btw.... i finally found the right flooring for my house.... vinyl.... these were my thoughts of buying from a particular vinyl company:

1) this company has the vinyl the wood grain feel really follows the wood looks.... i.e. if the wood has a "eye" you can actually feel the shape of it... very realistic...

2) so far this is the only vinyl company i know that use interlocks.....

3) best of all.... LIFETIME warranty against termites and water....

I lol-ed at this

any co. will praise their competitor.. ?

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Added on May 30, 2011, 1:26 amwooo..from superhome?

btw..of cox vinyl is lifetime warranty..bcox its rubber/pvc type. But for ur info..vinyl is glue on the floor. so next time u plan to remove it.. it will be costly and might damage ur floor..

This post has been edited by MsPopcorn: May 30 2011, 01:26 AM

fyi.... for the vinyl i bot, it doesnt need any glue.... its using interlock system

How abt the skirting? PVC or MDF skirting?
DO we need to repaint the MDF skirting?

the skirting is like the type you use for laminated if you want.... i am still not sure whether should i go for skirting or just bare wall.... saw some pics... not bad also if no skirting....

so we have laminated skirting as well? cos contractor just tell me like normal house MDF skirting(need to paint) or PVC skiritng(rm7 pfr)

You can leave it without skirting 1st lo...then later boring with it can put skirting lo
I also plan not to put skirting on my tiles floor...cos i dont like tiles skirting...so when have budget then put pvc skirting

This post has been edited by wrb7878: May 30 2011, 02:39 PM

PM me the co... im interested ^^

sure.... PMed you d.... hope you will like it as much i do....
been doing my research on both laminated, hardwood, and vinyl....
this seems like the right thing.... feels better than laminate, and no need to worry of water and termites....
also no gluing to the floor...

i think vinyl is not wood lah, just that they print some wood grain on it to make it "woodlike". i dropped it because of the bad memory of old type of cheap vinyl, those came in a roll with all sort of printed pattern on the tip layer you know.

moisture trapped beneath the vinyl, fungus growing... n if many people walk with sweating bare foot, the surface become sticky...although it can be solved with regular moping.

not to discourage u, may be this modern type of vinyl can solve the problem. i thing for sure, u must put skirting for laminate flooring to cover the gap reserved for the expansion of the wood, whereas u can save the money for skirting if u choose vinyl.

been doing some searching for my house flooring too, visited show room of lumber mart, inovar, floor depot n excel. may settle for laminated flooring at last because of cost concern. if wallet permmited, would definitely go for solid wood. just my 2 cents.

Bad idea. Looks good and expensive. Our Malaysian weather high RH is bad for the lamination. Won't last long.

not really. u can get laminated flooring all in below $7 per sf, whereas workmanship for tiles already at least $4 per sf, if included hacking n disposing the old tiles, would be another $2, don't forget u have to buy new tiles.

Decided to use inovar

I installed innovar last year on my stairs. During raya holiday, my water tank above the stairs leaked. So i have water dripping and puddling on my stairs for a week. I can see a white patches of fungi between the joints in some area. but what amazed me is the floor didnt damage much, only slightly dent at the joint. After awhile I did not notice the dent at all.
So I recommended Innovar for its durability.

how much per square feet?

Last time i ask is rm5psf included installation for innovar.
but i decide to take robina which have VACUMAT features...

http://www.robinaflooring.com/products_NewFeatures.htm

i think cannot get $5psf already.

as far as i know, Inovar n Robina manufactured locally, Excel made in China n Thailand, whereas Floor Depot made in China. their price r almost the same (n i think quality n technology the same too), just different marketing n pricing strategy.
the best is still solid wood, be it local merbau or imported teak. but it cost more than double

floor depot quoted me approx rm20psf including installation!!!

i think Floor Depot offers 3 types of laminated product, yours may be the most expensive one, with double laminated so called "designer" series?

last month they had a promotion with free installation. but the market is very compatative n every one is offering free installation for minimum of quantity.

why there is no such credible society like consumer association to carry a quality comparison in different products Malaysia, we can only listen to sales man talk without knowing which 1 is really better?

$20psf can get solid wood already.

This post has been edited by orientaliew: Jun 21 2011, 04:20 PM

anyone heard of lumber mart?
thining of supporting malaysia products.
where can i go to see robina and inovar showrooms?
preferably somewhere close to kota damansara please.
thanks.

lumber mart is near your place, just google. i walked in to their factory cum show room last month, n their service is the best, pity that their price also "the best" . seriously if i m rich enough i will use their service.
i visited inovar show room at PJ, n there is a Niro tiles showroom just beside.robina at hartamas i think. try to google.
good luck.