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Solid Wood Flooring FAQ

What are Solid floor boards
Solid oak flooring, or any solid wood flooring, are floorboards made by machineing kiln dried timber to a regular size within fine tolerances. Each plank is individual and will retain the characteristics of the tree where it came from, as every tree is individual. Solid wood will react to changes in humidity and moisture and can move by more than 5% of its original kiln dried measurements. This is why solid boards must be acclimatised and care taken when installing them. Always use a professional fitter.

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How should I store Solid boards before fitting
Solid boards need to be acclimatised for 14 days before fitting.
They should be:
                  Stored in the environment in which they are to be used.
                  Left in their cartons with the ends open
                  Stored at least 500mm away from any wall
                  Supported off the ground at a minimum of 400mm allong the length of the boards.


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Can Solid boards be used as structural boards

Our flooring meet all the requirements of BS6399 part 1 for load bearing and we can confirm that our Engineered and Solid Wood floors comply with BS6399-1:1966 Table 1 section 3 and specifically Museum Floors and Art Galleries for exhibitions. Our boards also comply with Clause 5.1.2 'uniformly distributed loads' and clause 5.1.3. 'Concentrated loads'



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Can I have Sample pieces and how do I get them
Yes - We encourage you seeing a sample of the product before you order your floor.
          Samples are free and we will send up to 4 samples at any one time to assist with selection
          Samples are designed to be large enough to be representative of the product, but small enough
          to be sent by letter post to speed up the delivery process.
          Ring 01453 844675 to order your samples.


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Will Wood vary from the samples I receive
Yes. 
        The samples will be representative of the colour, but wood is a natural product and shade
        variation, knotting and tightness of grain are all inherant characteristics of wood.
        We can guarantee that any product we manufactured from wood will contain such characteristics
        and help to create for you a unique, individual and beautiful floor.


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