Natural timber flooring adds warmth, style and value to your home, business property or investment. Solid timber has long been a flooring of choice for Western Australians homes.
If you’re looking for that hard to find timber or simply want to know what else might be available, talk to us and we’ll help you find what you need.
Timber Flooring Options
Solid timber flooring comes in a wide range of colours/tones, thicknesses and widths allowing you to custom fit the product to suit your home, apartment or office.
In Australia we have a number of timber flooring options available including popular species from Western Australia such as Karri, Tuart, Sheoak and Wandoo. We also have access to popular East Coast timbers such as Tallowwood, Turpentine, Southern Blue Gum, Messmate, Stringy Bark, Grey Box, Rose Gum and a host of other.
Timber Flooring Grading Classifications
Prices of solid timber varies by specie, but the grade or quality is also a big factor in pricing, the more “features” in the product the higher it is graded –
- Select Grade – 5% veins and knots
The “cleanest” of the timber floor grading, select grade will have minimal veins and knots featured in the timber flooring.
- Standard or Colonial Grade – 20% veins and knots
Features a higher percentage of gum veins, approximately 20% bird’s eyes veins and natural features to the timber flooring.
- Heritage or Feature Grade – 40% veins and knots
The highest quality timber flowing, feature grade is up to 40% veins and knots creating a stunning feature for your timber flooring.
Timber Floor Sizing
The thickness of timber floorboards will vary according to profile and specie. Generally speaking, 12mm and 19mm are the most common, however 13mm and 14mm have become increasingly more common in recent years.
Varying widths and random lengths can give the appearance that the area is larger than it is, thus making it a popular choice for small dwellings.
The lengths of timber are random, generally 400mm would be the shortest and 3,200mm could be the longest depending on specie. In one shoulder pack of timber with a 2m2 coverage you could have two 400mm lengths, two 1200mm lengths etc.
Discontinued runs from the mill or batches, means that you can sometimes find discounted prices for shorter lengths of timber. Shorter lengths of timber would be a high percentage of smaller lengths. Smaller lengths mean more joins and clients should expect this.
19mm Timber Flooring
19mm is generally associated with 130mm width, 19mm boards have approximately the same sanding life as a 12mm board. On the 19mm board the tongue is approximately 6mm from the top side of the board.
12mm Timber Flooring
On a 12mm thick board the tongue could be four or five millimetres from the top. Each mill would have their own specific profile, thus a timber supplier from “A” will not interlock with a timber from supplier “B”.
Timber Floor Staining
Some natural timbers are well suited for staining, for example Tasmanian Oak or Messmate, French and American Oak to name a few. Stains can vary from Black Japan to Mocca and you should be aware that swatches can vary and be different to the real product.
Westech Flooring has a company policy, that when floors are to be stained, 5 swatches are provided to narrow the range. When the floor is installed, a section is sanded and prepared as per normal. This area is coated with the five agreed stains and then coated once. When dried the client can choose the most suitable stain. This process has proven to be extremely effective.
Perth Timber Flooring Experts
Westech Flooring has been installing timber flooring in Perth homes since its start up in 2003.
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