A Solid Wood Floor is exactly that… a 100% Solid Wood product. This is a top end product of which is totally unique. Reads Flooring source only the best products on the market and have been using the same suppliers for well over a decade.
Thickness start from 10mm (mosaic) and go up to 22mm (plank).
Most popular Wood Species for flooring are oak, beech, maple, cherry, ash and walnut.
Most solid wood floors need to be secret-
A Solid Wood Floor should be fitted by a qualified floor fitter.
An exception of the above is a clip system which is fitted to the underside of the floor, thus interlinking each plank (popular with sports halls and dance academies as this creates a slightly sprung floor).
Solid wood flooring does expand and contract due to the seasonal changes, so please do expect gaps to appear and disappear.
A Solid Wood Floor can be sanded-
The amount of times it can be sanded depends upon the upper thickness of the wood, (the thickness from the top of the tongue).
