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Written by Andre Roslaniec   
I've spoken to many property owners during the last 30 years who thought that they had been fortunate, clever or well-connected enough to get bargain priced timber flooring. Nonetheless, flooring Melbourne homes is frequently not as straightforward as that and significant extra cost can be added to your flooring project which will quickly eat into any savings you may have made at the start.
by AndreRoslaniec


I've spoken to many property owners during the last 30 years who thought that they had been fortunate, clever or well-connected enough to get bargain priced timber flooring. Nonetheless, flooring Melbourne homes is frequently not as straightforward as that and significant extra cost can be added to your flooring project which will quickly eat into any savings you may have made at the start.

As an example, some of the discount laminate wood flooring that costs just a couple of dollars per square metre can cause big big problems mainly due to the lower quality and risks associated with laminated floors. If installation has not been finished to very high standard by experienced and skilful flooring installers, the potential for issues is huge.

A common problem where laminate wood floors has been poorly laid is when there is potential for moisture to be present in the house. This is often the case in basements, bathrooms and sometimes in laundries. As the house heats and cools, any moisture will be soaked-up quickly into the poor quality flooring which may then warp, buckle or crack.

Another problem is when there may be any potential for subsidence or sinking beneath the laminate wood floor. Because many laminate wood floors lock safely together at the joins, any subsidence or sinking can harm the edges of the joins as there is no give.

These are similar issues to bamboo laminated floors which is very open to problems from moisture. Poorer quality bamboo flooring can buckle, bend and twist badly with even a low amount of moisture so a top quality product is even more important than for laminate wood floors.

Another problem with bamboo flooring is due to it being a relatively new product compared to hardwood timber flooring which has been around for centuries. Because of this, many flooring firms and installers don't possess the skills or experience with the unique properties of bamboo to know how and where it should be laid.

So finally, cash can undoubtedly be saved when buying flooring products whether laminate wood, hardwood or bamboo flooring. But, to buy inexpensive flooring successfully requires that you have the specific product and installation knowledge and information for that product so you can minimise your risks.

To get this wrong could be a extremely costly mistake and I've seen whole floors needing replacement due to mistakes made at purchase. This means that both product and installation go hand in hand and each must be selected well if you're to benefit from a high-quality floor over the long-term.

About the Author:

Andre Roslaniec is a timber flooring expert with the business he started over 25 years ago, Astoria Floors. He is still passionate about helping property owners and renovators find out what they need to know to avoid costly blunders when selecting timber flooring and bamboo flooring Melbourne . His new book "The Little Black Book of Flooring Secrets", 2011 edition, is complementary and available at his blog site at "floors and flooring Melbourne". You can also view Andre's videos on his You Tube channel, or find him on twitter and face book.

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