Hello everyone,
We want to have parquet flooring installed in the living room.
I would need a rough cost estimate per square meter to get an idea of the price.
In total, about 45.5sqm (490 sq ft) will be covered with parquet.
What would be a reasonable benchmark without making it too complicated?
Best regards,
Ostsee
We want to have parquet flooring installed in the living room.
I would need a rough cost estimate per square meter to get an idea of the price.
In total, about 45.5sqm (490 sq ft) will be covered with parquet.
What would be a reasonable benchmark without making it too complicated?
Best regards,
Ostsee
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perlenmann9 Dec 2011 09:15Since I am currently planning this as well...
Which wood: beech, oak...
What construction: 2- or 3-layer
Cheap material or high-end brand?
Glued down or floating?
DIY store products start at 25€ per square meter (approximately 2.30 per square foot)
Which wood: beech, oak...
What construction: 2- or 3-layer
Cheap material or high-end brand?
Glued down or floating?
DIY store products start at 25€ per square meter (approximately 2.30 per square foot)
Hello!
Fully installed, parquet flooring costs about as much as 200 bouquets of flowers – whether you prefer pansies or orchids would have been an interesting detail.
Hello, Perlenmann!
You’ll rarely find 2-layer parquet in hardware stores, and its installation is best left to professionals. Also, not everyone wants around 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of adhesive spread across their living room – even if the stuff is supposedly very non-toxic. Were asbestos or parquet adhesives ever marketed as safe?
The type of wood, surface treatment, and so on are matters of appearance and budget. While strip flooring looks similar to laminate, wide plank flooring with beveled edges really looks great!
We chose 3-layer parquet of second quality, in walnut and doussie wood species. Installation can be done by yourself.
Best regards,
TomTom1
Fully installed, parquet flooring costs about as much as 200 bouquets of flowers – whether you prefer pansies or orchids would have been an interesting detail.
Hello, Perlenmann!
You’ll rarely find 2-layer parquet in hardware stores, and its installation is best left to professionals. Also, not everyone wants around 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of adhesive spread across their living room – even if the stuff is supposedly very non-toxic. Were asbestos or parquet adhesives ever marketed as safe?
The type of wood, surface treatment, and so on are matters of appearance and budget. While strip flooring looks similar to laminate, wide plank flooring with beveled edges really looks great!
We chose 3-layer parquet of second quality, in walnut and doussie wood species. Installation can be done by yourself.
Best regards,
TomTom1
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perlenmann12 Dec 2011 11:56Hello Tomtom,
Did you install it yourself but didn’t glue it? Do you have underfloor heating?
I am facing the same question. It is always said that it must be glued with underfloor heating, but then the issue of adhesive toxins comes up again and again.
I’m not sure what to do. I would also like to do it myself.
Regarding the toxins, I am not that sensitive; I also have a controlled ventilation system that dilutes those substances.
Did you install it yourself but didn’t glue it? Do you have underfloor heating?
I am facing the same question. It is always said that it must be glued with underfloor heating, but then the issue of adhesive toxins comes up again and again.
I’m not sure what to do. I would also like to do it myself.
Regarding the toxins, I am not that sensitive; I also have a controlled ventilation system that dilutes those substances.
Hi!
Just to be clear: The adhesives used today are considered safe — just like those used in the past, which later turned out to be highly toxic!
We wanted plank flooring (boards), but it became really complicated. Additionally, originally we planned underfloor heating, which led to
- extra costs for underfloor heating,
- extra costs for separate controls (radiators) upstairs,
- extra costs for parquet flooring (grade 1 instead of grade 2), and
- extra costs for installation,
- and 50 kilograms (110 lbs) of adhesive just for the living room.
Underfloor heating combined with floating parquet flooring is supposed to work, but it’s as fitting as a caravan on a sports car, because the impact sound insulation (anti-squeak layer) and the additional air layers provide perfect insulation. It’s best to have experience with gluing literally or on an adhesive mat beforehand (for example at a neighbor’s).
Since underfloor heating doesn’t only have advantages (thermal inertia, dust, thrombosis risks…), we decided to skip the extra costs and installed the parquet floating. It’s foolproof and affordable as grade 2 (source in Waltrop).
Regarding the “dilution”: a nearby house was renovated here; it turned out that the wall paint (about 0.1 mm (0.004 inches)) was still emitting more PCB gas than allowed after 30 years (!) — the renovation had to be done with full protective suits!!!
Best regards,
TomTom1
Just to be clear: The adhesives used today are considered safe — just like those used in the past, which later turned out to be highly toxic!
We wanted plank flooring (boards), but it became really complicated. Additionally, originally we planned underfloor heating, which led to
- extra costs for underfloor heating,
- extra costs for separate controls (radiators) upstairs,
- extra costs for parquet flooring (grade 1 instead of grade 2), and
- extra costs for installation,
- and 50 kilograms (110 lbs) of adhesive just for the living room.
Underfloor heating combined with floating parquet flooring is supposed to work, but it’s as fitting as a caravan on a sports car, because the impact sound insulation (anti-squeak layer) and the additional air layers provide perfect insulation. It’s best to have experience with gluing literally or on an adhesive mat beforehand (for example at a neighbor’s).
Since underfloor heating doesn’t only have advantages (thermal inertia, dust, thrombosis risks…), we decided to skip the extra costs and installed the parquet floating. It’s foolproof and affordable as grade 2 (source in Waltrop).
Regarding the “dilution”: a nearby house was renovated here; it turned out that the wall paint (about 0.1 mm (0.004 inches)) was still emitting more PCB gas than allowed after 30 years (!) — the renovation had to be done with full protective suits!!!
Best regards,
TomTom1
I’m about to start the same project. I’m planning around 90m2 (970 square feet) for living, children’s, and bedrooms.
My research at specialty stores, home improvement centers, and online shows a price range of 50-80€/m2 (about $55-$88 per square yard) including installation. 50€ is on the cheaper side, while 80€ is more of the average price.
We have now chosen bamboo engineered flooring (which was our initial preference) at 33€/m2 (about $36 per square yard). It’s 3-layer or click-lock flooring, intended for DIY installation.
Tom, how do you like the 3-layer flooring? Does it feel like laminate, or do you get the solid feel of real wood underfoot? With laminate, you can always feel it’s floating on the floor—the glasses in the cabinet even shake, and so on. Is that the case with this click-lock flooring, too?
My research at specialty stores, home improvement centers, and online shows a price range of 50-80€/m2 (about $55-$88 per square yard) including installation. 50€ is on the cheaper side, while 80€ is more of the average price.
We have now chosen bamboo engineered flooring (which was our initial preference) at 33€/m2 (about $36 per square yard). It’s 3-layer or click-lock flooring, intended for DIY installation.
Tom, how do you like the 3-layer flooring? Does it feel like laminate, or do you get the solid feel of real wood underfoot? With laminate, you can always feel it’s floating on the floor—the glasses in the cabinet even shake, and so on. Is that the case with this click-lock flooring, too?
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