Hardwood Flooring

Solid or engineered flooring?

Oak flooring remains the most popular choice. While solid oak flooring remains hard to beat, engineered oak flooring is increasingly the floor of choice.

Solid hardwood floorboards have a charm that is hard to re-create with engineered boards. Because solid floorboards can shrink and distort a little in situ they develop a natural authenticity that is unique to real solid hardwood. The installing, sanding and sealing of a hardwood floor is a relatively skilled job and does require a reasonable level of expertise and the use of sanding machines.

If you are laying your floor over under-floor heating, or you would prefer your floor boards to have a precise fit with little potential for gaps to open up between boards we offer a range of European made engineered oak flooring.

Choosing an engineered floor also gives you the option to have a pre-finished floor and a wide array of options. Engineered boards are easier to lay than solid boards and require very little sanding. In the case of pre-finished boards, no sanding at all is required after installation.