Any wood experts out there?

[VS Omega]

Hi wood expert/s,

Just wondering if anyone can identify this type of wood for my father in law? All we know is it's for floorboards and it's possibly the type "tongue in groove"? Or something along those lines

Any and all help appreciated

[SAV_117]

that looks like floating floors????

[VS Omega]

LOL that picture is hilarious. They're not floating but the proper floor boards that snap in... ah I guess it's hard to work out anyway, will just sell as unknown lol

[SAV_117]

floating floors arent actually floating lol and they do clip in i didnt think proper timber floor boards clipped into each other floating floors was the cheaper alternative

[AirStrike]

floating floors arent actually floating lol and they do clip in i didnt think proper timber floor boards clipped into each other floating floors was the cheaper alternative

Yes floating floor does float, it isn't nailed or glued down. Almost all boards now days are tounge and groove.

[AirStrike]

It's hard to identify them while they are laid, especially if they have been down a long time which means you can't use colour to help.
Looks like either black butt or iron bark to be honest, not that I'm an expert just from dealing with it through work.

[Morton]

lol admin. Sorry if this message board has a bit of personality. It's hilarious to watch the same people who rake this board with a fine-tooth comb, turn around and complain about the "granny state" and infringing on personal freedoms in other threads.

I wonder if we use this power just for the sake of using it, or because someone really could be hurt? If it's for the latter, then I apologise to all those people whose lives I have destroyed by posting a funny picture.

Meanwhile, yes, they look like tongue & groove floorboards, but it's hard to tell.

[SLO 057]

looks like mixed tounge and grove flooring, with a gloss clear.
bit hard to tell with the pic, and if he trys to match it wont work.
due to age differance on the floor. if that makes sense.

[Morton]

Do they have a slight edge on them? a little bevel between each one?

[SAV_117]

Yes floating floor does float, it isn't nailed or glued down.

nooo i know that but when u say floating some ppl get the wrong idea

[AirStrike]

lol admin. Sorry if this message board has a bit of personality. It's hilarious to watch the same people who rake this board with a fine-tooth comb, turn around and complain about the "granny state" and infringing on personal freedoms in other threads.

I wonder if we use this power just for the sake of using it, or because someone really could be hurt? If it's for the latter, then I apologise to all those people whose lives I have destroyed by posting a funny picture.

Meanwhile, yes, they look like tongue & groove floorboards, but it's hard to tell.

Picture and some helpful advice, no probs. Picture that contributes nothing, bye bye.

[SLO 057]

nooo i know that but when u say floating some ppl get the wrong idea

floating floors suck it the floor is not smoth and level.
timber floors squeek somthing shocking. look good but!

[AirStrike]

floating floors suck it the floor is not smoth and level.
timber floors squeek somthing shocking. look good but!

If your floating floor isn't smooth and level it's not installed correctly.

[SLO 057]

If your floating floor isn't smooth and level it's not installed correctly.

people pull up carpet and put down floating floor.
its amazing how much a floor is out of wack!
bloody concreters need to work befor they drink!
not drink befor they work!

iv seen some shocking work here in SA.

[AirStrike]

people pull up carpet and put down floating floor.
its amazing how much a floor is out of wack!
bloody concreters need to work befor they drink!
not drink befor they work!

iv seen some shocking work here in SA.

No slab I have ever seen is perfect, quite often you will need to get some leveling compound before even thinking about floating floor.

[gopher]

looks like spotted gum to me

[VS Omega]

Thanks for all the replies guys, had to double check the post count in the forum because I couldn't believe the amount of replies lol.

Decided to go and take some more pictures, just to be sure

[SLO 057]

No slab I have ever seen is perfect, quite often you will need to get some leveling compound before even thinking about floating floor.

thats what i mean anyone can buy the stuff and throw it on the floor.

[vlv8vic]

tassie oak.

[VNexecutive]

from those last pictures id say either grey iron-bark or spotted gum.

[Jared91]

bamboo vvvvv

[Vg-ute-mad]

tassie oak.

Yeah it looks like tassie oak to me as well. I remember seeing that stuff on better homes and garden one time.

[xlr8_87]

iron bark? doubt it, you could tell if it was by the weight though, because that stuffs heavy!

I'd be guessing tassie oak or spotted gum, any idea how old it is?

[elemeNtz]

I've got wood.

[VNexecutive]

iron bark? doubt it, you could tell if it was by the weight though, because that stuffs heavy!

I'd be guessing tassie oak or spotted gum, any idea how old it is?

spotted gum is just as heavy as iron bark.
only reason i thought it was iron bark was from the red coloured pieces. but then cos its multi coloured it led me to think it was spotted gum.

i havent worked with tassie oak before so i wouldnt know what it looks like. but sounds like that might be it from the other replies.