About Forest – European Oak Prestige Oak 12/3 MM T&G
Forrest style European Oak is the same colour as Avola Natural from the Prestige Oak range, with the same engineered timber stain. Beautiful golden orange grains and knots, this popular choice comes at a lower price in the 12/3mm range without compromising the bright natural beauty. Bonus fun fact: Onyx is a stone which is believed to ward off evil spirits.
About Prestige Oak 12/3 MM T&G
Prestige Oak customers are looking for quality flooring that will be sure to suit their interior décor. They want something that is built to last and look great. Our Prestige oak floors are the finest on the market with an amazing range of styles, colours, and textures. Sharing the unrivalled beauty and character of traditional European Oaks with durability and strength.
Box Coverage Area: 1.824
Installation Method: Floating Floor
Plank Size: 1900x160x12/3
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.
Prestige Oak 12/3 MM T&G Category FAQs
The unique specifications of Prestige Oak flooring make it ideal for installation throughout homes, apartments or commercial applications with the exception of wet areas such as bathrooms and laundries. This Oak flooring features a multi layer backing, fire and slip test certification, as well as a matte water resistant coating for superior stability and durability. It also features a Tongue and Groove or Unilin system to make installation seamless. Prestige Oak comes in three specifications; 12/3mm, 15/4mm and 21/6mm.
Engineered floors are not water proof, so maintaining them will require some care. Ideally, the provision of adequate mats at entrances will be a great start to keeping out grime and dirt. You should also only use professional cleaning methods, solutions and equipment which are available at specialist resellers. Be sure to avoid excess water when mopping.
Prestige Engineered oak flooring is made up of a variety of real timber sources. The surface veneer of timber is fused to a plywood core to provide the authentic timber look at a lower price with even greater structural durability.
