Recommendations for hardwood floor

WoodYouLike said:

We've got pages and pages of decent quality information

Click to expand...

Fantastic, thanks. I've read through those pages now and bought your "buying guide" - it does contain a lot of useful stuff. I'm still not completely clear on the tongue and the bonding, however:

1) What fault/failure do the additional layers of ply above the tongue correct/prevent?

2) Is there any visual inspection I can do, or any question I can ask of a supplier, that will help me determine the quality of the bonding between the wear layer and the backing?

Many thanks for your help,

Lucian

It's down to the stability of the whole board. If the T&G is right below the top layer, the forces applied to the board can snap off the tongue - due to the lack of "body" between the T&G and the bonding between top layer and backing.
Just look at the picture on this page, showing a quality construction.

As for testing the bonding: we have a cut off board laying in the garden for over 1 year now. The surface has of course been effected by the outside world, but there's nothing wrong or damaged with the bonding. A simpler - quicker - method would be to insert a cut off piece in a bucket of water for a few days and see what happens.

WoodYouLike said:

It's down to the stability of the whole board. If the T&G is right below the top layer, the forces applied to the board can snap off the tongue - due to the lack of "body" between the T&G and the bonding between top layer and backing.
Just look at the picture on this page, showing a quality construction.

As for testing the bonding: we have a cut off board laying in the garden for over 1 year now. The surface has of course been effected by the outside world, but there's nothing wrong or damaged with the bonding. A simpler - quicker - method would be to insert a cut off piece in a bucket of water for a few days and see what happens.

Click to expand...

Cool, thanks for the information. I'll give that a try with some samples and see what happens

WoodYouLike said:

We've got pages and pages of decent quality information

Click to expand...

Sorry but there are no prices or any info on what lengths the wood comes in.

This is going to sound like a dig and it probably is, but your mo is always to put down others to try and make your product look good. But then you don't back it up with information.

I also find your web site very hard to navigate / work out what you are offering? are you a supplier or are you a installer or do you just clean/ refinish floors.

Just my 10 pence worth

What don't you understand of:

"From European Oak to bespoke design patterns in Parquet Flooring, you will definitely find your quality real wood floor too; the only robust floor-covering that becomes more beautiful over time! Our aim is to make sure that the natural wooden flooring you select is the most suited for your circumstances, your design style and your budget. European manufactured wood-engineered boards and/or design parquet or from FSC certified sources (in South America), the quality wood flooring can be supplied to you throughout the whole of the UK and also installed in the Kent area by our own professional team.
“Thank you for the fast and efficient quote and follow-up together with good date for the installation. Fabulous service and company – well done!”
Mr & Mrs S, Ashford - Kent
"I like to thank you both for your efficiency, the quality of the product and your timetabling to accommodate this job into your schedule. The fitting of the parquet was immaculate!"
Mr S, Maidstone - Kent
You can find your way around our website by using the main menu above or select one of the images below to go straight to your preferred floor type or special section of our website."

As as for lengths etc, have a proper look at all the pages in the wooden floor ranges. Or if in doubt there, request the Online Full Colour range brochures.