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Are
you thinking of making a real difference in your home, even with a budget why
not choose a real wood floor. Hardwood
flooring comes in solid or engineered form which is available in a wide range
of different species such as Oak, Walnut, Maple, Beech, Merbau and Pine also
colours, stains and finishes.
Our
solid wood flooring comes in a range of widths and thicknesses; these are 53mm
– 200mm wide and 8mm – 22mm thick. All
solid wood flooring is made from one piece of hardwood timber, which means the
wood will naturally expand and contract. This is why we advise you to purchase the solid wood flooring a minimum
of 7 days before installation to allow the wood to acclimatise to your property.
When
installing your solid wood floor you need to take into consideration the
subfloor in which the floor is being laid on. If your floor is battens or a plywood base you will be able to use
secret nails which is the preferred choice and can be done directly onto the
subfloor. If you have a concrete
subfloor we advise you to use a DPM such as Bona R410 or Lecol PU 280 before
installation.
When
coming to choose the adhesive it is critical that you choose the correct glue
for the subfloor and wood chosen. With solid
wood floors we advise that you use a flexible adhesive such as Lecol MS 250 +
and Lecol MS255 which will allow the
floor to expand and contract in different conditions.
We
offer a wide range of engineered wood flooring from oak, maple, merbau, beech
and walnut with a range of widths from 70mm – 470mm. Our engineered wood flooring consists of
several layers of wood with the top layer being the desired specie of wood,
with the thickness ranging from 1mm – 7mm
The
construction of engineered wood flooring is what makes it suitable to be used
for under floor heating. When being made
the engineered wood flooring is made up from three different layers, a
balancing bottom layer, a core middle section and a hardwood top layer. . We offer engineered wood flooring from 9mm to
22mm total thickness for all applications.
The
bottom layer which is used to balance the board is usually made from a softwood
or hardwood such as birch. The middle
core layer is what gives the floor its stability and strength and is made from
either softwood, plywood or HDF. The top layer is what gives the flooring its
finished look which is made from real hardwood.
Unlike
solid wood flooring when installing your engineered flooring you can buy and
install straight away with minimum acclimatisation, also the floor can be
floated using an underlay, over any type of subfloor. Engineered wood flooring
can also be secret nailed into timber sub floors such as joists and chipboard. You can also use flexible adhesive to fully
attach the flooring down to concrete sub floors.
Parquet
is a hardwood block that can be laid in various patterns to suit the needs of
the surroundings. Parquet flooring is
more suited for the use in schools, restaurant, gymnasiums and dance floors as
well as domestic residences.
Parquet
blocks are designed with a tongue and grove system to give tight interlocking
joints on all edges. They are machined to have a 10mm thick where
layer above the tongue and grove, this allows the floor to be sanded and
refurbished many times over, giving the floor a long life span.
Our
range of parquet blocks comes in either 15mm or 20mm thick blocks, with a
variety of lengths, 224mm, 254mm and 266mm being the most common and a variety
of widths. We can also have parquet blocks
bespoke made to specific sizes to match existing floors or unique sizes to the
required design of an individual’s floor. Species available are Oak Rustic, Oak Prime,
Walnut, Merbau, Iroko, Maple Rustic and Maple Prime.
When
installing parquet flooring you need to take your time and lots of care to
avoid any risk of it going wrong. The sub-floor
needs to be level and dry as moisture can cause damage to the parquet
flooring. There are many different designs
of parquet simply by rearranging the blocks. The most popular being the herringbone
pattern but with there being so many different patterns this make the floor
very suitable for different sized and functioning rooms.
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