It’s a great way to waste a lot of time, and in some cases, a lot of money, if you buy a substandard product. There’s a much better way to source your flooring timber and make an informed decision about your choices, and it’s really pretty easy:

• Always source from specialist timber suppliers. These suppliers are the real professionals, and they supply the flooring companies. Typically, they have a good range of very high quality flooring timber in solid timber. That means you can see all the really good timbers in their range, and get a clearer picture on the types of timbers and prices.
• Look for Australian flooring timbers. This is a guarantee of good quality flooring. Australian timbers are excellent flooring. Australian timbers are unique in many ways. They include a vast range of familiar timbers and some maybe less familiar, like Spotted Gum. The hardwood timbers are incredibly tough, and absolutely reliable in any environment. For example – Ironbark flooring timber is as tough as you like, very hard, and an ironbark floor will last for decades with no issues at all. It can even survive a house full of active kids and still look great.
• Be sure to look at a good range of choices! The classic mistake with flooring selection is to buy first and think later. Modern flooring timber offers some truly fabulous, beautiful timbers in a vast range of styles. Take your time, browse around, and create a short list of the timbers you really love.
• Talk to the experts! To make an informed decision, and to get the practical advice you need, ask about your choices of timbers. You’ll get that invaluable expert advice to help clarify any issues and explain “flooring language” to you a lot more clearly than the average website.
• Talk prices! Good flooring suppliers can give you surprisingly good deals. Very importantly, they can also help you stay within your budget range. If you’re doing a new build, renovating or extending, it’s a very good idea to talk prices with your suppliers first, before you make any major financial commitments.