Oak too far?

Hintza

I am having problems sorting out the flooring downstairs in the new build. It was decided to have oak engineered flooring throughout the open plan part but with marmoleum in the kitchen area. The kitchen is oak.

But the engineered foor is 18mm thick and getting the kitchen part of the floor up to close tothat is proving tricky.

The simplest thing would be to have oak floor throughout (if only she had chosen shaker cream that would have been easy).

Will an oak floor and and an oak kitchen be too much OAK or is there a chance it will work?

MrsE_2

Hintza wrote: »

The simplest thing would be to have oak floor throughout (if only she had chosen shaker cream that would have been easy).

Will an oak floor and and an oak kitchen be too much OAK or is there a chance it will work?

I would go for the oak floor & cream doors.

richardw

How thick is the marmoleum?

How thick is the base the marmoleum is laid on?

How thick is the base the 18mm oak is laid on?

Hintza

The kitchen is in (SWMBO decreed oak I fought for cream) .

The marmoleum is 2.5mm thick. The base will be a double screed 10-12mm the guys tell me anymore will be a struggle. So we will be 3-3.5mm shy. First thoughts were plybase but for conducting heat the screed will be better.

Engineered floor is 18mm + 2mm underlay.

I can get it all done but for simplicity do you think oak floor and oak kitchen will be too much.

Meepster

Too much oak if you ask me...

Can you not put 3mm hardboard on the floor (shiny side down) and then screed on that?

liam8282

Hintza wrote: »

I can get it all done but for simplicity do you think oak floor and oak kitchen will be too much.

Not necessarily, you should also take into consideration how much wall space there is and the colour of these walls. What colour the appliances if you can see them, colour of utensils, curtains etc. they will all break up the matching floor / kitchen.