Engineered Oak Flooring

Engineered oak flooring is a real oak floor built in layers. The top layer is solid sawn oak, 3mm to 6mm thick depending on the board, bonded to a cross-laid multi-ply core. Once it is down, it looks and feels exactly like solid oak because the surface you see and walk on is solid oak. The layered core is what makes it more stable than a solid board.

For most homes, yes. The layered core resists the swelling and shrinking that makes solid boards gap and cup, so engineered oak can go over concrete, screed and underfloor heating where solid oak would struggle. Solid oak still suits a sound timber subfloor with no underfloor heating. Our engineered vs solid guide sets out the differences.

Yes. Every engineered oak floor we supply is suitable for underfloor heating. We glue it down over heated screed so the boards are in full contact with the subfloor and the heat passes through evenly. See our underfloor heating guide for how we install over it.

It depends on the oak layer. A 3mm layer can typically be fully sanded two or three times, and our 5mm and 6mm boards several times more. Each sand removes well under a millimetre, and most floors only ever need their oil or lacquer refreshed rather than a full sand.

Most homes suit a 14mm or 15mm board. Where the floor height is already set, for example by a poured screed or existing door thresholds, a 20mm board may be needed. Settle the thickness before ordering, because it is the one specification that cannot be changed on site.

Yes. We supply engineered oak flooring throughout the UK and deliver straight to site. Our own fitting team works across London and the South East, and for projects further afield we supply the floor for your own fitters or builder.

Yes. We post free samples anywhere in the UK, so you can see each floor in your own room and light before deciding. Order samples here.