Solid wood flooring
The following notes are a guideline only. Our team of skilled workers makes the final wood selection and designation. Moreover, wood selection is an acquired skill and not controlled by mathematical formulae or tables, therefore the final result may differ slightly from the photographs.SPRUCE wire brushed
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish brushed
Other finishes Clear or white oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Spruce is one of the most widely used woods for construction purposes. For centuries, our ancestors have used, especially in the countryside, pine planks as flooring. Certainly, pinewood is...
PINE wire brushed
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish brushed
Other finishes Clear or white oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Pinewood in these latitudes is well known and easily recognisable. Although as a freshly laid floor, it is very pale and adorned with many dark knots, sunlight causes a very fast transitional...
LARCH wire brushed
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish brushed
Other finishes Clear or white oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Another time-tested material, today’s customers neglect. It is another soft wood but harder than Spruce and pine (hardness II) with a very nice grain and strong contrast. It is particularly...
SPRUCE Old
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish brushed, oiled specifically for the conservation of it’s natural patina
Other finishes Clear or white oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
This material is primarily for experts. Spruce wood is normally considered soft and not too visually prominent. However, this does not apply to Old Spruce. These flooring boards are made from old...
OAK
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Possibility of brushed and treated with clear oil or oil to colour swatch from company Overmat
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Oak wood and oak floors; these are qualitative constants. Oak has a specific colour and texture and its hardness (hardness IV) continues to make it one of the most widely used materials for...
OAK Rustic
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Possibility of brushed and treated with clear oil or oil to colour swatch from company Overmat
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Oak wood and oak floors; these are qualitative constants. Oak has a specific colour and texture and its hardness (hardness IV) continues to make it one of the most widely used materials for...
OAK Antique
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sodium compound treated, wire brushed and treated with clear oil
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Oak wood and oak floors; these are qualitative constants. Oak has a specific colour and texture and its hardness (hardness IV) continues to make it one of the most widely used materials for...
OAK Old
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish wire brushed and treated with clear oil
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Oak wood and oak floors; these are qualitative constants. In these modern times, there is still a strong demand for traditional materials and it is often the case of the older, the better. For...
ALDER Superior
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Alder is a very well known European tree. However, for interior constructions, it is often, incorrectly, overseen. Alder has a very distinctive colour with a slightly pink, progressing to red hue...
ALDER Rustic
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Alder is a very well known European tree. However, for interior constructions, it is often, incorrectly, overseen. Alder has a very distinctive colour with a slightly pink, progressing to red hue...
ASH Superior
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Possibility of brushed and treated with clear oil or oil to colour swatch from company Overmat
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
A floor of Ash is just as durable (hardness IV) as an oak floor. However, as can be seen in the accompanying photograph, is quite different in colour, a fact that gives it quite an advantage over...
ASH Rustic
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
A floor of Ash is just as durable (hardness IV) as an oak floor. However, as can be seen in the accompanying photograph, is quite different in colour, a fact that gives it quite an advantage over...
MAPLE European Superior
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Our market is very well served by Maple flooring, however a very high proportion is coming from North American sources. Conversely, our solid Maple flooring is of genuine European origin, as the...
MAPLE European Rustic
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Our market is very well served by Maple flooring, however a very high proportion is coming from North American sources. Conversely, our solid Maple flooring is of genuine European origin, as the...
CHERRY European Superior
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Many contractors are laying flooring from Cherry wood floorboards. However, most of this is of the genus North American Cherry. Our company only supplies genuine European Cherry flooring. The...
CHERRY European Rustic
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Many contractors are laying flooring from Cherry wood floorboards. However, most of this is of the genus North American Cherry. Our company only supplies genuine European Cherry flooring. The...
ACACIA Dark steam treated
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
In the Czech Republic, there are virtually forgotten timbers. Due to a flood of various exotic hard wood species, quality, origin and identification are often very doubtful. Use of domestic timbers...
BLACK WALNUT (AMERICAN) Superior
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Although our company presents itself as a manufacturer of wooden flooring from Europe, we also add American Walnut to our range. This exception is because this tree is now grown in Europe, mainly...
APPLE Superior
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Flooring produced from wood of fruit trees, with the exception of Cherry, is not frequently utilised. This is indeed a pity in some cases as Apple for example, has a very interesting contrast and...
PLUM Superior
Origin Central Europe
Standard finish sanded, grit size 120
Other finishes Clear oiled
Delivery assorted lengths and widths, each pack contains same lengths and widths
Rendering Finished with tongue/groove on all 4 sides and small bevelled edge all round
Flooring produced from wood of fruit trees, with the exception of Cherry, is not frequently utilised. This is indeed a pity in some cases as Plum also has a very interesting contrast and colour,...
Table of flooring suitability by room type
| Lobby | corridors and staircases | kitchen | living room | nursery | bedroom | bathroom | notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce |  | | |  | |  | | |
| Old Spruce | | | | | | | | |
| Pine | | | | | | | | |
| Larch | | | | | | | | |
| Oak | | | | | | | | |
| Old Oak | | | | | | | | |
| Alder | | | | | | | | |
| Ash | | | | | | | | |
| Maple | | | | | | | | will brighten corridors |
| Cherry | | | | | | | | |
| Acacia | | | | | | | | |
| Walnut | | | | | | | | |
| Apple | | | | | | | | unsuited to large areas |
| Plum | | | | | | | | |
| Explanatory emoticons | ||||||||
| (+) very suitable | (+/-) applicable | (-) unsuitable | ||||||
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