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Follow us on Twitter for the Best Deals!

Real Oak Floors are now twittering their special wood flooring offers to all that follow. Follow us at @realoakfloors and keep an eye out for some interesting deals in the coming weeks! Not only that, we will post short tips that will make installing and maintaining your wood floors even easier.

Speaking of deals, check out our beautiful (and cheap) kitchen worktops. A wood worktop is a wise decision to make, especially when it is oiled with an FDA-approved Woca oil. Coupled with a Patina disc finish, the work surface will last an age and stay in great shape. For ultimate maintainence, you can resand and oil the worktop to get it looking like new.

Finally, all of our range is probably the cheapest around, especially our oak, beech and wenge worktops.

'Exclusive Collection' Range Announced

The new Exclusive collection has now been announced by Real Oak Floors. These will be available in widths up to 450mm and lengths up to 7.5m. The full range along with pricing information will follow shortly.

Creative Collection Now Available in 240mm width!

The creative collection at Real Oak Floors has now been released in a 240mm width. It is available over the phone and will be available on the website soon.

120mm and 140mm Oak Flooring

New in we have 120mm and 140mm solid oak flooring at a great price! This solid wood flooring has a thickness of 20mm and is available either bevelled or square edged. We can also supply this wood flooring oiled or we can leave it unfinished which leaves you the freedom to add the finish of your own choice. As always there is a range of matching wood skirting, architraves, mouldings and wooden doors.

120mm and 140mm Solid Oak Flooring

120mm and 140mm Solid Oak Flooring

Current Bargains at Real Oak Floors

Real Oak Floors currently have lots of bargains on wooden doors such as the versa wood doors range. This range covers four different styles incuding both glazed and unglazed doors that are simple yet beautifully designed and ideal for a contemporary look at a very low cost.

Real Oak Floors also currently have an offer of up to 20% off the excellent Supermodels internal wooden doors. These high quality doors are available in Oak, Oak (Wenge Stained), Walnut and Beech. This range covers glazed and unglazed doors and all these wood doors are available in a range of sizes.

As always there is a range of wood flooring special offers. These are limited time only pallet deals, once they’re gone they’re gone!

Real Oak Floors Best Seller!

At Real Oak Floors the current best selling wood flooring combines low cost with high quality! The Brushed and Oiled 189mm Engineered Oak Flooring is finished with three coats of natural oil and has a brilliant matt finish due to the brushing process.  This oak flooring has a 22mm thickness which means that it can be laid directly down on to joists and is suitable for use with underfloor heating.

Specifications:

  • Wood Species: Oak
  • Finish: Brushed and Oiled
  • Edge: Bevelled Edges
  • Grade: Natural
  • Width: 189mm
  • Thickness: 22mm (includes 6mm real wood layer)
brushed and oiled oak flooring

Real Oak Floors best selling 189mm brushed and oiled oak flooring.

New range of 148mm engineered wood flooring

Wood flooring company Real Oak Floors now have available a selection of 148mm engineered flooring. It is very competitively priced from only £22 per square metre and is available in both rustic and prime grades. It measures 10mm in thickness with a 2mm real wood layer for prime boards and 2.5mm for rustic boards.

This oak flooring is available oiled either white or natural or can be left unfinished leaving you to add the oil or lacquer of your own choice. It is also available carbonised.

If you have any queries regarding this or any product get in contact with Real Oak Floors either by phone on 0844 848 6840 or by email sales@realoakfloors.co.uk

engineered oak flooring

engineered oak flooring

Engineered Wood Flooring Technical Information

Real Oak Floors discerning customers demand the most exceptional and innovative wood floor – some prefer a classic style whilst others prefer the most contemporary up to date chic look. Most importantly though, all demand the most exceptional standard and durability from their wooden floors.

At Real Oak Floors they are specialists in the wide plank timber floors. The large selection of solid and engineered wood flooring makes them one of the leaders in the market for exclusive beautiful wide plank flooring.

Due to the increasing popularity of under floor heating and the fluctuating changes in our climates our wood floors need to be crafted to precision to ensure durability and stability for years to come. Real Oak Floors bespoke finishing service can ensure that all boards are crafted to the exact precision of the customers needs. We have taken time to investigate and test our floors to the extremes to ensure they are adequate to fulfill the demands of the most extreme projects that we have undertaken. The environmental changes of temperature and humidity can often put solid oak floors under duress and cause damage and stress – this in turn can lead to cupping, warping and extensive expansion and contraction in solid wood boards. Flooring under this strain can be ruined within a couple of years so Real Oak Floors have ensured that all their engineered boards are tested against these elements.

What is a Wood Floor? There are different types of wood flooring but the current favourite is the oak floors. Due to the properties of oak they expand and contract depending on the temperature and humidity of their environment. The timber floor is derived from a living tree. During the life of an oak tree it adapts to its environment, expanding, contracting and growing with the seasons. Even after the milling process, the oak flooring still has these qualities and will expand and contract to match its environment. Engineered boards are machined with precision computerised kilning to give the correct moisture content for an indoors environment. This is usually between 8 – 12%. Flooring that has not been kiln dried correctly can cause unstability in the flooring so to ensure that our boards do not react like this, they are tested and guaranteed by the manufacturer.

Real Oak Floors have two different types of engineered structured boards available – a 3 ply and multi ply board. All boards have a birch ply centre which ensures that no distortion due to cupping and warping take place due to temperature or humidity fluctuations. The high quality precision engineering of our timber boards means that the softwood core can resist stresses and bending of the real wood layer without any movement taking place. This gives a superior wood floor in all situations and reduces large gaps appearing between each board. 3 ply boards are made from a top layer of hardwood timber, typically a real oak layer or other hardwood, which is carefully hot glued to the thicker layer of birch blockboard to ensure a stable board. The base layer is a thiner layer of birch ply which is laid at right angles to the main blockboard to ensure stability.

The multi ply board is made up of a layer of hardwood timber similar to the 3 ply boards, it then has a construction of several layers of cross birch ply backing – often between 10mm – 15mm thick. Each ply backing layer is laid at right angles to give an extra strength to the boards and minimise movement of the hardwood top layer.

Real Oak Floors vast range of engineered wood flooring varys in the width and thickness but they have ensured that all engineered planks over 18mm thick are also suitable as a structural floor. This enables the timber boards to be laid directly onto joists or battens, eliminating the need for extra plyboard or chipboard flooring and raising the height of the overall floor. These boards have been tested to the highest standards to ensure that even when placed on joists and used in conjunction with under floor heating they will give the same exceptional perfomance without movement or warping.

Real Oak Floors have one of the widest ranges of engineered wide plank flooring and can offer widths up to a staggering 450mm wide. These can also often be used as mixed width boards and the lengths are exceptionally long – to order they can obtain up to 8m in length. These boards are of the highest quality and milled to perfection mixed with the exact specification of the customers requirements. The extra wide planks are milled to the customers exact demanding specification for an exclusive look unique only to them.

The wide array of widths of wood floors is coupled with a unique ability to produce almost any colour, texture or finish of the clients request. Basic finishing such as lacquered boards, natural oiled and brushed and oiled boards can be mixed with a hint of colour to produce the perfect environment for the clients home. The high gloss sheen can be achieved as easily as the natural matt finish. Distressed boards, antique, smoked and rough sawn boards also complement a full range of finishes. All Real Oak Floors accessories are finished in the same high quality standards and are perfectly matched to the customers specifications of the floors.

Excellent Quality Oak Worktops

Real Oak Floors most popular range of Oak Worktops are natural oiled with the excellent Woca oils (colour code 101) and available in two great convenient sizes.

  • 38 x 600 x 3000mm
  • 38 x 600 x 4000mm

These high quality wood worktops are available now through the Real Oak Floors website or you can contact a member of the sales team. Discounts are available for trade and bulk orders. To view the complete range of worktops come by the Real Oak Floors site now!

Samples are available if you would like to see the quality of the oak and the finish but you will not be disappointed!

Real Oak Floors wood to feature on MTV's Pimp My Ride UK!

Real Oak Floors have supplied Oak Flooring to MTV’s Pimp My Ride UK.
Pimp My Ride UkThe show featuring our flooring is due to be aired on MTV on Sunday 22nd of April. Be sure to tune in to see it!
The show will be hosted by Tim Westwood (Radio One DJ)

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