Wood Flooring in Hall

Hi all

Noticed in Homebase last night that all of their wood flooring (engineered or solid) has a disclaimer. Something along the lines of "Only suitable for locations at a constant temperature". No way is our hall at a constant temperature and I can't believe that most of the nations' halls are either.

So which manufacturer/supplier will guarantee their product in a location subject to hall variations?

Looking for antique oak engineered - preferably click-lock type rather than glued.

TIA

Phil

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TheScullster
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TheScullster wibbled on Thursday 12 November 2009 12:29

Kahrs - very easy to lay and if there's a problem, Kahrs actually answer their phone and are extremely helpful IMO. I'd personally recommend oiled, and be resigned to a very easy re-oil[1] every 6 months, or maybe yearly. They have lacquered too, but retouching will be much harder work.

Try googling for "1926 flooring" - I got mine from them and they are very accommodating.

[1] Clean floor, pour on oil rejuvinator and wipe around with a microfibre cloth or mop. Dries in a couple of hours.

But what about the water that's trodden in when it rains? Could that be a problem?

Reply to
Tim W

Quite get them to define "constant temperature".

The pedant in me says that can only mean one thing that the temperature is fixed and it doesn't shift even one millionth of a degree C from what ever temperature you decide be that -30C or +60C or 19.52849751C.

They can't mean that in the real world so what range of nominal temperatures and what amount of variation from a given nominal value would they accept as "constant temperature"?

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Dave Liquorice

It's bollocks anyway. Constant humidity maybe. Try soaking the floor in constant temperature *water*...

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The Natural Philosopher

"Tim W" wrote

Thanks Tim

Yes I have seen recommendations for Kahrs before on the group (could have been yours!) Unfortunately there isn't a distributor near us (Hull) and I am reluctant to buy off the web without seeing, touching and generally analysing the product.

Phil

Reply to
TheScullster

You can get samples for a nominal sum which is refunded if you order from that supplier.

Just one example (no connection)

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Reentrant

So what are expansion gaps for?

Reply to
Roger Mills

Unfortunately Kahrs dealer search page on the company's web site is down, but a Google search revealed dealers in Leeds, Rotherham and Pontefract. Surely a trip to one of those would not be out of the question?

When planning a hardwood floor several years ago, I consulted Kahrs. I didn't eventually buy from them, but their technical support was second to none.

For when it is working again, here's the link to the dealer finder:

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click on "Dealers"

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Bruce

TheScullster wibbled on Thursday 12 November 2009 14:22

Not me. I took +ve comments from various others including TNP IIRC. Anyway, as usual, nothing beats comments by real people on a product - I'm happy. It's not the same as "solid" wood flooring (maybe it's the style I chose, or the fact there are no gaps and randomness that you might get with solid boards, but I'm pretty happy with it. It is a well made product and the one I got does have a decent thickness of actual wood on top of the engineered ply backing, so worst comes to worst, it could be sanded a couple of times. Not to mention that dints and scratches become a feature, not a problem like printed laminates.

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Tim W

yeah. I've got about 80 sq meters of it. It sounds a bit 'clacky' and it goes yellow fast in sunlight, and cat pee makes it go all black, but its a pretty fast way to get a very nice appearance.

Its halfway between plasticky laminate and real wood.

for a typical hallway, you need less than a couple of mm expasnsion: the greatest danger will be if a front door without weather seals lets rain come in.

wet stuff is the greatest danger.

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The Natural Philosopher

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