Wide Plank Oak Flooring: Pros, Cons and When It Makes Sense
Wide boards look calmer in big rooms but ask more of the subfloor. How 2200 × 220 mm oak compares with a standard plank, with a worked room example.
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Practical advice on choosing, installing and caring for timber, hybrid and laminate floors in Melbourne homes.
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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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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Carpet to Timber Stairs in Balwyn Two-Storey Homes
What is involved in turning a carpeted staircase into timber in a two-storey Balwyn home, and how to plan around the days the stairs are out of action.
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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 Installation Cost in Melbourne: Reading a Quote
What drives timber flooring installation cost in Melbourne: every line on a quote, the jobs that add to it, and how to compare quotes fairly.
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Laying a Timber Floor on a Concrete Slab: What Happens First
Most timber floor problems on a slab start underneath. Moisture, flatness, the install method and floor height, explained in the order they come up.
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Spotted Gum vs Blackbutt Flooring: Colour, Grain and Finish Compared
Two popular Australian floor timbers compared: how Spotted Gum and Blackbutt differ in colour, grain and variation, and which finish suits your house.
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Soundproof Flooring for Apartments: What Reduces Noise
No hard floor is soundproof. What reduces noise to the apartment below, how owners corporation rules work, and choosing board and underlay as a pair.
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