The moisture content of timber is the percentage weight of water present in the timber compared to the weight of timber with all water removed.

Timber is natural product that expands and contracts according to temperature and the surrounding air. As a rule, timber should be acclimatized before installation.

The right Moisture content for laying a floor will be determined by a number of factors such as location, heating and cooling where it is going to be laid. The flooring should be stacked within the building in such a way that allows air flow around all of your boards.

Flooring should be left to gradually adjust to its new climate first, control humidity and allow the timber to expand or contract, increase or decrease its natural moisture content before installation.

We recommend acclimatization period of at least 2 weeks.

The expansion and contraction is also managed by laying boards with expansion joints between the flooring and walls.

In addition, once timber is installed, it should also be left to acclimatize prior to sanding and polishing. This enables the adhesive, if any, (depending how it is installed) to cure.

Australian grown timbers are known for its durability and amazing range of colours. European and American Oak are known for its unique grain pattern. Armstrong Floors specializes in the installation of floorboards and parquetry based on the current Australian Building Standard.

Our team is committed in providing you a first class workmanship second to none.

We offer a complete supply and installation services and offer professional options advice to meet your budget and to suit your specification, and advice on wide range of timber species and sizes available.

Engineered floors are also known as laminate flooring and floating floors.

Floating floors vary in prices depending on the type and quality. It is much cheaper relative to floorboards, quick and easy to upgrade floors and more practical alternative in certain situations.

By definition, it is literally a floor that “floats” on top of the existing subflooring. Floating floors are manufactured timber floors often made with MDF or plywood substrate with either a solid timber veneer or manufactured laminate veneer.

Floating floors can be laid over concrete, plywood, vinyl flooring and tiles.

We highly recommend the use of Australian made engineered floors – raw or pre-finished. Using Australian hardwood products such as Big River Timber is less susceptible to the effects of moisture and temperature change than solid timber floors.

Care Instructions

1. Vacuum and sweep your floors. Excess of foreign materials will scratch your floors

2. Do not use wax based detergent on floor all of these materials can damage the surface finish over time and can affect adhesion for recoating – referred to as Delamination

3. Do not use excessive amounts of water as this can damage and warp the wood due to moisture absorption

4. Use felt pads beneath furniture to reduce scratches and dents

5. Keep pets nail trimmed to minimized scratching

6. Do not use high heels shoes on floorboards

7. Wipe off any spillage on floor immediately to avoid moisture retention

8. Avoid direct sun as it will age and discolour (turning yellow) polished floors. However water based polyurethane will minimize this problem

9. Never drag furniture across flooring without proper protection