 Solid wood: Each board is made from a single piece of timber, usually with a tongue and groove joint, on the ends as well as the long sides. We normally recommend that all of these floors are fitted by an experienced floor layer.
Wood is a natural product and is susceptible to dimensional changes due to moisture and humidity – each installation needs to be professionally assessed and the floor acclimatised before installation commences.
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 Real wood engineered: These floors offer added stability and a greater variety of design.
They are normally constructed in 3 layers, using the chosen species as a top wear layer, with a central core of either softwood*, high density fibreboard (HDF) with a balancing spruce veneer, or birch plywood.
The top wear layer can vary from 2mm to 7mm depending on the product.
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 Laminate: These floors are made from HDF board coated with a decorative wood grain foil beneath a transparent but hard wearing melamine surface.
* Expansion and contraction of the softwood core due to seasonal changes in humidity may produce a squeaking sound if the subfloor is not perfectly flat. Waxing of the joints can eliminate this. |
