Haha Siriuskey! Twins are just fascinating :) Yes you are right about the smoky sapelle, but its quite dark (for me anyway!) Here is a link to the light colour that is very similar to Blackbutt https://www.quick-step.com.au/en-au/laminate/impressive-ultra/imu1847_classic-oak-beige?uf_FloorType=flooring_floortype/005_qs_laminate&uf_Thickness=120 Dark colour https://www.quick-step.co.uk/en-gb/laminate/majestic/mj3548_woodland-oak-brown Or really dark! https://www.quick-step.com.au/en-au/laminate/impressive-ultra/imu1849_classic-oak-brown?uf_FloorType=flooring_floortype/005_qs_laminate&uf_Thickness=120 PS This will open on to a Blackbutt deck at rear (which I will probably stain to match if I use a darker colour inside)

Any advice appreciated! I’ve just bought a house and have 5 days before I move in. As a last minute idea I would like to paint my floorboards white or a whitey grey to lighten them up - they are a pine finish. They have recently been done so the surface is even. I had some advice that I could use ‘white knight paving paint oil based’ that would remove the need to sand. I’ve also read that you can use a product that is a ‘liquid sander deglosser’ that prevents you needing to sand. Any ideas welcome regarding the approach to take and the colour to go with. I think it’s an ambitious job for me but if I can do it I’d like to! Thanks The photo is not the best but gives a sense of the flooring

Hi, Just want to share some advice I wish I had before I had all of my floors recovered . The carpet for the bedrooms stairs and hall was straightforward so was as quoted which also included the installation. I was also quoted for Hydrocork which was recommended to me as a floating flooring by a large well known flooring company here in New Zealand - disaster - it is now 7 months on and I still have the faulty floor down and It looks like I am going to be $10,000.00 while retailers, installers and suppliers duck and dive. Just make sure you get a Scope for the installation and find out what happens when either the product or installation is faulty - remembering that not all faults with flooring show up immediately. I just don’t want anyone else to go through this.

R u laying boards over the concrete or beside?