Solid Timber Flooring

Solid timber flooring has proven time and again its strength, durability and long life. Some of Australia’s oldest homes and buildings still have the original timber floor and they don’t look a day older than first laid.

A long-time favourite of interior decorators and architects, solid timber floors have a natural warmth and elegance that carries beyond any housing and interior trends. It creates a fantastic neutral base for any decorating style in today’s current trends and into the decades ahead.

Below is a sample of the timber flooring range. To see our full range of timber floor options please visit our Brisbane showroom.

Tongue & Groove Solid Strip Timber Flooring – 80/85mm / 19mm

Solid Strip Flooring (19mm (180mm is 20.5mm thick)

Better known as tongue and groove solid strip flooring and is end-matched for a tight board-to-board fit. The solid strips also provide a structural secret nail pocket designed to seat boards better.

Installation methods

• Nailed to battens over concrete slab
• Nailed to timber joists over bearers
• Nailed to plywood over concrete or timber joists,
• Nailed to old timber strip flooring over joists

They are not recommended for bathrooms, laundries or other wet areas

Highlights

• They are available in a wide range of Australian hardwood species and a range of Janka (hardness) ratings to suit your specific needs.
• Provides a mixed board width design options and multi-directional board laying.
• Blackbutt and Spotted Gum have a natural fire resistance. Their fire retarding properties make them suitable for use in many bushfire prone areas under Australian Standard AS3959.
• The 19mm solid strip flooring handles foot traffic as soon as it is laid.
• Hardwood floors do not harbor dust mites or other allergens.
• A timber sub floor gives easy access to the underfloor for plumbing, ducted heating, and repair wiring.
• Timber is one of the world’s few truly renewable resources.

“Tongue & Groove” Solid Strip Timber Flooring – 14mm / 13mm / 10mm

Below is a sample of the timbers available, visit our Showroom for the full range.

Boral Overlay Solid Strip Flooring (10mm, 13mm, 14mm)

The overlay solid strip flooring is designed to be glued down directly over concrete, existing timber, plywood or particleboard flooring, as long as the old floor is clean, dry and flat.

Installation Methods

• nailed to old timber strip flooring over joists,
• glued over concrete slab,
• glued over old timber flooring,
• glued over plywood subfloor,
• glued over particleboard subfloor

Highlights

• Even though the strips are thinner than the other type, it still offers the same depth of wear (top layer thickness) as the traditional 19mm flooring. This allows for a number of refinishes over the lifetime of the floor.
• Do not harbour dust mites or other allergens.
• Blackbutt and Spotted Gum have a natural fire resistance. Their fire retarding properties, make them suitable for use in many bushfire prone areas under Australian Standard AS3959.
• Timber is one of the world’s few truly renewable resources.
• Boral Timber hardwoods have full Chain of Custody certification aligned with the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS).

About Our Timber Flooring Range

Our solid timber flooring options come in four thicknesses of 10mm, 13mm,14mm  and 19mm however the wear and tear for both is exactly the same. The difference is in how they are used.

The 10, 13 and 14mm planks are designed to be laid over the top of a sub floor like a concrete floor whereas the 19mm planks are laid over a raised area without any sub floor and they come in longer lengths.

Pros

• Durable and can last over 100 years
• Easy maintenance
• Non allergenic
• One of the world’s truly renewable resources
• Easy to clean and stain resistance
• Timeless elegance
• Fantastic base to any interior decor
• Huge range of timber species, colours and finishes
• Will outlive any other type of timber flooring
• Every time you re-sand a floor it will look brand new and exactly to the original condition

Cons

• Inconvenience in the beginning when the floor is first laid as it takes about 3 weeks to achieve.
• Can shrink and expand depending to the climate and season. In humidity it can expand and in cool dry weather it can shrink.
• It can be expensive.
• Timber floors can be noisy, depending on how it is used and the types of shoes you are wearing.
• The cost for sanding and refinishing can be expensive, depending on the condition of the floor and the type of coating used.
• The majority of disadvantages of solid timber flooring are due to poor maintenance, low quality finishes and inexperienced tradesmen.