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Style your home with the long-lasting character of our rustic oak engineered wood flooring collection. Crafted with a strong multi-layer core and a genuine oak top layer, browse a wide range of high-quality designs complete with natural wood grains. Read more
With unique grooves, knots, and variations in every plank, choose styles featuring authentic wood textures in oak, nutmeg, and walnut. Whether you’re looking for new floors that exude luxurious heritage or rich oak planks inspired by nature, our rustic engineered wood flooring brings the beauty of the outdoors in. Read less
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Available in a selection of earthy tones, engineered wood is practical, cost-effective, and easy to clean and maintain. Enjoy the feeling of genuine wood beneath your feet, while the innovative multi-layer core helps provide resistance against warping and shrinking.
Looking for more intricate designs? Explore our complete collection of herringbone engineered wood flooring in rustic hues of oak and walnut – or browse our cool-toned grey and light oak collection.
Where some oak planks may look sleek and uniform, rustic engineered flooring often features rich patterns and designs that emphasise the natural characteristics of the wood. Made with genuine oak, you’ll find more grooves, knots, and textures in rustic oak engineered wood flooring, which can contribute to a more aged, industrial, or English country aesthetic.
For more insights, our engineered wood buying guide covers all types of flooring styles, colours, and finishes to help you find your ideal match.
Absolutely. Rustic oak engineered wood flooring is super versatile. To complement a traditional country or farmhouse aesthetic, enhance the organic wooden grooves and grains with shaker kitchen cabinets, vintage furniture, and subtle floral or checkered textiles. Alternatively, you could pare your design back with exposed brick and leather furniture for a modern industrial look, or opt for light walls and natural textiles for a contemporary minimalist effect.
Here are our top tips for taking care of rustic engineered wood flooring:
Discover more helpful cleaning and maintenance tips in our complete engineered wood care guide. Browse our engineered wood flooring for kitchens and hallways for more room inspiration.
Yes we can! We can arrange the perfect fit, at a time to suit you. Speak to one of our friendly floorologists either in store or during your free home visit
Engineered wood flooring is made from of a high-quality plywood core with a thin layer of hardwood flooring on top. It's different to laminate flooring in that the decorative top layer is made of real wood instead of a print. This real wood layer means that, on the surface, engineered wood flooring looks and feels almost identical to hardwood flooring. The second component of engineered wood flooring is the plywood core, which provides a base layer to which the decorative, real wood layer is bonded to. This core board provides strength and stability to the overall floor.
Discover more about how engineered wood flooring and laminate flooring differ.
Before laying engineered wood flooring, you must remove all existing floor covering and check that the sub-floor is structurally sound. Once you’ve completed all the essential checks, you can start laying your floor. If your engineered flooring has a wood fibre or HDF base, it will likely be manufactured with a click system. Alternatively, a 2-ply or multi-ply engineered wood flooring could have either a click system or a tongue and groove end. If your engineered floor has a click system, it must be laid on top of an underlay. Whereas a tongue and groove floor can be installed by nailing or glueing it straight to the timber sub-floor.
However, each manufacturer will have specific requirements when it comes to laying engineered wood flooring. It's important to read and adhere to these specific instructions.
Like hardwood, engineered wood flooring is easy to clean. Usually, dry cleaning is the best way to clean engineered wood floors, rather than wet cleaning. Sweep and vacuum your engineered flooring regularly and occasionally use a damp cloth or mop to remove stains or dirt.
Find out more about how to care for an engineered wood floor.
Despite looking almost identical, engineered wood flooring has several advantages over hardwood flooring:
• Can be replaced more easily
• Usually sold in planks that are much wider
• A more budget-friendly flooring option
• Performs better in humid environments
• Less susceptible to warping and swelling
• Stronger and more stable
• Easy to install
Whether engineered wood or solid wood is better depends on a number of factors, including where you’re installing it, your budget, and style preference.
• Engineered wood flooring is a better choice in high-moisture and high-temperature environments than solid hardwood, often making it a better choice for kitchens, bathrooms, and basements.
• It also depends on your budget. If you don’t want to break the bank, engineered wood will be much less expensive than solid wood.
• Solid hardwood might hold a slight prestige for some people and might add more value to your home in the long-run, but improvements in the product quality of engineered wood floors has eliminated the perception that it’s the less stylish option.
Unfortunately, no, it’s not advisable to steam clean engineered wood floors due to their construction. The high heat and pressure will force moisture down into the joins and the lower layers of the wood, causing it to warp and bow, which will inevitably lead to your flooring needing to be replaced much sooner than you expected!
There are no ‘best’ cleaning products for engineered wood floors, but there are several you can’t use, such as those that are wax or ammonia-based, or those with harsh chemicals. There are specially designed engineered and hardwood floor cleaners you can buy that will be safe to use. Different manufacturers recommend different ones, and we suggest testing the cleaner on a spare board before using it on your floor. When it comes to cleaning engineered wood floors, we really know our stuff, but if you have any more questions about the best way to clean engineered wood floors or you’d like to take a look at our range of engineered wood floors, book a visit at your nearest Tapi store or contact us for more info. Alternatively, you can discover more of our care guides, including our laminate flooring care guide.
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