V4 Natural Engineered Oak Parquet Flooring, Rustic, Smooth Sanded & Hardwax Oiled, 90x14x400 mm wear layer is smoothly sanded and simply finished in durable hard wax oil enhancing the beauty of the natural grain.
Unlike traditional parquet block, this floor is engineered with a 4 mm oak wear layer with bevelled edges bonded to a hardwood ply base, which means they can be bonded to any flat surface including over low energy underfloor heating systems. Their unique sizing means they can be installed in many different patterns.
This floor can be installed fully bonded over any subfloor including importantly, those with underfloor heating systems.
Flooring must not be exposed to excessive heat such as from hot water pipes below floors. The subfloor is key to a successful installation and will help ensure your floor performs to its very best. The subfloor is likely to be either wooden or a cement-based screed.
It is finished with coats of hard wax oil which keeps the hardwood surface protected from stains and wear whilst maintaining a natural look and feel.
Engineered wood flooring may be installed as a floating floor, which means that the boards are joined together and loose laid over the subfloor instead of being fully bonded with adhesive or secret nailed.
V4 Wood Flooring is chosen for its natural beauty, therefore grading criteria is always an approximation as every piece of timber is different. Engineered wood flooring may be installed directly to concrete or sand-cement screed sub-floors, or to suitable wood-based sub-floors by fully-bonding with a purpose-made permanently flexible adhesive.
To achieve the desired mix of colours, shades and other characteristics in the final floor, and to avoid clusters of characteristics such as knots, the contents of multiple packs should be mixed during installation.
Avoid grouping similar colours and grain pattern by not mixing the planks before installation areas of dark and light planks can look patchy and out of place.