Engineered oak flooring consists of a veneer of real oak timber attached to a plywood or composite core board. The gorgeous timber is sourced from the finest plantations in Europe, France and America where only the high
Engineered oak flooring consists of a veneer of real oak timber attached to a plywood or composite core board. The gorgeous timber is sourced from the finest plantations in Europe, France and America where only the highest grade timber with minimal defects and blemishes are hand-picked.
Engineered oak flooring consists of a veneer of real oak timber attached to a plywood or composite core board. The gorgeous timber is sourced from the finest plantations in Europe, France and America where only the highest grade timber with minimal defects and blemishes are hand-picked.
About Heartridge Vintage Oak
The Heartridge Vintage Oak range
Planks Per Box: 8
Box Coverage Area: 2.8880
Box Weight: 26.3
Profile: Distressed Bevel
Finish: Distressed / Matt
Warranty: Lifetime Residential & Commercial Structural Guarentee, 30 Year Residential Surface, 10 Year Commercial Surface
Coatings: UV Cured Polyurethane + Aluminium Oxide
Installation Method: Floating / Glue Down
System: Tongue & Groove
Plank Size: 1900 x 190 x 14/3
Category: Oak Timber Flooring
How to DIY This Floor?
The easiest DIY floors are floating floors like this one! They click lock together and don’t need glue or nails - they're super easy to install and if you make a mistake, you can simply un-click them and redo it. Floating floors include laminate floors, hybrid floors, bamboo floors and even engineered timber (if you are after real wood).
What tools do I need to DIY this type of floor?
The most important tools are:
Drop Saw and / or Table Saw - to cut the floorboards and are available for $150 at most hardware stores, or you can borrow one.
Ruler or Set Square - to measure how much you need to cut for the end planks near the walls.
Pencil & Eraser - to draw the cutting lines when you reach the last planks of each row.
Other “nice-to-haves” include a DIY Flooring Kit (available at Floor venue), spirit levels, tape measures, safety equipment, and work gloves.
Pro installation tips
Floor Levelling - the subfloor refers to what you intend to lay the flooring directly over and is often concrete slabs, plywood, yellow tongue or even existing floorboards. Proper subfloor preparation is very important and you should:
Clean the subfloor
Check subfloor evenness (to prevent creaking and long-term joint damage)
Underlay - is typically a soft rubber or foam material that goes underneath the floor and provides noise protection. If you live in an apartment block, your strata may have acoustic underlay requirements that you must confirm before a project.
Expansion Gaps - between the floor and the walls to allow for natural expansion and shrinkage due to temperature and moisture changes. Consider:
Plank Width - wider planks have more expansion and should be given a slightly bigger expansion gap within the range below.
Environmental Moisture - if relative humidity is high, we recommend increasing the expansion gap size.
Heartridge Vintage Oak Oak Timber Flooring Flooring FAQs
Our Heartridge Vintage Oak flooring is characterised by a distressed surface finish which features deep grain recesses as well as horizontal saw marks in order to truly reflect the beauty of wood. This adds a genuine and eleganty sophisticated feel to your home. Whats more, we back up our planks with a 20 year residential surface guarantee as well as a lifetime structural guarantee so you can rest assured of this flooring’s excellent quality.
Cleaning is made extremely easy on our floors. Just a simple dust mop, broom or vacuum will remove any loose grit, dirt or dust from your floor. However, ensure no abrasive materials are use to mitigate risk of scratching your floors when cleaning. We also recommend installing curtains or blinds to prevent direct sunlight from dulling your floor colour over time.
Engineered timber flooring is one way to get gorgeous real timber into your home without the hassle of glue, nails and noisy installation processes. It is essentially made of a veneer of timber attached to a plywood base which has an in-built click-lock system for easy installations. Aside from being easier to lay, engineered timbers flooring offers greater dimensional stability from moisture ingress and is also a little more affordable than solid timber. Engineered oak ranges offer beautiful European, American and French oak woods.
