Sue B Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Hi All. Just purchased a house in Eance. I need to source sawn oak boards for flooring. We can machine the timber if necessary. Looking to get a good price. Any suggestions would be appreciated Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 In order to be able to help you, it would be useful if you were to say whereabouts in France your house is located. It wouldn't help you much if you received a load of recommendations for places the other end of the country. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 The OP lives in Eance Betty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Oops. Specsavers here I come then. I read "France" ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I read France as well..I was taking the......It seems (having googled it) that Eance is indeed a place in France.i have no idea OP. France does not do 'good' wood I am afraid. I have never understood why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Your friend Goggle throws up the following 'scieries' (saw mills) in your area. Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinBretagne Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 ALBF never does accurate posts I’m afraid, I’ve never understood why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 After the flood we replaced our parquet with pine .. varnished with a clear varnish, cost about the same as re-parqueting. After a year, it has "darkened, ie aged, nicely, looking nothing like the pine underneath. Why pay more for oak ... all these types of flooring products are widely available in bricos ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericd Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Hello everyone and happy New Year.If OP want oak, why would she go for a cheaper alternative ..... ??I sourced a lovely local 22mm thick oak from my local sawmill. It came (at my request) in 3 various widths that added to the character of the house. It wasn't cheap at €39.60/m2 inc.VAT but I promised myself we wouldn't be cutting corners when renovating this house.Once fitted, I applied 3 coats of "Vitrificateur Blanchon", the new type that doesn't smell (having sanded lightly after the 2nd coat).There is about 110m2 of the stuff and I must say, it looks stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Friend and I laid a 60 sq meter oak floor a couple of years ago. Hard work as the oak, dried at a local saw yard, came in various lengths which had to be sorted before laying. It was well dried, tounge and groved, secret nailed then oil finish. Still looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinBretagne Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Why pay more for oak when you can have pine? How many reasons do you want? Actually my first floor is chestnut, the norm around here, not oak but a lot, lot better than a tinted softwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnnanan Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 This is a magical and fun website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleon Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Some useful information posted here, making interesting reading.I wonder whether the OP, Sue B, ever read any of it. She joined, posted once and did not return.Sad for the forum members! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 To not get a reply to the answers given to an OP's question is, regrettably, the norm.On the plus side, the various answers given generate their own conversation as the regular contributors get to gallop around on their own particular hobby horse. By the end of the second page the answers often have nothing to do with the question!!Life on the Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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