Wide oak boards lightly limed - click here for image This floor (supplied by English Timbers) was installed in a new (heated) conservatory and two adjoining rooms. Installation was by secret nailing and adhesives, and after lightly liming the boards they were sealed with a silk lacquer. We also installed new oak skirting boards finished to match the floor. Character grade Oak - click here for image This floor was installed with character grade oak, with stair nosings made to pattern, and finished with hardwax oil, which leaves a satin matt finish. Olive Ash - click here for image This Olive Ash floor (supplied by English Timbers) was installed in the hall, stairs and landing, using adhesives on the solid hall floor and stairs, and secret nailing on the landing. Oak Parquetry Flooring - click here for image This design was laid over floorboards (lined with ply), with a 2-line border in wenge, and was stained to the customer's chosen colour. Character Walnut - click here for image This picture shows the rich, deep tones of walnut boards, with the pale streaks of sapwood (a feature of the character grade) providing highlights. The floor was sealed with hardwax oil. Jatoba - click here for image This tropical hardwood is extremely tough, and therefore ideally suited to this restaurant floor in the busy Westminister hotel in Chester. It was sealed with Bonakemi Traffic lacquer, a durable commercial finish. Smoky Maple - click here for image The striking mixture of colours looks very attractive in a contemporary setting, and the wood itself is very hard. Oak Herringbone Parquet - click here for image This is the most popular of all the parquet designs, and looks particularly attractive in prime oak. The floor has the 2-line border in Merbau, which was steamed so that it could be bent around the curve of the bay. Merbau Staircase - click here for image This flight of stairs was clad in Merbau, and a contrasting maple border, which ran around the landing floor, was continued down the stairs as a feature strip across each step. Inset Design - click here for image This simple design was built up on site, to make a feature in the herringbone parquet floor. More complicated designs, such as a circular compass can be fabricated off-site on a computer controlled laser cutter. In this way designs of any complexity can be created. Random Width Oak- click here for image This random width oak floor looks completely at home in a country cottage, particularly with the hardwax oil finish, giving a deep rich golden colour, bringing out the figuring in the boards.