cant believe it, the wife wants the kitchen/diner floor done and its only been 2 months since that last major bit of diy stuff.

looking to get some quality flooring (laminate or other) at a good price, anyone done something silimar and have some good contacts/advice??

cheers

I know a place in southern Ireland that you can get reclaimed solid wood floors at a reasonable price if that helps?

We got our solid oak floors from http://www.carpentersofyork.com. Great service and nice floors !

I used these guys and the floor is fantastic. The fitter said it was brilliant quality stuff and 2 years on it looks very good.

I went for oiled solid oak but they do all sorts.

http://www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk

Had the skirting off, fitted a ply base over the floorboards and then it's glued to that.

Bit like this

http://www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk/Solid_Wood/Florence_Premium_European_Solid_White_Fumed_Oak_130mm_Oiled_Floo.html

Try these,

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I used them a few years ago to do the suspended floors in lounge and dining room and upstairs bathroom, between 500-800 quid a room,
used 20mm engineered american oak, 2nd grade downstairs (all knotty and lovely looking).
1st grade upstairs (premium planks, no knots or holes etc, due to 760KG cast iron bath thats not including water and person/persons !!!)

fantastic service delivery etc, instructions on secret nailing etc..

What's your subfloor dude?

subfloor…its poured reinforced concrete

These guys are good for relaimed hardwood flooring.

http://www.hargreavesreclaimedflooring.co.uk/

What kind of look do you guys want? Excuse the questions, this stuff pays my bills you see.

Deadly – i'm also after flooring laid onto concrete. Only 2 small areas – porch and wee entrance hall.
Porch is 1800 by 1000mm- area is unheated.
Hall is 2000 by 1800 – this is where the bypass radiator is, so gets quite warm.
As these are the entrance areas to the house the flooring needs to be hard wearing and easily cleanable. Looking for a lightish colour, preferably natural (possibly engineered). Budget around £200 – £300.

Any advice?

ta.

deadly… engineered wood, with a good mix of patterns, nothing too dark, its for a hall, kitchen and dinner approx 27 m2. pm me at one_sphATyahoo.co.uk

cheers

Guys, your best bet would be engineered timber – go for a structural thickness (i.e. min 18mm). Engineered is best for a DIY job, as it'll all the well machined and your end joints will be nice and square. Glued to concrete is best – not on the tongue and groove. Pre-oiled is also good – not as hard wearing but easily maintainable over the life of the floor.

If you're going for engineered, then anywhere recommended above will be good so shop around. Nothing beats seeing the product for yourselves though. turneround, whereabouts in the country are you?

sorry mate im in the arctic, sorry the Highlands (Inverness)

I've just put down a load of Bamboo. Sold as solid, but is in effect engineered. Lovely straight stuff. More thermally stable than even engineered hardwood and not too expensive. I looked at oak etc., before deciding on the bamboo and I'm well pleased with it.

http://www.simplybamboo.co.uk/product_details.php?category_id=0&item_id=135

I'm based in Perth and can recommend someone to fit it – would probably do a job in Inverness if it was a big enough area.

EDIT: Simply bamboo do samples, so you can have a look at it first. The click stuff looked carp though. I'd avoid that.