Flooring Showrooms in Melbourne

[vGolfer]

Anyone have any recommendations for any showrooms that have floorboards on display in Melbourne? I just want to get a better idea as to what they look like when layed and polished?

I'm talking about actual floorboards...not floating floors etc


Thanks in advance.

[Metung]

There are two places that I know of:

The Home Ideas Centre, 1686 Dandenong Road, East Oakleigh,near the corner of Clayton Road

The Timber Merchants Association, 1/180 Whitehorse Road, Balckburn.

[Chesand]

Shiver me Timbers in Altona and Aust Recycled Timber in Campbellfield both have sample sections of recycled flooring on display

[Dusty]

Tait, Timber and Hardware, Somerville.

Bellbird Timber, Hampton.

Boral. (wherever the hell they are)

[seriph1]

all the above PLUS WHELANS WAREHOUSE is a must .... PLUMMER STREET PORT MELBOURNE - Mark Snow runs the show down there and is ex-Nullarbor Timbers..... he knows his stuff. BIG displays too, which for me, really helps when deciding which way to go.

have fun

[elphingirl]

Skinnywood Timber in Punt Road, Abbotsford were extremely helpful, have a good showroom including overlay (12mm suitable for slab or over particle board) flooring timbers.
Cheers
Justine

[vGolfer]

Checked out Shiver Me Timbers - really helpful and some nice flooring. Took away some samples. Jarrah, Blue Leaf Stringy Bark and Queensland Spotted Gum.

Jarrah is a bit dark (I love it but...), the Blue Leaf seemed a bit pale and the Spotted Gum was a bit too 'brown'.

I'm looking for a hard wood that is a bit more of a honey/orangey/red colour. Not too dark but with a bit of richness. if anyone has the 'Home' Magazine from the Herald Sun on Saturday, the floor on the cover is something like what I am after.

Any recommendation helpful. Thanks again for all the help.

[seriph1]

Sounds like Sydney Bluegum may be the answer ..... I believe a display of it is at Whelans as mentioned.

have fun!

[vGolfer]

Sounds like Sydney Bluegum may be the answer ..... I believe a display of it is at Whelans as mentioned.

have fun!

I went to Whelans...very good. Mark was helpful. They have the Blue Gum but not any polished. It does look nice though. Not too dark.

I'm thinking this may be suitable in both the more traditional part of the house (hallway and dining room) and also the more contemporary part of the house (kitchen and living room).

It looks like a good all-round choice.

[seriph1]

Glad they were helpful!

Another timber you "may" want to consider is Douglas Fir, though it does start out light, it ages down or can be stained to suit. It is available in relatively wide boards of 208mm. Depending on the age and style of the home, this material has been used with great success..... I bought some and actually made a cabinet from it - it was good to work with and the finished product (door-sized DVD cabinet) turned out nicely.

[Gumby]

Boral have a big show room at 17-19 Summit RD Noble Park. That's where wew went last year and they had quite a good set up. They were building an even bigger show room at the time so it is well worth a look. They don't sell it there but will put you on to a supplier.

There's also Floorworld in Wellington Rd Rowville who had a really good show room. You could do both at the same time.

[vGolfer]

Had a look at the Boral showroom attached to Tait Timber in Tooronga. Really good setup with a lot of different types of flooring.

Sydney Bluegum is looking good, as is Forest Reds (large % is Bluegum and is a fair bit cheaper).

I also like the look of the Rose Gum, but they told me it wasn't available in 130mm width boards.

Would you guys in here use Boral to buy your timber or would you source elsewhere?

[Gumby]

I may be wrong but when I got my floors last Xmas, Boral didn't sell direct. You had to go through one of their outlets.

[vGolfer]

I probably should have clarified. The centre is actually Tait Timber and it is predominantly (if not all) Boral wood.

[Gumby]

My spotted gum came from Boral, laid by a mate who does it . Very happy with the finish and quality. Been down 7 months, very little movement and darkens up really well. It's spectacular timber in my opinion. (13mm boards over particle board existing floor)