Real wood flooring

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My carpenter/kitchen fitter friend would like to know how much to charge for fitting 34 m2 of real wood ?

cheers

 

[Bubblecraft]

Glued or secret nailed?

 

[Bubblecraft]

I charge £22 pm2 for secret nailing. I only do a glued floating if the customer requests as I don't recommend it on timber

 

[Alan.P]

ERM, last time I looked this was a tiling forum :wink_smile: I wouldn't have a clue, why hasn't he ? is he self employed ? maybe a day rate.

 

[Bubblecraft]

I own one of these - Broken Link Removed
Great piece of kit. These nailer can be hired from HSS for about £140 for a week

 

[Bubblecraft]

I use T cleats instead of L cleats. They are easier to get out when double shot. When the chamber is down to the last 2, it sometimes shoots double so keep chamber topped up

 

[cam_low]

As above Alan there are multi traders on the forum too.

He doesn't know what to charge as with most people these days he is applying his skills, as a time served carpenter making bespoke furniture and kitchen fitter,to make more money in the whole service.

He was think £30m2 in london so heat just get away with that. Cheers bubblecraft.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Sounds about right for London mate. Secret nailed for timber substrate & glued for concrete substrate. I don't recommend glueing on timber substrate.

 

[Bubblecraft]

I'll jump on my iPad in a bit & get some pics up for you

 

[Alan.P]

As above Alan there are multi traders on the forum too.

He doesn't know what to charge as with most people these days he is applying his skills, as a time served carpenter making bespoke furniture and kitchen fitter,to make more money in the whole service.

He was think £30m2 in london so heat just get away with that. Cheers bubblecraft.

Yeah mate, hence the smilies

 

[Bubblecraft]

Here you go

 

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Gus

How long did it take to fit all that flooring?

Liz

 

[Bubblecraft]

73m2 took me 4 days to do the flooring and 1 day to do the scotia

 

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Lovely work there !

 

[Martino]

No offence bubble craft but those joints are way too close?....i always try to stagger my end joints half and half....each to there own but thats my personal preferance.....thats my city & guilds furniture craft coming out haha....nice and flat though look great just those joints would really bug me

 

[Bubblecraft]

I totally know where your coming from but if you look again, you will see that it's solid oak random, not set. About 12 different sizes from 150mm to 1300mm. No 2 bits were the same length. I had 4 different boxes open at any one time to try & create the best layout.
Even if they were set, I still wouldn't do half & half unless the customer specified it. I generally would lay full, half, third...that's the 25 years experience coming out
I really only do have & half if its 4 v groove.

 

[Martino]

Yep understood.....I have done the type you have layed quite alot with all the different sizes just my preference to be no less than 2 inch towards the edge of another...just looks wrong but thats just me lol....great job mind...well done.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Each to there own I suppose