Herringbone Flooring in Kew: Planning the Pattern for Your House
How to plan herringbone in a Kew house: pattern direction in long halls, borders around fireplaces and old walls, colour choice and the extra material to order.
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Timber flooring advice for homes in Balwyn, Kew, Hawthorn, Box Hill, Doncaster, Camberwell and nearby suburbs in Melbourne’s east.
Wide Plank Oak Flooring for Balwyn North Rebuilds
When a 2200 × 220 mm oak board suits a big open-plan Balwyn North rebuild, which way to run it, and what the subfloor has to be like first.
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Suspended Timber Floors in Surrey Hills: What to Check First
Most Surrey Hills weatherboards and interwar houses sit on stumps. Here is what to check under and on the old floor before new timber goes down.
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Timber Flooring for Hawthorn Period Homes: Restore or Overlay?
Victorian or Edwardian house in Hawthorn? How to decide between restoring the original boards and laying engineered oak or herringbone over them.
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Laminate Flooring in Burwood: Rentals, Units and Townhouses
What our 12 mm click laminate is, where it suits Burwood's rentals, units and townhouses, and when engineered oak is the better buy.
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Blackbutt Flooring in Deepdene: Hardwood for Period Homes
Choosing between Blackbutt, Spotted Gum and Victorian Ash for a Deepdene bungalow or interwar home, and whether to go smooth or matte brushed.
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Engineered Oak Flooring for Older Balwyn Homes
How engineered oak goes into Balwyn's post-war brick veneer and 1960s-70s family homes, from the subfloor under the carpet to picking a board size and tone.
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Apartment Timber Flooring in Box Hill: Rules, Underlay, Boards
A step-by-step guide to putting a timber-look floor into a Box Hill apartment, from reading the owners corporation rules to choosing between laminate and engineered oak.
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