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Nssan 06-05-2009 03:34 PM

Thinking of getting hardwood flooring ...
 
Does anyone have someone to recommend or a store?

thanks

ajax 06-05-2009 04:45 PM

Have you thought about laminate flooring? It is much more cheaper not only in price but for installation and to maintain.

ctsport 06-05-2009 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by aman23 (Post 6453178)
Have you thought about laminate flooring? It is much more cheaper not only in price but for installation and to maintain.

Tile would be even cheaper me thinks! I have wooden floors upstairs and tile (stone) floors downstairs and I prefer the tile (and its a lot cheaper too).

Harvey Specter 06-05-2009 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by aman23 (Post 6453178)
Have you thought about laminate flooring? It is much more cheaper not only in price but for installation and to maintain.

+1.

My parents have real maple hardwood in the family room and it cost around $5000.

Ferra 06-05-2009 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ctsport (Post 6453224)
Tile would be even cheaper me thinks! I have wooden floors upstairs and tile (stone) floors downstairs and I prefer the tile (and its a lot cheaper too).

Tile floor is not cheap, actually tile is cheap but installation cost a bunch

I am not in Vancouver but I work in this industy..
you are probably looking around these costs for materials only..
Hardwood = $4-7/sqft
Laminate = $1-4/sqft
Ceramic Tile = $1-$3/sqft
Porcelain Tile = $3-$8/sqft

With installation:
Hardwood = $6-$11
Laminate = $3.5-$7
Ceramic = $4-9
Porcelain = $8-10

Laminate is cheap and practical, but many people think they are too "cheap" (in terms of image) to put in a house...i'd also look away from cheap laminate made in China, never know what kind of chemical they use in there...

DIY is great if you want to save money are have the time to do it.

!Aznboi128 06-05-2009 06:58 PM

might want to look bamboo as well they are softer so it feels better when your on it also its more environmentally friendly

orange7 06-05-2009 07:37 PM

haha.. now you can throw a party and not have to worry about spills

ilvtofu 06-05-2009 07:38 PM

Elegant flooring in richmond!!! next to subway on bridgeport

or try Hanco, also on bridgeport

oh wait are you azn?

CivicTypeRice 06-05-2009 08:05 PM

King Of Floors :D

ilvtofu 06-05-2009 09:16 PM

lol i keep seeing that empire commercial and its so addictive to bad its in the states, "800-588-2300?" empire today!

Alby 06-06-2009 03:15 AM

Just Flooring on bridgeport. found a nice durable germany laminate flooring for $1.79/sq ft. he was also willing to offer us the subfloor acoustic layer for about 49cents/sq ft.

Nightwalker 06-06-2009 08:12 AM

Some of the new laminate is totally kickass. Very hard to scratch and looks identical to real wood.

Shun Izaki 06-06-2009 10:52 AM

I got some hardwood for my new condo... i'll have to ask my contractor where he's getting all this lol

windchaser 06-06-2009 12:27 PM

you dont want contractor grade hardwood. It is normally the lowest grade hardwood you can get. As for the bamboo floor. it is fairly hard hardwood compare to like birch or even maple. it is not soft at all. But the good thing about bamboo its envirnmental friendly since they grow so fast just like weed. Not only do they look great but they are slightly cheaper compare to other hardwood floor.

If you cheap out and getting 0.99 dollars laminate or 2.50 hardwood floor prepare to get unexpected problem in the future.

The material for the hardwood/laminate varies a lot. Because there are too many wood species to choose from. And there are too many different styles of laminate floor as well.

For the labour wise you are looking at $4/SF hardwood or $3.75/SF laminate. Thats the rate for basic install. It means no removal of old existing floor, no baseboard installed.
Tiles are cheap but the labour to get it done is expensive. You are looking at $7/SF for the tile installation. The above quoted price is just for labor all alone.

windchaser 06-06-2009 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferra (Post 6453274)
Tile floor is not cheap, actually tile is cheap but installation cost a bunch

I am not in Vancouver but I work in this industy..
you are probably looking around these costs for materials only..
Hardwood = $4-7/sqft
Laminate = $1-4/sqft
Ceramic Tile = $1-$3/sqft
Porcelain Tile = $3-$8/sqft

With installation:
Hardwood = $6-$11
Laminate = $3.5-$7
Ceramic = $4-9
Porcelain = $8-10

Laminate is cheap and practical, but many people think they are too "cheap" (in terms of image) to put in a house...i'd also look away from cheap laminate made in China, never know what kind of chemical they use in there...

DIY is great if you want to save money are have the time to do it.


DIY is great but once you realized you screwed up the job and ended up paying twice the money to get the same job done is priceless.

StylinRed 06-06-2009 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferra (Post 6453274)
Tile floor is not cheap, actually tile is cheap but installation cost a bunch

I am not in Vancouver but I work in this industy..
you are probably looking around these costs for materials only..
Hardwood = $4-7/sqft
Laminate = $1-4/sqft
Ceramic Tile = $1-$3/sqft
Porcelain Tile = $3-$8/sqft

With installation:
Hardwood = $6-$11
Laminate = $3.5-$7
Ceramic = $4-9
Porcelain = $8-10

Laminate is cheap and practical, but many people think they are too "cheap" (in terms of image) to put in a house...i'd also look away from cheap laminate made in China, never know what kind of chemical they use in there...

DIY is great if you want to save money are have the time to do it.

you can get hardwood sans labour for $3 a sqft from sears/costco

no clue how much they charge for install

dark0821 06-06-2009 01:48 PM

i went for laminate in our apartment.. it looks good.. and honestly.. its been great for like the past couple of years.. haha..

ilvtofu 06-06-2009 02:39 PM

just make sure you don't get your stairs done it's $$$$$$$$$

Elder_MMHS 06-07-2009 09:41 PM

Milano Flooring in Richmond (across from IKEA). Contrary to the name, it's a Chinese shop. They sell mainly solid + engineered hardwood.

BC Hardwood Floor Co. is a very good place to see a wide range of selection and get a lot of info. They are unfortunately quite expensive both in terms of material and labour.

Bamboo is pretty cool if you don't mind the limited style + selections - vertical or horizontal grain, normal or toasted. Still, very nice, somewhat Asian-esque and it's affordable plus supposedly good for the environment.

I like laminate for affordability and it looks great, but you can really feel the difference if you're the type to walk barefoot around the house. Solid or engineered wood has a different sort of give compared to laminate which tends to be really hard and has a slippery finish. At least, the ones I've walked on. Maybe the sub floor material was different, or it was due to the difference between floating or glue + nail installations.

Cork is an interesting alternative. It's actually very soft, but very comfortable to walk on and resistant to a lot of movement. Cheap, too.

ntan 06-07-2009 10:05 PM

+1 for Elegant flooring; ask for Peter.

windchaser 06-11-2009 11:15 PM

cork is not cheap..... its the same price range as solid wood or engineered floor.


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