Wood flooring budget in Luxembourg: renovate or replace

Before complete removal, assess appropriate cleaning, finish maintenance, local repairs and renovation. Kährs documents sandable multilayer constructions as well as thin veneers that cannot be sanded. The actual floor still needs examination. Compare renovation including necessary repairs against replacement including removal, waste and possible substrate work.

Solid and engineered describe construction; floating, bonded and nailed describe installation. They are not interchangeable quality grades. Specify reference, species, dimensions, surface layer, finish and permitted installation. Engineered flooring is not always cheaper, and low price alone does not establish that a surface cannot be renovated.

Compare the desired layout with a simpler alternative if useful. Request a setting-out plan, transition positions, cuts and order quantities. Waste and labour should follow that plan, not a universal percentage. Purchased area and installed area can differ; ask how they are calculated.

Do not remove necessary preparation to retain a more expensive finish. Identify accepted substrate, checks, priced repairs and unknowns. With underfloor heating, coordinate the system: Buildwise identifies moisture, protocol and material compatibility. Separate these tasks from purchasing boards.

Review removal, waste, preparation, flooring, adhesive or underlay, installation, on-site finishing, thresholds, skirting and door adjustments. Record quantities, units, amounts and exclusions for each offer. Clarify taxes, validity, payment and approval of extras. A price difference needs explanation; it does not establish fraud or excessive margin.

Ask about finish care, spare boards and repair limits. Do not divide the quote by a promised lifespan to produce apparently certain annual costs. Commercial warranty, sandability and actual service life are different matters. Retain product references for later work.