Timber Flooring
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Recycled Native Flooring
Recycled native flooring is sourced from old weatherboards, floor joists, or other structural timber found in both residential and commercial demolition sites around New Zealand. Kauri Warehouse machines the recycled timber into flooring - either tongue and groove (T&G) or overlay. Recycled flooring is primarily characterized by nail holes or other defects. It is impossible to say what frequency of nail holes will appear, and the photos below should be used only as an example. Below are prices for our most common recycled natives in the common sizes. Other sizes are available, call us for pricing and availability.
All prices exclude GST and are subject to change without notice.
Different computer monitors will show colours differently. To see the real thing, come view these timbers laid in our office floor.
Recycled Kauri Flooring
New Zealand's most famous timber was traditionally found in pre-1920 houses. Golden coloured kauri flooring is always a warm choice.
| 135mm x20mm T&G | $133 per square meter | $18 per lineal meter |
| 85mm x 20mm T&G | $120 per square meter | $10 per lineal meter |
| 135mm x 9mm D4S overlay | $80 per square meter | |
| 85mm x 9mm D4S overlay | $70 per square meter |
Laminated Kauri Flooring
7mm square dressed recycled kauri is glued onto 13mm particle board. Combined they are machined into a T&G board. The kauri used in laminated Kauri flooring is the same kauri used in our other floors, just thinner, and therefore has the same appearance. 135mm x 20mm T&G $118 per square meter.
Recycled Rimu Flooring
A beautiful grained timber a rimu floor is the most economical of the recycled natives. Historically, rimu flooring is the most common floor in NZ houses and colour varies from light to dark reddish brown.
| 135mm x20mm T&G | $111 per square meter | $15 per lineal meter |
| 85mm x 20mm T&G | $96 per square meter | $8 per lineal meter |
| 135mm x 9mm D4S overlay | $65 per square meter | |
| 85mm x 9mm D4S overlay | $60 per square meter |
Matai Flooring
With its deep red colour matai flooring is a very popular choice. Recycled matai can be in short supply, but this is supplemented with New Matai sourced from salvaged logs.
| Recycled Matai | ||
| 135mm x20mm T&G | $120 per square meter | $16 per lineal meter |
| 85mm x 20mm T&G | $120 per square meter | $10 per lineal meter |
| 135mm x 9mm D4S overlay | $80 per square meter | |
| 85mm x 9mm D4S overlay | $70 per square meter | |
| New Matai | ||
| 135mm x20mm T&G | $129 per square meter | $17.50 per lineal meter |
| 85mm x 20mm T&G | $132 per square meter | $11.25 lineal meter |
| 135mm x 9mm D4S overlay | $80 per square meter | |
| 85mm x 9mm D4S overlay | $80 per square meter | |
Tawa
Recycled tawa is whitish in color and is sold as original flooring. Generally the sizes available range from 80mm x 19mm up to 83mm x 19mm. The cost is $6 per lineal meter or $72 per square meter.
Other Recycled Timbers
Railway Sleeper
Recycled sleeper flooring is characterized by its rich colouring and very obvious recycled appearance. The timber is machined out of old railway sleepers into overlay flooring. During the machining process bolt holes are plugged and during installation cracks and other small holes are filled. Boards are typically 200mm wide and the cost per square meter is $120.
Other examples: image one, image two, image three.
Oregon
Oregon is a North American timber that was imported early in the century for use in commercial buildings around Auckland. The timber is characterized by its heavy grain and knotty appearance and often used in floors in North America. Oregon is commonly sized at 130mm x 20mm T&G or 180mm x 20mm T&G. Both sizes are $60 per square meter.
New Imported Timbers
Knotty American Oak
American Oak is a very popular floor in North America. Kauri Warehouse has found a supply of knotty oak that has a rustic-ness that supplements our recycled range. It’s medium brown in colour with a heavy grain and knotty appearance bringing character to any home. Knotty American Oak is available in boards either 130mm x 20mm T&G or 180mm or 20mm T&G. Both sizes are $60 per square meter.
Other timbers are available. Please contact us for more information.
Tongue and Groove or Overlay?
Kauri Warehouse can supply 2 styles of floorboards:
Tongue and Groove
Tongue and Groove is the method used for flooring laid over floor joists. The board is 20mm thick and the tongue and groove stops the individual boards flexing between the floor joists.
Overlay
An overlay floor is installed directly to a concrete or particleboard sub-floor and the boards are glued down directly. Traditionally a 12mm T&G board was used for overlay floors. Kauri Warehouse recommends using a 9mm thick Dressed-Four-Sides (D4S) overlay board. There are several benefits of the 9mm board:
- The 9mm D4S board should last longer than the 12mm T&G board. In future sandings a 12mm T&G board will only have 3-4mm of sanding thickness before reaching the T&G. This is not a problem with the D4S board as there is no T&G to reach, in theory you could sand almost right down to the sub-floor.
- 12mm T&G boards are very delicate. The tongues and grooves break easily.
