Wood Floor Blog

For a real eye catching wood floor parquet blocks and parquet battens are a great choice. Parquet has come a long way since its use in 17th Century Palaces in Russia and China – and a lot more affordable too. A prominent feature in hallways and large rooms parquet flooring was considered an art, especially since engravings would be carved in every block to create large patterns sometimes covering the whole floor.

Nowadays it is much simpler to lay wooden parquet and our guide on laying parquet flooring makes the process even clearer.

Real Oak Floors now sells both oak parquet blocks and oak parquet battens, both tight fitting types of parquet flooring ideal for any home. Our top selling range includes:

White Oak Rustic Parquet Blocks

Our high quality unfinished parquet blocks can be oiled or lacquered in a finish of your choice and are ready to be laid straight onto your floor.

White Oak Prime Parquet Blocks

Choose our prime grade parquet blocks for a smoother looking finish that will brighten any room. Again, you can choose your finish in order to customise your flooring to your own taste.

Rustic Oak Parquet Battens

Our parquet battens are tight-fitting sqaure edged available in both oak and ash. Choose oak for its extremely hardwearing nature or ash for a lighter finish. Both species are solid wood giving them a long lasting finish. These rustic grade parquet battens are avvailable unfinished and can be lacquered or oiled to your choice.

Prime Oak Parquet Battens

These unfinished prime grade battens are fantastic quality, ideal if you want a smooth, clean looing parquet floor rather than the rustic parquet which has character and a deeper tone. You can finish your Parquet flooring with a range of oils and lacquers.

This range of parquet blocks are available in:

• 20x70x300mm
• 20x70x230mm

Our parquet battens are available in:

• 10x70x300mm
• 10x70x350mm