We offer solid, authentic Oak Herringbone Parquet Flooring across Liverpool, Wirral and North Cheshire areas. The flooring we supply and fit in your home arrives bare, unfinished with no factory coatings. It is our standard practice to install your flooring and then apply the coating system in-house.
This offers several advantages to you as the homeowner, over a pre-finished floor, namely:
Increased overall wood floor lifespan.
A finish and colour tone that is tailored exactly to your liking, that will suit your decor.
Ease of maintenance for the homeowner.
All flooring is sustainably sourced by our suppliers and comes with the FSC stamp of certification.
This offers several advantages to you as the homeowner, over a pre-finished floor, namely:
Increased overall wood floor lifespan.
A finish and colour tone that is tailored exactly to your liking, that will suit your decor.
Ease of maintenance for the homeowner.
All flooring is sustainably sourced by our suppliers and comes with the FSC stamp of certification.
SUBFLOOR PREPARATION. INSTALLATION. CUSTOM SITE FINISHING
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Solid Wood Vs. Engineered Wood Flooring
We can supply, install and site-finish both compositions of wood flooring. The key advantage of engineered is that it is more dimensionally stable; most are ~15 or ~22 mm thick overall with a plywood base (which adds the dimensional stability) and solid Oak 'wear layer'.
These wear layers come in most grades from 'Rustic' to 'Prime' and can range from ~3mm to ~6mm with the remainder of the 15/22mm board being made up of plywood. The added plywood for stability lends such floors to be suitable for certain underfloor heating systems, and poses less risk of seasonal gapping and micro-adjustment across the floor.
A solid wood board however, gives a quality and feel of a warm, traditional hardwood floor that no other man-made product, tile or vinyl can match.
Both Solid and Engineered have different 'grades' which run from 'Rustic' - typically containing irregularities and knots in the grain, to 'Prime' which, generally has more consistent grain pattern and minimal to no knots what so ever.
These wear layers come in most grades from 'Rustic' to 'Prime' and can range from ~3mm to ~6mm with the remainder of the 15/22mm board being made up of plywood. The added plywood for stability lends such floors to be suitable for certain underfloor heating systems, and poses less risk of seasonal gapping and micro-adjustment across the floor.
A solid wood board however, gives a quality and feel of a warm, traditional hardwood floor that no other man-made product, tile or vinyl can match.
Both Solid and Engineered have different 'grades' which run from 'Rustic' - typically containing irregularities and knots in the grain, to 'Prime' which, generally has more consistent grain pattern and minimal to no knots what so ever.
Lifespan and Durability
Old, historic buildings - Lecture Theatres, University Halls, Churches, Cathedrals, Museums, Victorian Houses... How many of these have you been in, that were constructed and fitted with solid wood flooring over 150+ years ago and the floor still to this day looks out of this world?
A natural product from the earth, harvested sustainably through properly managed forestry and milled into beautiful wood flooring has proven to outlast any other imitation wood product on the market. With a properly installed subfloor system your hardwood Oak floor will last for decades with the right maintenance; periodic re-oiling and less frequent re-sanding - the floor will last just as long, if not out-live any other 'wood-effect' flooring on the market.
No floor, no matter what material is 'maintenance-free' - but a real wood floor will offer a simple, effective maintenance system that will offer increased asset lifespan.
A natural product from the earth, harvested sustainably through properly managed forestry and milled into beautiful wood flooring has proven to outlast any other imitation wood product on the market. With a properly installed subfloor system your hardwood Oak floor will last for decades with the right maintenance; periodic re-oiling and less frequent re-sanding - the floor will last just as long, if not out-live any other 'wood-effect' flooring on the market.
No floor, no matter what material is 'maintenance-free' - but a real wood floor will offer a simple, effective maintenance system that will offer increased asset lifespan.
Real Wood Vs. Vinyl Tile
Vinyl tile flooring offers many different designs and styles for the consumer to pick 'off the shelf' - it comes in all different sizes, colours and textures. It is a premium cost flooring and it, like many other solid wood flooring types is not without maintenance, it does scratch just like any other and will eventually need replacing.
The key difference here, at this point is that a real, solid wood floor can be re-finished. Your existing coating and colour scheme can be removed, re-sanded and coated with a completely different colour, texture and sheen. If you re-oil the floor once per year say, and you generally do your best to minimise scratches etc then you increase the period of time before re-sanding is required. This gives you a longer lifespan from your real wood floor, more scope for colour changes and better value for money over a 10/20/30+ year period.
Most other vinyl / plastic / tile 'wood' effect floors will need replacement after several years of wear. That makes for another big job, again. Compare the costs for all types of flooring and then ask yourself, "Which of these will still be here in 50 years time?"
Which one will cost you less, and offer you more versatility and durability over the longer duration?
The key difference here, at this point is that a real, solid wood floor can be re-finished. Your existing coating and colour scheme can be removed, re-sanded and coated with a completely different colour, texture and sheen. If you re-oil the floor once per year say, and you generally do your best to minimise scratches etc then you increase the period of time before re-sanding is required. This gives you a longer lifespan from your real wood floor, more scope for colour changes and better value for money over a 10/20/30+ year period.
Most other vinyl / plastic / tile 'wood' effect floors will need replacement after several years of wear. That makes for another big job, again. Compare the costs for all types of flooring and then ask yourself, "Which of these will still be here in 50 years time?"
Which one will cost you less, and offer you more versatility and durability over the longer duration?
Our most popular colour tones
These are some of our most popular, but you have access to a whole, broad colour spectrum. Each floor is supplied and fitted bare, as unfinished Oak which, you can select the exact finish for. Never will you be limited to a small selection of colours and tones!
In order of appearance in the left column: Clear Oil x2, Walnut Oil x2, Black Oil x2, Natural White Oil x2 and Old English Oak x2