Engineered Flooring when fitted looks very similar to a solid wood floor yet its composition is quite different. Engineered flooring is made of several layers of cross plywood, with an upper veneer layer of genuine solid wood. This veneer layer varies between 2mm and 8mm depending on the price and quality that you purchase. Incidentally Laminate flooring is not a genuine solid wood veneer it is a picture of wood bonded to a backing board.

The cross ply structure of Engineered Wood Flooring gives strength and stability which has many advantages and counteracts the problems often encountered with solid wood flooring like cupping and tenting at the slightest sign of moisture. Engineered floors are suitable for kitchens and bathrooms and even some basements. They are ideal for under floor heating as well.

They can be laid in a variety of ways, but the most common and popular is to float the floor on a good quality underlay. This method is much easier, less messy, quicker and therefore cheaper than gluing or nailing which is the method used for fitting solid wood floors. Engineered Wood Flooring comes in a wide range of styles and designs, from rustic grains to tranquil floors with uniform patterning and everything in between! Most engineered floors are prefinished which means that they can be used immediately after fitting. However unfinished boards are also available for certain circumstance.

They are easy to maintain and are far more hygienic than fitted carpets. With the proper care and attention, your engineered wood floor will last a lifetime.

Wooden floors these days are extremely fashionable adding tremendous value to any home. Estate agents state that “homes with wooden floors sell twice as easily as those without”.

There are many types of solid wood that you can choose for your floor with Oak flooring being an extremely popular option.

Examples of Engineered Wood

Our Engineered Wood Flooring Services

Onsite Consultation

To help you best understand your options we will send an onsite specialist to your premises, for free to discuss all your requirements. He will offer you honest and reliable information, drawn from his considerable knowledge and experience of wooden floors. He will carry an assortment of samples for your perusal; if you can decide then and there exactly what you want, that is great, if not he will
encourage you to visit our showroom for a larger selection.

To arrange for our onsite specialist to visit your premises please contact us via this link

Supply and Installation

We offer a complete hassle free supply and installation service, from ordering of materials to the clearing of waste from your site and everything in between, even moving your furniture if required.

Fitting an engineered wood floor is a highly skilled trade and done correctly it will last a lifetime. We are so confident with our highly skilled fitters that we are prepared to guarantee our workmanship for life. Now that’s peace of mind!

Our promise is to arrive on time and finish on time, offer you the best possible service and products to match your exact needs all at an affordable and realistic price.

We are one of the very few companies who undercut skirting to accommodate a new floor, this negates the need to replace all the skirting which is expensive and requires complete redecoration.

We will also advise on the best floor finish for your needs to ensure that your floor looks gorgeous always and is easy to clean and maintain.

To arrange for our onsite specialist to visit your premises please contact us via this link.

CUSTOMER CARE AND GUARANTEE

We offer a full back up service for any concerns or questions you might have. Our workmanship is guaranteed for life and the quality products we use normally carry extensive guarantees. A Free maintenance kit will be left on site after your floor has been completed with full instructions on the care and maintenance of your new floor, plus we carry a full range of maintenance products for your ease of purchase in the future. Just call us and we will send them to you.

ADDITIONAL FLOORING INFORMATION

General
Parquet
Solid Wood
Engineered Wooden

Customer Feedback

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From our initial contact with Simon to meeting the technicians who were to carry out the work we had absolute trust in their skills and ability to renovate our oak floor. The finish is expertly better than the original and not a speck of dust left behind.

T Gilbert
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John was knowledgeable and reasoning from day one. We felt that this was a company that we could trust to do a good job and they did not let us down. The installers were efficient, hardworking & took a lot of care. We are very pleased with our new floor!

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Whittlewoods is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy
statement.

Whittlewoods may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. This policy is effective from 1st August 2021.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • name and job title
  • contact information including email address
  • demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
  • other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Refurbished floors

Payments:

  • All payments are to be made to Whittle-Woods Ltd. Please note that we do not accept credit or debit card payments
  • The client pays a deposit of 20% to confirm the order and to set a starting date.
  • A further 70% to be paid after arrival on site and work has commenced.
  • The outstanding balance is to be paid as soon as the refurbishment is completed.
  • Value Added Tax will be added to all invoices at the current tax rates.
  • Whittle-woods reserves the right to firstly advise and then charge all additional, extra time and materials required for circumstances found  beyond our control or previous knowledge
    eg: previously stained floors and underneath fitted carpets.

Cancellations:

All orders are subject to written confirmation.  NO cancellation or refund of orders can be accepted in respect of the following

  • Specially ordered materials
  • Materials already dispatched to us.
  • Materials already ordered and paid for.

Deposits may be refunded in full if more than 3 weeks notice is given.

Your responsibility:

  • To ensuring that the rooms to be refurbished are totally clear of ALL furniture and existing floor coverings. Whittle Woods Ltd can offer to do this for clients for an additional charge; please ask for a quotation.
  • To ensuring that the rooms to be refurbished are totally clear of ALL furniture and existing floor coverings. Whittle Woods Ltd can offer to do this for clients for an additional charge; please ask for a quotation.
  • Old carpets, underlay etc should be rolled up and if you require, Whittle Woods can dispose of this waste for a nominal charge, please ask for quotation.

Whittle-Woods:

  • Whittle-Woods will guarantee their workmanship for up to a year. Should you have any problems during this period we will be happy to assist.
  • The company is not responsible for variations in colour or grain of wood floors, especially with introduced reclaimed timber, and previous staining. When replacing individual boards or parquet blocks, there will probably be a difference in colour, grain and character for which we cannot be held responsible.
  • The company cannot be held responsible for any scratches or defects in the wood floor from animals, movement of furniture, and general wear and tear after the renovation is completed: some blocks may become loose some time after the renovation and some filler may become dislodged, and these occurrences, though rare, cannot be our responsibility.
  • The company cannot be held responsible for delays beyond our control or due to unforeseen circumstances, for example: parquet blocks becoming loose after sanding machines have been used. (this is common in blocks glued down with bitumen which become brittle with age and the vibration of the sanding machines can dislodge weakly bonded blocks; additional costs may occur from this.)
  • Waste created by our works shall be bagged up and disposed of by ourselves.2013

These terms and Conditions are subject to amendment without notice.