Wood Flooring Advice

Beautiful wood flooring is an investment so its important make the right decision. Read our simple, expert advice and find out all you need to know to help you choose your perfect wood floor.

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Wood flooring in workspace
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Next Generation Magnetic Wood Flooring in Workspace

Magnetree enables our beautiful wood floors to be fitted over magnetically receptive subfloors without adhesive. Say hello the future of wood flooring in workspace. Show less –
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Broadleaf Flooring Trims and Thresholds
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Use matching thresholds and steps to finish your wood floor perfectly.

Leonardo Da Vinci knew it and so do we, which is why we make steps, trims and beading to complement every one of our beautiful wood floors. Show less –
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Engineered Broadleaf Metro Terra Fired Oak plank flooring.
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Engineered Wood Flooring Explained

Engineered wood flooring is a popular choice, but there are so many options it can be difficult to navigate which is right one for you. Let our experts explain the basics. Show less –
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Family friendly wood flooring
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How to Choose a Family Friendly Wood Floor

Beautiful wood flooring, if chosen correctly, is a family friendly choice that will withstand the wear and tear of family life for years to come. Show less –
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Natural oak plank Broadleaf flooring laid in a bedroom.
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Is Wood Flooring Hard To Look After?

If you choose the right finish and use the right aftercare products, wood flooring is not a high maintenance choice. Find out how to choose a wood floor that needs minimum maintenance and will stay looking good… Read more + with just a little regular TLC. Show less –
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Rustic Broadleaf oak plank floor laid in a library room with grey armchair and black bookshelves.
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How to Choose the Right Wood Flooring: An Expert Guide

Choosing a wood floor for the first time can be daunting, but hopefully this simple guide will make choosing, fitting and looking after your Broadleaf floor straightforward and stress free. Show less –
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Should I Choose Plank or Parquet Wood Flooring. ?
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Should I Choose Plank or Parquet Wood Flooring. ?

Struggling to choose between plank and parquet? Our Broadleaf experts discuss the different design possibilities that plank and parquet bring, and their different fitting implications, to help you make an informed decision. Show less –
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Large oak parquet flooring laid in herringbone pattern in a North-facing room with turquoise sofa.
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Which Wood Flooring for North Facing Rooms ?

Brightening a north-facing room can feel like quite the challenge. Here are some of our top tips for countering cool light with warm tones and beautiful real wood flooring. Show less –
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Herringbone parquet blocks laid in a boot room with white bench and sage green built in storage.
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Herringbone & Parquet: are they the same thing?

It’s a question we get asked time and time again. Find out more about the history and origins of parquet and why herringbone is not in fact the same thing, despite popular belief that it is. Show less –
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Herringbone parquet floor visible through a bevelled glass door
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Choose Your Perfect Wood floor With Our Flooring Visualiser

Choosing beautiful, British wood flooring for your projects has never been easier. Our flooring visualiser puts all the information you need to make your choice right at your fingertips. Show less –
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Dealing with wood flooring at doorways
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Dealing with wood flooring at doorways

Many people worry about how to deal with different thicknesses of flooring between rooms or how to discreetly cover the expansion gap required around wood flooring at doorways. With our versatile range of thresholds there is no… Read more + need – it is simple to create a seamless transition between rooms. Show less –
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Strata: Sustainable All-Oak Engineered Flooring
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Strata: Sustainable All-Oak Engineered Flooring

Our innovative Strata engineered boards are luxurious, dimensionally super stable and optimally sustainable. Show less –
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Why should you visit a Broadleaf Showroom?
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Why should you visit a Broadleaf Showroom?

We always recommend visiting one of our showrooms. It’s much easier than trying to choose from a distance, and it’s by far the best way to appreciate the quality and craftsmanship of our floors. Show less –
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Rich vintage parquet floor in a family kitchen
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Is Wood Flooring Practical in a Family Home?

Our real wood floors are undeniably beautiful and make an impressive design feature, but are they a practical choice to live with in a busy family home? Show less –
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Parquet Flooring: Do they Need a Border?
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Parquet Flooring: Do they Need a Border?

Kitchens are increasingly used as the hub of modern homes. This has led to a real rethink about the best kitchen flooring and wood flooring becoming an increasingly popular choice. Show less –
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How to use wood flooring samples
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How to use wood flooring samples

Find out more about how you can use our wood flooring samples to help you choose your perfect wood floor. Show less –
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Engineered Wood Flooring
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Busting the myths about engineered wood flooring

There are many myths about engineered wood flooring, many created by clever marketeers to persuade customers to choose it over solid wood flooring. Read on to discover what is myth and what is fact. Show less –
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Oak forest
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What is sustainable wood flooring?

As we all become more conscious of our impact on the environment sustainability happily comes up more and more often, but what is sustainable wood flooring and how do you know you are buying it? Show less –
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Fitting wood flooring over underfloor heating
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Fitting wood flooring over underfloor heating

We have been successfully supplying wood flooring for use over underfloor heating for 20 years, so read on for simple answers from our expert team to the most common questions we are asked. Show less –
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A selection of wooden flooring planks showing various wood grading.
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What are wood flooring grades?

Wood flooring grades are used to describe the amount of natural variation and quantity and size of knots that should be expected in a wood floor, so it is important to understand them before you choose one. Show less –
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IS WOOD FLOORING SUITABLE FOR A KITCHEN?
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IS WOOD FLOORING SUITABLE FOR A KITCHEN?

Kitchens are increasingly used as the hub of modern homes. This has led to a real rethink about the best kitchen flooring and wood flooring becoming an increasingly popular choice. Show less –
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A modern set of table and chairs on a dark wood parquet, herringbone-patterned flooring.
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WHY SHOULD I BUY A BROADLEAF WOOD FLOOR?

Beautiful wood flooring will transform any room, but not all wood floors are the same and a second best solution won’t look, feel or wear the same way. Here are 10 reasons to choose us. Show less –
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WOOD FLOOR FINISHES: THE BASICS
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WOOD FLOOR FINISHES: THE BASICS

The range of finishes available for wood flooring can seem daunting at first glance. Here is a simple guide to the basics that should help you decide which wood finish will best suit your wood flooring. Show less –
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HOW TO KEEP YOUR WOOD FLOOR SHOWROOM BEAUTIFUL
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HOW TO KEEP YOUR WOOD FLOOR SHOWROOM BEAUTIFUL

Like a good bottle of wine, a beautiful wood floor should get better with age. Follow these top tips from the Broadleaf experts to keep your wood floor looking showroom beautiful. Show less –
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HOW TO APPLY A HARDWAX OIL WOOD FLOORING FINISH
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HOW TO APPLY A HARDWAX OIL WOOD FLOORING FINISH

Follow these simple instructions to successfully apply Broadleaf Hardwax Oil to your wood floor Show less –
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WHAT IS A PRE-FINISHED FLOOR?
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WHAT IS A PRE-FINISHED FLOOR?

Most wood flooring is supplied pre-finished meaning it will arrive with a suitable finish already applied, so that it is ready to walk on the same day. However, this is not always the case… Show less –
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Hard Wood Flooring with Fireplace and Green Walls
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SIMPLE MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR YOUR WOOD FLOOR

Follow these simple steps to optimise the life of your wood floor finish and keep your Broadleaf wood flooring looking its best Show less –
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Solid worn oak vintage parquet flooring in a bathroom
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CAN I FIT WOOD FLOORING IN A BATHROOM?

Beautiful wood flooring ticks lots of boxes when it comes to creating the perfect space to relax in, but can it work in a bathroom? Show less –
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DO I NEED ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING?
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DO I NEED ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING?

For most of our clients this is one of the first questions that they ask. Most have been left confused by conflicting information from different sources. So, what is the answer? Show less –
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Stacks of hardwood flooring blocks used for parquet designs by Broadleaf Timber.
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ACCLIMATISING WOOD FLOORING: WHY IS IT ESSENTIAL?

In short, no – wood flooring needs to be acclimatised before it is fitted so that you don’t experience unusual movement after fitting. Show less –
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