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  1. 12th October 2007, 10:40 PM #1
    CalBung
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    Default Any ideas on what timber this is?

    Dear all,

    I have a 1918 weatherboard (early) californian bungalow in Sydney and I am currently extending the house.

    I have had several opinions from various people over past few years and now I am trying to match (as close as possible anyway) the timber flooring in the new part of the house with the original timber. I am getting quite stuck as to what to purchase!!

    I wonder if it is Rimu as a similarly aged house around the corner had rimu flooring which looks remarkably like my mine.

    Features of my flooring
    1. Original formal rooms at front of house have 100mm boards T&G
    2. Corridors and bedrooms towards rear 130mm boards T&G
    3. The floor is very soft - dents very easily
    4. No knots.

    Other possibilities are that it is Blue Gum (the house is located in a Blue Gum forest area).

    Please see attached photos.

    My questions are:

    1. What species is the flooring?
    2. What species flooring would complement it if i can not locate exactly the same timber? I want to use >100mm boards
    3. What decking boards would complement on an adjoining deck?

    Thank you in advance,

    CalBung
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  3. 13th October 2007, 01:59 AM #2
    Mick Nash
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    I think it is Rimu or one of the now rare pines. As a floor sander, and if it were my floor, Id be pushing up hill trying to get an exact species to replicate it. You may find somthing second hand but that will take time and a lot of effort not to mention expense.
    If it were my floor, Id find a current product in a light shade(blonde) such as select blackbut, flooded gum(can be light or pinkish but has a simular grain) or even tallowwood and get your floor guy to match the colour with a stain. Dont use cypress as it will never match that grain stain or no stain.
    Heres another option;Buy time, Dont do anything and preserv it. Put particle board flooring in the new rooms then lay a laminate floating floor over the whole lot. Hard as nails, Cheap as chips, Looks uniform throughout the house and your presious floor is safe under there when it comes time for resale or if you manage to find a demolition with the same boards, Then you can complete the house.
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  4. 13th October 2007, 09:36 PM #3
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    You could use Kauri pine to do any repairs as its very easy to match to Rimu. You could get some from a salvage yard or you could buy some new Kauri thats coming in from Asia.
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  5. 16th October 2007, 11:02 PM #4
    CalBung
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    Hi,

    Thank you for your replies - I'm now convinced from your replies that it is Rimu and this now has been confirmed with a trip to a great recycled timber yard which has a display of recycled timbers including Rimu - we looked at our sample and it was a near perfect match.

    Due to the cost of this timber It'll either be a case of paying a small fortune to match to existing or take the advice of the replies to this post and substituting with a more readily available timber and using a compatible stain....


    Regards
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