockbridge]

I got some old pallets you could stain......Pricey though:001_tt2:

[plippy]

Yeah of course you could use milled timber- in fact it would be the best thing to use....I would be VERY VERY wary of any laminate flooring, even the ones with 3mm of 'real' wood only have a life of a few years in high use areas- round the fridge and kitchen sink, through doorways etc- and need replacing. False economy BIG style. You thought of reclaimed stuff? Or fell a tree and have it milled and kilned. If it is kilned you wont need it tongue and grooved, just planed straight, then nailed/ glued down (t&g-ing is pricey....)

 

hadnt thort of the reclaimed stuff but i was hoping someone on here may have some already prepared,was told by someone that any stuff from a timber merchant that ya av to leave it free standing in the room ya want it in for it to climatize:confused1:

[plippy]

I got some old pallets you could stain......Pricey though:001_tt2:

 

just read your thread to mrs plippy mick and she didnt look to impressed:lol: i may av added some other bits

[Mick Stockbridge]

I'm taking down my ferret run soon, they've pissed n **** all over it so it looks Moroccan to me and the smell will add a little ambience. Mmmmm that musky Moroccan smell.......

[plippy]

I'm taking down my ferret run soon, they've pissed n **** all over it so it looks Moroccan to me and the smell will add a little ambience. Mmmmm that musky Moroccan smell.......

 

just told her wot ya said and yep she doesnt look amused:lol: and i added some other bits of course:001_tt2:

[tommer9]

hadnt thort of the reclaimed stuff but i was hoping someone on here may have some already prepared,was told by someone that any stuff from a timber merchant that ya av to leave it free standing in the room ya want it in for it to climatize:confused1:

 

If you bought it straight from the mill it may be air dried, which would be no less than 20% moisture content (m.c), and needs to be about 8-12% m.c for indoor use, 6-8% if you have underfloor heating. If you get it from a kiln it cabn go pretty much straight down, if not then climatisation is ESSENTIAL, and even if kilned it is good to leave in the room for a week or two.

[Cracker]

I did our living room with T&G boards from Wickes, the cheapest you can get, and over wet under floor heating. They bent like half pipes! Three years on and untreated they look better than the thicker, more expensive reclaimed boards I used in our bedroom.

[Justme]

t&g-ing is pricey....

 

 

My mate charges 70p per meter for 4 sided planing (inc T&G, moudings ect)

 

If its a pattern he does not have plus the knife costs.