Choosing your floor is such an important decision as it can make or break the feel of your home. This is why it’s so important to make the right decision from the design stage of a new build home.

You’re not only creating a new home for you and your family to live but an environment which will form some of your most cherished memories. The interior style you choose is a reflection of your personality and the environment you create will ultimately determine how you feel in your home.

What follows are the most important factors to ensure you’re confident, you’ve made the right choice and avoid any unexpected costs which commonly arise when leaving your flooring decision to the last minute.  

Building Plans Need to Take Flooring Specs into Consideration

Firstly, the builder will need to know the thickness of the floorboard to integrate with other floor coverings and wet areas. Floorboard thickness will also be critical information when calculating door clearances and allowance for aluminium frames and full-height windows.

When all these aspects are taken into consideration it will create consistency and flow throughout your home.

Choosing your floor first will also enable you to clearly communicate expectations for floor levels and cleanliness early on in the building process. Having a flat, levelled, clean concrete slab is an important factor for ensuring your floor goes down with no issues or extra costs.

You don’t want the apprentice laying uneven concrete, or a dimpled concrete slab because it was laid while it was raining. Trust me, this still happens. If you’re firm with the builder about your expectations from the beginning they will be responsible for any issues which may arise which don’t match your expectations.  

Having full confidence in the style of home you want to create will reduce stress and extra costs during the build. Lifewood will work with your builder taking all the coordination out of your hands with our own site supervisor, scheduler and our team of experienced consultants. Learn more about our quoting process.

Set The Style Of You New Home Early

The initial components to consider are the cabinetry, the walls and skirting boards. These components will set the design base for styling the rest of your home. Here are some examples of setting these bases for a particular style.

To create true balance in your home you’ll need to create a non-conflicting colour toned environment which flows together.

Furniture – Complement or Contrast?

Do you want your floor to match your furniture, or will your furniture match your floor?

Your floor is the canvas on which your furniture will lay. The rule is always consistency and flow. If you don’t plan on buying new furniture then you should consider your existing furnishings when determining the feel of your home.

If you have Marri furniture, choosing a Spotted Gum floor will not only blend well with the furniture but will also promote the Australian timber feel of your home. Hamptons style homes tend to have traditional, white furniture with an elegant natural timber floor.

The beauty of a Stabilised Solid, direct stick timber floor is that it can be refinished multiple times over the floor’s lifespan. This means that even if trends change and you decide to follow suit with your interior, you’re able to resurface your floor and change its colour.

Furniture can wear quickly, design trends can change suddenly. A remarkable timber floor will stand the test of time and age gracefully.

Budget For Your Dream Home

If you haven’t budgeted accurately, or leave it to the last minute, you may have to compromise on your dream floor and be very disappointed with the outcome.

We believe in giving an upfront cost to help you budget accurately for your new home.

Timber flooring plays such an important role in bringing your home together. If you haven’t budgeted correctly you may have to settle with an inferior engineered timber which loses its authentic look and feel. 

Secure The Price Early

Luckily, most flooring suppliers will secure the current price with a small deposit.

Select your floor early and remove the stress. This will not only secure the floor you love in advance but you’ll also be securing the price won’t increase and upset your budget.

Tick the Box And Free Up Your Time

Choosing your floor is a big decision. Make this decision as early as possible and save yourself a lot of stress. This will free you up to have more time to focus on coordinating everything else with the builder.

Our team of Lifewood flooring consultants will help you create a vision for your perfect floor to suit your home and lifestyle. We will take care of the whole process, bringing your vision to life, seamlessly and effortlessly.

Guarantee You’ll Have The Floor You Want In Stock

Choosing your floor first will ensure there are no stock shortages, no accessories missing, and no lack of craftsmen for installation.

We’ve made the process of choosing your floor simple.