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TSfremont88
post Apr 17 2014, 09:41 AM

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QUOTE(zoe33 @ Apr 17 2014, 12:08 AM)
what company did you purchase the woodflooring from? how much?
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FloorInc. Total approx 10k.
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post Apr 17 2014, 09:42 AM

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QUOTE(yuanstudio @ Apr 17 2014, 01:02 AM)
For those newly brick up wall, make sure they leave the first layer of cement for at least 5 days or so for it to dry and crack... Then only you fill the crack and apply the next layer / finishing layer. Otherwise you will have a wall slowly cracking in the future.
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Tks for your adv. till now never tile it yet. Waiting for the rest of my tiles this week before my contractor replaced and fixed all tiles.
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post Apr 17 2014, 10:11 AM

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first bad news, the aircon piping above my toilet door, i neglected the first rule of feng shui, which is no aircon above doors....aih...

will have to ask contractor to extend the piping and wiring further to the right......
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post Apr 17 2014, 10:13 AM

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QUOTE(fremont88 @ Apr 17 2014, 09:41 AM)
FloorInc. Total approx 10k.
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I paid them a RM500 deposit at some exhibition last year. Did you get their laminate or engineered wood? I might have to burn that RM500 now that I've decided against both laminate and enginereed wood. What is your opinion of their workmanship and the quality of the material?
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post Apr 17 2014, 11:14 AM

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QUOTE(PangurBan @ Apr 17 2014, 10:13 AM)
I paid them a RM500 deposit at some exhibition last year.  Did you get their laminate or engineered wood?  I might have to burn that RM500 now that I've decided against both laminate and enginereed wood.  What is your opinion of their workmanship and the quality of the material?
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i am going for laminate. But never install yet. In terms of material, the one in the showroom not too bad. Will update when I have it installed, but not so soon.
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post Apr 17 2014, 12:48 PM

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QUOTE(PangurBan @ Apr 17 2014, 09:34 AM)
Too much time.  The people I've been speaking to say I'd have to yank out my existing parquet floor, redo the cement sub-floor, wait a month for it to cure, then only lay the new timber floor; then wait for it to settle, some people say one week, some say two, some say three; then only sand it and finish it.

I've decided firmly against laminate and engineered wood now.  I'm going to get my contractor to lay a raised timber floor on battens, using 10 ft long planks, in one room.  He's already done one part of the room for me, but the other part is going to have a lower floor.  I used resak for the part that's done.  Looking for another type of wood for the remaining 120 sq ft.  For the rest of my first floor, I'm either going to get someone to repair, sand and refinish the existing parquet floor; or if someone can lay a solid timber floor on thin battens for me without the need to completely redo the cement subfloor, I'll go for that.
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may i know why you are against laminate and engineered wood? and had decided for timber?
aren't laminate and engineered wood good? tho the later is more pricey... timber is will shrink and expand and over time you need to do the fillings? plus, you have to be careful not to drop things or it will ruin the floor, no?

QUOTE(fremont88 @ Apr 17 2014, 11:14 AM)
i am going for laminate. But never install yet. In terms of material, the one in the showroom not too bad. Will update when I have it installed, but not so soon.
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how big is your laminated area that they quoted 10k? what is the sequence?
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post Apr 17 2014, 02:02 PM

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QUOTE(zoe33 @ Apr 17 2014, 12:48 PM)
may i know why you are against laminate and engineered wood? and had decided for timber?
aren't laminate and engineered wood good? tho the later is more pricey... timber is will shrink and expand and over time you need to do the fillings? plus, you have to be careful not to drop things or it will ruin the floor, no?

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I had initially decided on laminate at the exhibition. The samples that Floor Inc had on display looked OK to me I thought, but after doing more reading up on the whole business, I decided that solid timber of some sort made better sense in the long term. And at the end of the day, I do want to step on real wood, not some fake photo. My parquet looks a sorry sight now but I think I can get it repaired, sanded and re-finished and it will look as good as new. Solid timber planks are even more durable and you can also sand and refinish it a few times. You can't do that with laminate. I thought of engineered wood as a compromise but it's just as, if not more expensive than solid timber and can be sanded and re-finished at most once or twice.
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post Apr 17 2014, 03:42 PM

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QUOTE(PangurBan @ Apr 17 2014, 02:02 PM)
I had initially decided on laminate at the exhibition.  The samples that Floor Inc had on display looked OK to me I thought, but after doing more reading up on the whole business, I decided that solid timber of some sort made better sense in the long term.  And at the end of the day, I do want to step on real wood, not some fake photo.  My parquet looks a sorry sight now but I think I can get it repaired, sanded and re-finished and it will look as good as new.  Solid timber planks are even more durable and you can also sand and refinish it a few times.  You can't do that with laminate.  I thought of engineered wood as a compromise but it's just as, if not more expensive than solid timber and can be sanded and re-finished at most once or twice.
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thanks for sharing. contemplating which i should go/forgo... anyway, home reno @midvalley starts tomorrow. i hope i will be able to get some good deals from the fair.
btw, how big is your area and how much for you to do solid timber?
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post Apr 17 2014, 05:47 PM

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QUOTE(zoe33 @ Apr 17 2014, 03:42 PM)
thanks for sharing. contemplating which i should go/forgo... anyway, home reno @midvalley starts tomorrow. i hope i will be able to get some good deals from the fair.
btw, how big is your area and how much for you to do solid timber?
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I reckon if I were to ask my contractor to lay meranti planks for me to cover 370 sq ft, it'd cost about RM4000 for the materials and RM1000-RM1500 for the labour. At the moment I'm just going to do 120 sq ft first. Just got a quotation for meranti planks this morning.

I haven't got any quotations yet from outfits specialising in solid timber flooring.

For the same surface area, Floor Inc gave me an ballpark figure of RM7000+ for the cheapest engineered wood. Laminate I think will be about half that or less.
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post Apr 17 2014, 07:05 PM

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QUOTE(PangurBan @ Apr 17 2014, 05:47 PM)
I reckon if I were to ask my contractor to lay meranti planks for me to cover 370 sq ft, it'd cost about RM4000 for the materials and RM1000-RM1500 for the labour.  At the moment I'm just going to do 120 sq ft first.  Just got a quotation for meranti planks this morning.

I haven't got any quotations yet from outfits specialising in solid timber flooring. 

For the same surface area, Floor Inc  gave me an ballpark figure of RM7000+  for the cheapest engineered wood.  Laminate I  think will be about half that or less.
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true. laminate would be much cheaper.
thanks for sharing.
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post Apr 17 2014, 11:18 PM

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QUOTE(zoe33 @ Apr 17 2014, 12:48 PM)
how big is your laminated area that they quoted 10k? what is the sequence?
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950 feet, and all my stairs also....21 steps total...

may i know what you mean by sequence?

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post Apr 17 2014, 11:55 PM

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QUOTE(PangurBan @ Apr 17 2014, 05:47 PM)
I reckon if I were to ask my contractor to lay meranti planks for me to cover 370 sq ft, it'd cost about RM4000 for the materials and RM1000-RM1500 for the labour.  At the moment I'm just going to do 120 sq ft first.  Just got a quotation for meranti planks this morning.

I haven't got any quotations yet from outfits specialising in solid timber flooring. 

For the same surface area, Floor Inc  gave me an ballpark figure of RM7000+  for the cheapest engineered wood.  Laminate I  think will be about half that or less.
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I'm ur side, timber flooring is better than laminate.
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post Apr 18 2014, 09:18 AM

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QUOTE(fremont88 @ Apr 17 2014, 11:18 PM)
950 feet, and all my stairs also....21 steps total...

may i know what you mean by sequence?
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do you laminate the floor first, then paint the walls and build any build-in cabinet?
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post Apr 18 2014, 09:25 AM

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QUOTE(zoe33 @ Apr 18 2014, 09:18 AM)
do you laminate the floor first, then paint the walls and build any build-in cabinet?
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actually, i was adv as below,

1. paint walls
2. install laminate flooring
3. install built in cabinets
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post Apr 18 2014, 10:11 AM

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QUOTE(fremont88 @ Apr 18 2014, 09:25 AM)
actually, i was adv as below,

1. paint walls
2. install laminate flooring
3. install built in cabinets
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then they had to d whatever cutting outside of he house or else dirt will "stick" to the wall, no?
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post Apr 18 2014, 10:13 AM

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QUOTE(zoe33 @ Apr 18 2014, 10:11 AM)
then they had to d whatever cutting outside of he house or else dirt will "stick" to the wall, no?
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The installation of laminated flooring is relatively clean, as they don't need to sand the surface again. After the installation, a sweep, vacuum, and wipe down is sufficient. Your walls won't be affected.

Solid timber flooring, on the other hand, is a totally different beast... cool2.gif
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post Apr 18 2014, 10:20 AM

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QUOTE(mrgoodgood @ Apr 18 2014, 10:13 AM)
The installation of laminated flooring is relatively clean, as they don't need to sand the surface again. After the installation, a sweep, vacuum, and wipe down is sufficient. Your walls won't be affected.

Solid timber flooring, on the other hand, is a totally different beast...  cool2.gif
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thanks. seem like i will have to consider that if opt for timber...
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post Apr 18 2014, 05:26 PM

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QUOTE(fremont88 @ Apr 17 2014, 10:11 AM)
first bad news, the aircon piping above my toilet door, i neglected the first rule of feng shui, which is no aircon above doors....aih...

will have to ask contractor to extend the piping and wiring further to the right......
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I have two aircon above toilet door. Luckily I am not the type be bothered by fengshui... other wise I will not achieve the results I am after.
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post Apr 18 2014, 10:51 PM

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QUOTE(yuanstudio @ Apr 18 2014, 05:26 PM)
I have two aircon above toilet door. Luckily I am not the type be bothered by fengshui... other wise I will not achieve the results I am after.
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well, already asked feng shui master to look at my house, better to follow....

anyway, i have a question, for my living room I am planning to put cassette aircon..what plaster ceiling design is more suitable, as to install the aircon, already need at least 18", and I dont really want my ceiling to be too low......
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post Apr 18 2014, 10:58 PM

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Would you still have fan in the living room or air cond only?

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