French oak floor
French oak flooring adds tremendous atmosphere to a room. It is therefore also a popular choice. The oak floorboards are available in different sizes and looks. From light to dark and from narrow to wide.
Where do the oak planks come from?
The origin of oak floorboards: France. Traditionally, the country maintains large oak forests from which a number of trees are selected each year by the French Forestry Commission as ready for felling. French oak is known for its quality.
What are the benefits of oak flooring?
Oak is strong and therefore an oak floor is enormously hard-wearing: it lasts for a very long period of time. You can sometimes find oak flooring several hundred years old in old listed buildings. Secondly, an oak floor is timeless and fits into both modern and authentic or rural interiors. Moreover, an oak plank floor creates a cozy and cozy atmosphere.
Do I lay the shelf in the length or width of a room?
Make an appointment for interior advice
at the wood yard to be advised by us.
A number of factors determine this: the shape of the room, the windows and the way of laying.
Are the boards dry enough for indoors?
The oak planks are artificially back-dried and therefore have the correct moisture percentage for indoor use.
However, with a wooden floor it is always important to keep the moisture percentage in a room between 55% and 65%.
In dry air, solid oak floorboards will shrink and in moist(er) air, the boards will expand.
This is inherent in the choice of wood and is also a natural process.
Can I treat the oak floor?
No you don’t have to.
If the choice is made not to treat the oak floor, stains and circles will appear.
The floorboards will also darken.
However, this gives the floor character after a few years.
When such a rustic aged floor is desired, we recommend leaving the floorboards untreated.
In some designs, however, it may be desirable to treat the floor.
Oak is easy to treat.
If a matt look is desired we recommend an ultra matt lacquer, for example Rigostep’s Skylt.
For good advice, we gladly refer our customers to the specialist store ‘De Baptist’ in Arnhem.
Their products can also be ordered online.