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Ultimately this will depend on the usage the floor will get and what you are expecting from the floor. We offer either UV Oiled, Lacquered or Hard Wax Oil finished to our products. Some hardwoods work better with particular finishes (i.e. Walnut is best Hard Wax Oiled). Oak is more versatile in terms of what it can be finished with, however, most of our clients are very happy with our UV Oiled range as it gives the benefits of ease-of-repair of an oiled floor with the added surface protection as a lacquered finish.

Solid boards need to be acclimatised for 14 days before fitting. This can be done by following the guidelines below; Store the boards in the environment in which they are to be laid. Leave the boards in their cartons, with both the top and bottom end open. Store at least 500mm away from any wall Support the Cartons off the ground at a minimum of 400mm along the length.

Generally speaking with wood flooring a tongue and groove system is better than click-lock. This because a tongue and groove system allow more flexibility in how the floor is fitted. A click-lock system is usually quicker to fit but if the click-lock mechanism is damaged during fitting it cannot be repaired unlike tongue and groove.

Solid Wood Floor Boards are made by machining kiln dried timber to a regular size within fine tolerances. Each plank is individual and will retain the characteristics of the tree that it came from, as every tree is individual. Solid Wood will react to changes in humidity and moisture and can move by more than 5% of its original kiln dried measurements. This is why solid boards must be acclimatised prior to fitting and care must be taken when installing them. Always use a professional fitter!

Not at all, the top layer of an Engineered Board is the same genuine Wood that you have in a Solid Board. The finished look of an Engineered Wood Floor will be identical to that of a Solid Wood Floor.