Floor finish

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Purpose: Design options

LIV-08

Floor finish

Whole home

Best for

Rooms that need timber's look with real moisture tolerance.

Watch out

The wear layer is thin: deep scratches cannot be sanded out, only replaced. A poorly levelled slab telegraphs through.

Relative cost

Lower than tile or timber once laid.

Consequential work

Needs a level, dry slab; screeding and moisture readings belong in the programme before delivery.

Best for

Wet and high-traffic areas.

Watch out

Hard and cold underfoot, and grout is the maintenance line — colour choice matters more than most clients expect.

Relative cost

Varies widely by format; large formats cost more to lay than to buy.

Consequential work

Sets floor level and threshold details against adjoining rooms; falls and drainage must be resolved first.

Best for

Bedrooms and upper floors where warmth matters and water exposure is genuinely low.

Watch out

Real timber moves with humidity; in an unconditioned Sarawak room expect movement at the joints. Not for a ground floor with flood risk.

Relative cost

The highest of the three, and the most sensitive to species.

Consequential work

Requires acclimatisation time on site and a decided expansion gap at every perimeter and threshold.

Cost lines are relative and typical for the illustrated specification. Relative cost names the direct cost drivers, consequential work names what else changes, and watch out names the checks required. Exceptions and site conditions can change any of them. A relative direction, not an amount. Nothing here is a price; the figure belongs to whoever supplies the item and is set after measurement.

Supply and installation confirmed with your specification.

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