Karndean Question - Art Select or Van Gogh?

Hi all

Thanks for comments no I'm not buying online from a karndean approved retailer

Thanks for the comments on art select I'm pleased to hear its a much better product than Van Gogh in terms of its

Realistic wood look
Durability
Wow factor

So it must be worth the expense over the Van Gogh, are there problems fitting art select as some installers have had complaints about it and butting up because of the bevel?

So might go with summer oak or autumn oak now, was going to have summer oak in hallway and autumn in dining room but many have said that one colour would be better? As it would look more realistic ?

What combinations of border tramlines would work with those colours and how would you separate the rooms at the door where the 2 colours meet at the door frame

 

I for once will agree with spacey.!!

 

Thanks all for your advice I think as art select is the vastly superior product over van gogh I will go for that as it must be worth the extra.

Think I will also go for just one colour just need to decide between Autumn Oak or Summer Oak.. Dawn Oak is also nice but the smaller plank size puts me off a bit.

Anybody installed any of these colours and got pics to show?

 

Autumn oak ans summer oak are both nice. In terms of your butting up concern it's more a problem with the art select tile rather than the plank. You shouldn't have any problem with planks butting up together.

 

Search twitter, a great place to see some amazing installs

 

Just tried 2 full size planks each of Art Select Summer Oak and Van Gogh Classic Oak which we had from the Karndean HQ next to each other on the floor.

It must be me but I can't see any difference between the two to justify the extra cost? apart from a slight bevel on the summer oak and a more plastic looking finish on as AS when the light shines on it at certain angles

 

Youve just answered your own question there

 

Thanks how do you find approved installers the karndean site just shows approved retailers?

 

I know a very good approved in fact floor skills trainer that's pretty good near that part of the woods!!!!

 

Hi

We are in South Wales

 

Have you got sorted yet? Which did you go for ?

 

Hi

Not yet but we are going to go with Classic Oak in both the hallway and dining room. We thought the finish of the classic oak looked more realistic than the summer oak in art select.

Would you recommend sealing the classic oak when it has been laid, like they do in the showrooms to withstand wear and tear?

 

As spacey said, the maintenance kit will be fine