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.
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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.
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Wood flooring company Real Oak Floors have just added more products to their Woca range. These include:
- Woca Outdoor Wood Oil an ideal product for protecting all outdoor wooden furniture and fences with a protective, water resistant surface.
- The ever popular Woca Colour Oils have four new colours available! These are named Antik, Bordeaux, Brandy and Cream. Woca Colour Oils still remain a very popular product for finishing wood flooring due to their high quality, long lasting finish.
- A new water based decking oil is available, it comes in seven different colours, natural, teak, black, grey, walnut, bangkirai and larch.
- Woca Oil Refresher is a great product for cleaning your oiled wood flooring. It removes dirt and grime while adding a protective layer to the surface. It is available in 0.25L, 1L and 2.5L quantities. Woca Soap is now available in a handy spray in either white or natural and is suitable for cleaning lacquered or oiled floors!
- Wood lye is available in grey or white, it primes softwood or light hard wood floors prior to oiling.
- Woca lint free cotton cloths for removing excess oil when polishing, Swep Mops with replacement heads and patina discs have also just been added.
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Laminate flooring became very popular in the late eighties early nineties and swept the nation who went on a laminate floor frenzy. The first laminate floors did not have a click system but a standard tongue and groove which meant that all the boards needed to be glued together.
Laminate floors were available from most high street stores including Ikea, Allders, House of Fraser and others. Three strip laminate was the original flooring look and the floors were finished off with beading around the edges. Now there are numerous styles of laminate floors including planked effect, V-groove (bevelled) boards, tile styled laminate and even fully waterproof laminate called Aquastep.
The aqua step laminate is made completely from plastic meaning it is completely safe with water and will not swell or chip. It has click together fittings making installation simple. All laminates now come with the click fit system which means that DIY installation is simple.
Although many people tend to trade up to real wood flooring when renovating, laminate floors are still a reasonable choice for many.
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200mm Solid Wood Flooring
Mar 16
New in at wood flooring company Real Oak Floors is a range of 20mm thickness 200mm wide solid oak flooring. This European oak can be sold with either a natural oil, matt lacquer or left unfinished to leave you the flexibility of adding the finish of your own choice. If you are interested in this product or any other product you can contact our sales team on 0844 848 6840 or fax us on 0844 848 6841.
200mm Solid Oak Flooring
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Guide to wood flooring
Mar 9
Wood flooring is a beautiful thing to have in your home. Most wood floors will last a lifetime if laid properly and maintained regularly. To ensure you have all the information you require before choosing your wood floor and deciding on the laying methods we have prepared this simple guide from choosing the best floor for your home, installing with underfloor heating or moisture problems to fitting tips and maintaining your floor.
Download the complete flooring guide.
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Due to the nature of real wood such as oak it is a living and breathing product. It will expand and contract depending on its environment. A new wood floor looks fantastic but it is always best to ensure it stays looking pristine for years to come. The way to do this is to make sure the preparation for laying the flooring is done correctly, along with a common knowledge of the small issues that can happen with real wood floors.
Solid flooring has a tendency to expand and contract. In summer, when the air is more humid due to the house being aired more often – the boards soak up the extra moisture and tend to expand slightly. In winter, when central heating / underfloor heating are used regularly, the air in the house is very dry therefore resulting in the boards drying and contracting – this often creates gaps appearing between boards – often large enough to put a coin between. These are harmless and disappear in the warmer months when heating is not used in the house as often.
When hardwood flooring gets wet or damp it absorbs the moisture and expands to accommodate this extra moisture. This can often happen even if the room does not feel damp or wet – the humidity in the air can also affect the floor. Before laying a wooden floor in is essential to check that the room is dry and the sub floor contains no extra moisture. It is also best to check the moisture content of the flooring before installing. However the sub floor is the most important thing to check before installing as this will affect the floor if it is not the correct moisture levels.
Where an existing timber subfloor is present, this needs to be checked for wet rot, dry rot and for woodworm. Although these are not commonplace it is always best to check existing floors before laying down your new wood floors which can get ruined by rot or woodworm. It is always best to ensure that the existing boards are also securely fastened to the joists as they will cause creaking if not fitted well. Loose timber boards can be screwed down onto the joists – or additional noggins can be placed between the joists if an old board has been cut in the wrong place and is loose.
When nailing down onto the existing flooring, the boards should be laid at 90 degrees to the sub floor. This ensures maximum stability and strength in the floor. (As an example consider a jenga game where all the blocks are placed on top of each other in the same direction – it is extremely unstable). If you are wanting the boards to be laid in the same direction as the sub floor a layer of plywood can be placed and nailed or screwed down to ensure a stable fit of the new wood flooring.
There are additional precautions to take where a screed or concrete sub floor is present. New concrete dries at a rate of 1 inch per month or 1mm per day. Although the concrete can look and feel dry to the touch, it can often still contain more moisture than the recommended amounts for hardwood flooring. The best way to check is to use a moisture meter – this will give you an instant reading and tell you whether you need to
leave it to dry for longer.
If the new wood floor is engineered flooring that is being laid as a floating floor then it is possible to lay an extra layer of damp proof membrane (DPM) over the concrete / screed to ensure no moisture reaches the wood floor however if the floor is being glued down to the subfloor or battened out it would not be possible to lay the DPM, however a liquid DPM or epoxy resin can be used to create a liquid barrier instead. As solid wood floors are recommended to be stuck down to the sub floor it is best to glue solid wood floors down to the concrete directly therefore it is essential that the moisture is checked before laying.
With all wood flooring, an expansion gap must be left around the edge to ensure there is room for expansion in case of problems with moisture. This can be covered with skirting, beading or an edge profile. When preparation for the sub floor has been completed correctly, the laying of the wood floor is more likely to fit properly and without problems for the future.
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Real Oak Floors now have available the Bona Novia wood flooring finish which is the replacement product for the Bona Spectra. The Bona Novia can be applied with any Bona waterbourne primer or used directly onto the wood for a warm colouration. For full product information and prices have a look at the Bona Novia page on the Real Oak Floors website.
Bona Novia
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Wood flooring company Real Oak Floors now have available solid wenge flooring and solid zebrano flooring. Both of these hardwood floors have a 21mm thickness, are natural oiled and have a micro bevel. As always we are able to supply a range of wooden doors, skirting and architrave. If you require information on these or any of our products get in contact with our sales team by phone on 0844 848 6840 or by email sales@realoakfloors.co.uk
Zebrano Wood Flooring
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Sports Floors
Feb 19
Most people think of sports floors as the very large sports halls in schools, universities and in large sports
campuses. However they are much more popular than just large commercial floors and they have now been used regularly in people’s homes.
Sports floors are made from wood flooring but have additional support underneath to enable the floor to “spring” slightly which puts less strain on athletes bodies therefore counteracting injuries.
The undercarriages vary between the following:
- A thick foam underlay – approx 10mm or thicker that is placed over the whole floor –
this cushion is what creates the bounce in the floor. - A batten system with foam which can enable the floor to be used over battens however
the foam on the battens creates the cushion and the spring required for sports floors. - Carriage system or cradle system – this system is used with battens to create small
plastic supports along the battens. These supports have been specifically manufactured
to allow for bounce and movement in the battens therefore creating the springing.
Sports floors can also be used in conjunction with under floor heating to keep the room warm. Both the wet system and the electric system can be used – however more planning is required with the electric carbon mat system as it needs to be placed in between the battens.
Most sports floors are made from an engineered flooring board – this ensures there is less movement in the boards and they are not prone to cupping, warping or gapping creating additional hazards for the athletes.
There are still a lot of sports boards made from solid timber though which are suitable where underfloor heating is not being used.
Both types of floor are mounted on the undercarriages mentioned above and are available with various fixing systems.
Engineered floors can be manufactured in a quick and simple click system – enabling these wood floors to be laid without glue or nails – this way is a very quick method when time is a pressing issue.
Other engineered boards are tongue and groove, which need to be either glued on the edges or nailed to the battens to ensure good bonding.
Solid flooring can be laid on battens by nailing to the battens. The Junckers sports floor system on battens can be used with the Junckers Clip system which enables the boards to clip together using metal clips on the underside of the floor. This way the flooring can be laid quickly and easily with the clips as no gluing or nailing is required.
Junckers systems include the Junckers Unobat 50, Junckers Unobat 62, Junckers Duobat 110, Junckers Clip system and the portable floor which can be used for sports purposes. All the Junckers wood floors are solid floor but have been guaranteed for use with underfloor heating by Junckers.
Other branded sports floors include the Kahrs sports flooring – the activity floor with Kahrs Woodlock © system – All Kahrs wood floors are engineered. The Boen Sports floors range include – Boflex, Elastflex, Singleflex and Doubleflex. All the Boen wooden floors are engineered.
A lot of the solid sports floors come unfinished as strips ready to be nailed down and then sanded and finished on site. These floors are unbranded and any 20mm thick or larger strips can be used for sports floors.
A lot of sports floors used for football, basketball, netball and other specific sports are laid as unfinished wood floor as line markings need to be painted onto the court before the floors are sealed with a hard wearing lacquer / varnish which also comes with a non-slip finish for safety.
The most popular timber to be used as a sports floor is Maple, Beech and Oak. Maple and beech are both lighter in colour and work better with line markings however oak flooring is also used. Where the sports
floor will be used for barefoot sports or where children will be regularly using the floor oak is not recommended due to its splintering properties. As maple and beech do not splinter they can be used for all applications but there is too much danger of injury caused by splinters if oak is used with barefoot sports.
Sports floors have recently become popular in spare rooms used as a gym in residential homes. The prefinished sports flooring is ideal to be laid quickly and simply in a room and can then be used as a childs playroom or gymnasium. High impact exercise can then be performed without the risk of injury due to the sprung floor. It can also enhance the value of the home to have individual rooms fully prepared for a gymnasium.
Junckers Duobat
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