Engineered Oak flooring for loft conversion

4 years ago

Our loft conversion starts in a few weeks time. The cost of fitting it is included in the price of the loft conversion. I just need to buy the flooring and underlay.

We don't have loads of spare cash to buy the fixtures after paying for the loft conversion so want to get a reasonably cheap engineered wooden flooring but not so cheap its not worth having.

Would something like this be too cheap?

https://www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk/engineered-wood-flooring-trade-choice-14mm-oak-3-strip-lacquer

We need 40 Square metres for hallway and bedrooms so quite a big area.

Also with underlay there is a huge difference in costs between what the online places charge and this stuff on amazon which has good reviews...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Royale-Comfort-Underlay-Laminate-Flooring/dp/B00EZMY36G/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=Wooden+floor+underlay&qid=1583699522&sr=8-4

I appreciate with all the money in the world that a more expensive floor and underlay would give a better result but we can only live within our means for now but equally don't want to waste money on something that will be a real false economy.

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