Choose an engineered timber floor for your Melbourne home.
Engineered timber has a real timber wear layer on a layered core. Shortlist oak, herringbone and wide plank colours. Premrest will advise on what suits the rooms.
What engineered timber is
An engineered board is a real timber surface glued to a cross-banded core, usually plywood. You see and feel wood. That is the difference from laminate and from vinyl, which print a timber look onto a manufactured core.
Wear-layer thickness, where it is published, sits on the colour page. It affects whether the floor can be refinished later. Oak planks, oak herringbone and Australian hardwoods are grouped separately so format and species stay clear.
Shortlist colours, then send the rooms
Filter the ranges by material, species and format. Add timber and Karndean colours if you want them discussed. Then send name, email, suburb, rooms and a rough area. We reply with product advice for those rooms.
Timber colours are optional. If you already know you want vinyl, skip the shortlist. How it works, or shortlist your colours.
Engineered oak, herringbone and wide plank
Five engineered timber ranges. Species, format and colour count are on each card.
Karndean vinyl plank for young family homes
Choose timber if you want a real wood floor and will look after it. Choose Karndean LooseLay Longboard when daily spills, moisture and easier cleaning matter more. You can shortlist those vinyl colours alongside timber.
Engineered timber
- Real timber wear layer, not a printed picture of wood.
- Wipe spills. Standing water and wet subfloors can damage timber.
- Cleaning and refinishing depend on the wear layer and the finish.
Karndean vinyl plank
- Vinyl with a photographic timber look. Not wood.
- Karndean says spills will not swell, crack or warp the plank. Wipe them. This is surface water, not a flood or a wet subfloor.
- Everyday clean: sweep, then mop with a pH-neutral vinyl cleaner. Grit can still scratch. Not for wet rooms.
Questions homeowners ask
Do you help with homes across Melbourne?
Yes. Premrest helps homeowners across metropolitan Melbourne, including apartments, renovations and new builds.
How do I get advice on colour, size and what will suit the rooms?
Shortlist timber colours if you have them, then send suburb, rooms and a rough area. If you want Karndean vinyl plank instead, say so. Timber colours are not required. Premrest comes back with advice for those rooms.
I have a concrete slab, an apartment, or a renovation. Where do I start?
Start with product type: engineered timber if you want a real wood surface, Karndean vinyl plank if daily spills and easier cleaning matter more. Then tell Premrest about the rooms and the subfloor.
Is engineered timber the same as laminate or vinyl?
No. Engineered timber has a real timber wear layer. Laminate prints a timber look onto a composite core. Karndean vinyl plank is vinyl with a photographic timber look. Premrest can advise on timber and on Karndean.
We have young children. Should we still look at timber?
You can, if you want a real wood floor and will wipe spills and look after it. Karndean vinyl plank is usually the more practical choice for young family homes because daily mess, moisture and cleaning are easier to handle. It is still not a wet-room floor, and grit can scratch it.
Shortlist timber, or ask about Karndean.
Premrest advises Melbourne homeowners on engineered timber and on Karndean vinyl plank.