IronJambo Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 The cheap shit laminate in my flat has to go as I'm getting fed up with unsightly chips appearing in it. Anyone know how much you need to spend on stuff that'll last? All I can find is real or engineered wood at ?25+ per sqm. Is this the route I need to take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwayssunnyingorgie Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Use newspapers as flooring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauriesrank Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/wood-flooring/article/guides This will help you decide which is best for you. Depends if you'll be fitting it yourself too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/wood-flooring/article/guides This will help you decide which is best for you. Depends if you'll be fitting it yourself too. Cheers, that's a useful link. Engineered it is then. I won't be fitting it, got 50sqm to cover and too many door frames to cut around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Howdens v groove is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb102 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Howdens v groove is pretty good. This and magnet equivalent. Do your downstairs neebs a favour and get carpet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 This and magnet equivalent. Do your downstairs neebs a favour and get carpet. Thankfully the sound insulation is such that it doesn't matter. I'd much prefer a carpet but the flooring flows seemlessly from the hall to my living room and into the kitchen area and I'm not splitting it in any way. Hence the stupidly big area I'm covering. That aside, I wouldn't have carpets throughout because of my two year old. My bedrooms are carpeted and my bathrooms are tiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Weathers Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I would also recommend Howdens. If you know anyone with an account you'd get a discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Howdens v groove is pretty good. Looks decent. Shame they don't display prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 wooden flooring is like most things, get what you pay for, the cheap stuff good for bathrooms , expensive for the living room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 wooden flooring is like most things, get what you pay for, the cheap stuff good for bathrooms , expensive for the living room. Better putting down something that's resistant in moisture in kitchen and bathrooms. They generally cost a wee bit more. Labels on boxes tell you if the product is suitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Better putting down something that's resistant in moisture in kitchen and bathrooms. They generally cost a wee bit more. Labels on boxes tell you if the product is suitable. true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rael11 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Looks decent. Shame they don't display prices.I've got an account. I'll get you a price if you tell me what you want. I'm too busy to fit it till September but don't mind supplying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Looks decent. Shame they don't display prices.It's trade only but some of them can be a bit lax. Howdens v groove is the best laminate though. Tbh I don't use anywhere else really except Howdens and anyone I've worked for has always used Howdens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 I've got an account. I'll get you a price if you tell me what you want. I'm too busy to fit it till September but don't mind supplying it. Won't be doing it for another 12 months or so but I like to have a decent idea of what I'm looking at. Don't think you'd want to fit it for me, Berkshire would be a bit of a stretch for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rael11 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Won't be doing it for another 12 months or so but I like to have a decent idea of what I'm looking at. Don't think you'd want to fit it for me, Berkshire would be a bit of a stretch for you.Ha! Maybe a bit too far. I can still get you a price. Might help with your plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Ha! Maybe a bit too far. I can still get you a price. Might help with your plans. It's a'right chief, I'm budgeting up to ?30 sqm and whatever I do will need to fit into that anyway. I'm not going to be spending silly money on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rael11 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 It's a'right chief, I'm budgeting up to ?30 sqm and whatever I do will need to fit into that anyway. I'm not going to be spending silly money on it.No problem mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie's Boyfriend Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 The wife is wanting the living room and kitchen done , probably about 25m2 , I was going to go to B&Q or Wickes , are Howdens etc a lot cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalkeithjambo Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 We maybe took the slightly risky method of ordering our solid wood flooring online. We did look at the usual local places like B&Q etc but did not find anything suitable. However, we are very happy with the floor we had ordered and fitted in our living room/bottom of stair. http://www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie's Boyfriend Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Cheers DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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