So far I've been quoted $7.50psf by one flooring company, for burmese teak wood (parquet sized strips). Is this about the market rate?

Indonesian teak is cheaper, texture quality not as good, but nevertheless is still the most commonly used.

Dunno about pricing, as prices these days.. very volatile. Every week, prices change due to many reasons.

Hi,

Hope don't mind if I borrow this tread. I am looking to use teak planks as stair treads for my open staircase, but the asking price for burmese teak planks have shot up (eg in excess of $200 per plank, 45mm thick or thereabouts). Alternatively, chengal is much cheaper ($50 per piece), but the texture and aesthetics are poorer.

Wld you recommend other wood, or any advice on where to look?

45mm is structural, which suggests no concrete steps below? If already got concrete steps, then 20mm may be enough. Of course.. if asthetics is the reason.. then ok lor.

Alternatively can consider using narrower planks. Go take a look at HSBC tree top walk's boardwalk design. The chengal looks ok.... anyway.. personally I think.. if got dark stain colour.. can't really visually notice the difference in wood texture.

Alternatively can consider this new product for outdoor timber works. Botanical Garden's Taman Selasi foodcourt got a koi pond nearby. The boardwalk is done up with this composite wood.

http://www.kianson.com/

So far I've been quoted $7.50psf by one flooring company, for burmese teak wood (parquet sized strips). Is this about the market rate?

If its short strips include skirting for whole hse flooring, abit EX lor...

Different material size = Different pricing

Hi Yoongf

Tks for suggestions. Kianso looks interesting, will check it out.

The treads are meant to be structural for mono-stringer staircase with no concrete support below.

Boon Khim, I am not sure how exp $7.50psf is in relation to the market, but size, quality of timber and workmanship can make a lot of difference. Walking barefoot on different types of timber floor, all supposedly burmese teak, can give vastly different feeling. Some texture **** shiok, some feel only slightly better than laminate floor. Aside from seeing the contractors' actual work done in other places, can get quote from reputable company like Wooddoctor etc as benchmark.

Hi Yoongf

Tks for suggestions. Kianso looks interesting, will check it out.

The treads are meant to be structural for mono-stringer staircase with no concrete support below.

Boon Khim, I am not sure how exp $7.50psf is in relation to the market, but size, quality of timber and workmanship can make a lot of difference. Walking barefoot on different types of timber floor, all supposedly burmese teak, can give vastly different feeling. Some texture **** shiok, some feel only slightly better than laminate floor. Aside from seeing the contractors' actual work done in other places, can get quote from reputable company like Wooddoctor etc as benchmark.

choosing from reputable co. has its advantages, i turns of repair work & minor touch-ups, think if u get a cheap supplier n after doing ur parquet u cant find that person for rectification work..... u will be spending more toget it fixed... some co. offers warranty on timbre flooring too....