44 Kings Road
Harrogate - HG1 5JW
Opposite the Conference Centre.
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- Introduction
- The Board
- Character
- Dimensions
"An Oak Floor will always portray elegance, sophistication & class..."
Introduction
Engineered oak flooring was introduced into the market around 2001. They were launched to take on the laminate boards at the time.
The laminates were generally cheaper, but lacked quality and durability.
Most were pre finished and any damage or scratches were virtually impossible to repair.
The quality of engineered boards have increased over the years and together with the increased demand for underfloor heating, an engineered board is perfectly designed to be suitable for this purpose.
Everyone wants something different, so, here at Oak By Design, we understand this and guide you through the process step by step.
Some customers are also unsure about the design and colour of the board and therefore we offer a full range of examples showing everything from a light contemporary finish through to a character grade.
As we create these at our workshop in Wetherby we can interchange all our processing to create the right look for you.
"An Oak Floor will always portray elegance, sophistication & class..."
Our Engineered Board
The board comprises of 2 distinct layers.
The top layer is the species of timber you choose, for example, oak, walnut and others. The thickness of this layer can vary depending on the manufacture but they tend to fall within the 4 to 6mm bracket.
Our flooring has a 6mm top layer.
The base layer is the important one. This again can vary, but it is here that the board gains its stability and rigidity. The base can be a plain one layer of cheap softwood up to a high quality 11 smaller layers of birch ply. Our flooring has the best quality birch ply.
The boards can be laid as a structural board and to help, it is tongue and grooved down their lengths.
The added benefit of 'end matching' is standard on all our floorboards.
"An Oak Floor will always portray elegance, sophistication & class..."
Characteristics
All our engineered oak flooring is tongue and grooved down its length as well as been end matched
We use a 'character grade' European Oak and all are pre-filled and sanded ready to lay.
There is an added feature of all flooring having a beveled edge. Square is available upon request but not recommend as a floating floor.
There are two benefits of this. Firstly, it provides a nice detail where the boards meet, giving a true planked floor effect. Secondly, if laid as a floating floor, eliminates the sharp edge a square edged board has.
"An Oak Floor will always portray elegance, sophistication & class..."
Widths
180mm - In stock
220mm - In stock
300mm - To order (about 4 weeks)
Thickness
Overall 20mm - 6mm wear layer of character grade European Oak and 14mm of quality birch ply
Lengths
All boards are 2.4m - occiasionally they are 2.2m. We do not offer or stock small short pieces.