Flooring--Advice

[sg104204 0]

Dear all bros and sisters and experts here,

I am a new reno here. Recently I have plan to reno my whole private unit. The headache thing is that my family still have to stay in and my daughter still needs to play piano. The worst thing is to remove the ceramic tile in my living room is so messy and noisy. So the ID suggested to put laminated floor on the tile and therefore no need to remove the tile which is cheaper, cleaner and easier. I was also told the engineered wood can be used as well.

Can any expert here suggest me which one is better to go for my case? Any experience to share? Budget is not a problem for me...My living room is about 35 meet square and dinning is about 12.

Thank you!

[Lauer 15]

Dear all bros and sisters and experts here,

I am a new reno here. Recently I have plan to reno my whole private unit. The headache thing is that my family still have to stay in and my daughter still needs to play piano. The worst thing is to remove the ceramic tile in my living room is so messy and noisy. So the ID suggested to put laminated floor on the tile and therefore no need to remove the tile which is cheaper, cleaner and easier. I was also told the engineered wood can be used as well.

Can any expert here suggest me which one is better to go for my case? Any experience to share? Budget is not a problem for me...My living room is about 35 meet square and dinning is about 12.

Thank you!

Dear Sg,

Just to share my two-cents worth of thought.

If you are planning extensive renovation of the flat, especially involving wet works like re-tiling of bathrooms etc, then my advice is to move out temporarily to allow the renovation to take place. You could look at the renovation process captured in t-blogs here; the renovation would be noisy, dirty etc, not conducive to live in for most people. These get on your nerve, your presence would hinder the workers...

In short, it could result in an unpleasant experience for your family.

In renovation, while creating a particular look is important to the owner, the material used should be sustainable. And do you intend to have a timber-flooring look for the living & dining areas in the first place? I leave it to others who have installed laminated or engineered wood to share their thoughts.

Chees!