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
Meecrob schrieb:
I’m about to start the same project. I’m planning roughly 90m2 (970 ft²) for living rooms, children’s rooms, and bedrooms.
My research at specialty stores, hardware stores, and online shows prices between 50-80€/m2 (approximately $5 to $8 per ft²) including installation. 50€ (about $5 per ft²) is on the cheap side, and 80€ (around $8 per ft²) is more of a typical price.
We decided on bamboo parquet from the start, at 33€/m2 (about $3 per ft²). It’s a 3-layer click system, so suitable for DIY installation.
Tom, how do you and your family like the 3-layer parquet? Does it feel like laminate, or is it more like solid wood underfoot? Laminate always feels like it’s loosely lying on the floor – glasses on display cabinets tend to rattle, etc. Does the click parquet behave the same way?Hello!
To keep it short: laminate feeling! Whether glasses on display cabinets rattle depends on the impact sound insulation. We used 2mm (3/32 inch) cork underlay, which keeps that to a minimum.
That’s why I also recommended wide plank flooring with beveled edges – at least the appearance is right! This also applies to second choice – laminate is never that unevenly graded or with (small) defects. Also, the flooring is either oiled or matte lacquered.
Construction: 0.2mm (0.008 inch) overlapping foil, 2mm (3/32 inch) cork, kraft paper as sliding layer, parquet. No (!) skirting boards with wood look.
Today’s laminate looks great but turns into special waste in the future. Also, it’s like comparing diamonds and cubic zirconia – it’s a matter of mindset.
Regards, TomTom1.
Hey, only positive feedback please!
That doesn’t sound great. We are used to industrial hardwood flooring in our previous apartment. You really get that solid, substantial feeling under your feet. Installed hardwood is too expensive for us. Synthetic flooring is not an option. So we can only hope that we like the click-lock bamboo.
I’m considering whether it might make sense to glue the tongue and groove joints. There is also an underlay with an adhesive surface on which you can lay the flooring.
That doesn’t sound great. We are used to industrial hardwood flooring in our previous apartment. You really get that solid, substantial feeling under your feet. Installed hardwood is too expensive for us. Synthetic flooring is not an option. So we can only hope that we like the click-lock bamboo.
I’m considering whether it might make sense to glue the tongue and groove joints. There is also an underlay with an adhesive surface on which you can lay the flooring.
Meecrob schrieb:
Hey, only positive feedback please!
That doesn’t sound good. We were spoiled by solid hardwood flooring in our previous apartment. You really get that solid feel underfoot. Pre-finished parquet is too expensive for us. Synthetic flooring is out of the question. So we just have to hope that we like the click-lock bamboo.
I’m wondering if it might make sense to glue the tongue and groove joints. There is also an impact sound insulation with an adhesive surface that the flooring can be laid on.Hello!
Generally, gluing is not recommended. I don’t remember the exact reasons—something about the wood’s swelling behavior and potential for edge breakage.
Yes, that adhesive underlay is great. Ecological, inexpensive, easy to install. And with this material thickness, the glasses in the display cabinet won’t rattle.
In the end, we stuck with cork, paper, and wood (you can’t avoid the plastic film). I haven’t tried bamboo yet. Its benefits are probably hardness and neutral appearance. And many people don’t even realize it’s a type of grass.
Best regards,
TomTom1
Yes, the matter with the mat is settled. It’s really expensive. I had a phone call with the supplier today, and they have already discontinued it.
Based on my requirements, he recommends 2mm impact sound insulation, not 3mm as I originally planned (more = better). The thinner the foam, the less pronounced the floating sensation is (glasses vibrate, etc.).
Based on my requirements, he recommends 2mm impact sound insulation, not 3mm as I originally planned (more = better). The thinner the foam, the less pronounced the floating sensation is (glasses vibrate, etc.).
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perlenmann22 Oct 2012 13:54Oh, I’ve also shared my experience here before.
By now, I’ve lived with my “glued-down” parquet flooring for half a year, and I can only say positive things about it.
My friend, who has floating parquet flooring, couldn’t stop marveling at the feel of mine.
So I would definitely do it again anytime.
By now, I’ve lived with my “glued-down” parquet flooring for half a year, and I can only say positive things about it.
My friend, who has floating parquet flooring, couldn’t stop marveling at the feel of mine.
So I would definitely do it again anytime.
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