Straight answers on choosing, fitting and living with a wood floor: types and grades, patterns, underfloor heating, thickness, sanding and care.
Start here if you are deciding what kind of floor to buy.
Engineered, solid, reclaimed and parquet, and how laminate and vinyl compare.
ReadWhich construction suits your subfloor and heating.
ReadPrime, select, classic, rustic and antique grade oak.
Read14mm, 15mm or 20mm, and what the wear layer means.
ReadWhat works in London housing stock.
ReadPeriod homes, original boards and parquet.
ReadHow the patterns differ, and how real wood compares with the alternatives.
Herringbone is a type of parquet; here is the family.
ReadSquare ends or angled points.
ReadSizes, setting-out and where it works.
ReadWhat you get, and what you give up.
ReadVinyl tiles against engineered oak.
ReadThe practical questions before and after a floor goes down.
What works, the right thickness and temperature limits.
ReadHow long, and getting the room ready.
ReadWhere it works and how to protect it.
ReadHow many times, by wear layer.
ReadCleaning, oiling and looking after the finish.
ReadOiled, lacquered, brushed and more.
ReadThe choices that move the price of a floor.
ReadWhat we recommend room by room.
Tell us about the room, the subfloor and the heating, and we will recommend the right floor. Or order free samples to see them at home.