Elka Caramel Oak Engineered Flooring, Oiled, 189x3x14 Mm

The Elka Caramel Oak Engineered Flooring, Oiled, 189x3x14 Mm is part of our Elka Oak Rustic flooring collection, adding a natural touch to every environment. This 189 mm wide flooring plank comes with 3 mm top layer and Tongue-and-Groove joint system._x000D_

Elka Flooring_x000D_

Elka engineered flooring is a truly practical product, chosen for its strength, flexibility of installation and overall stability. It perfectly mimics a solid wood floor, but is actually made of three or more layers of real wood with an upper layer of genuine hardwood. It can be used in conservatories and in conjunction with underfloor heating._x000D_

Installation_x000D_

Due to their price range and variety of colours and finishes the 14 mm wood flooring range is the most popular. They are easy to install and ideal for floating installations over concrete or timber subfloors, without presence of underfloor heating (UFH). A glue-down installation is recommended for floors with UFHs._x000D_

Hardwood Wearable Layer_x000D_

This engineered flooring product comes with 3 mm real wood top layer, which provides sufficient depth for renovating your floors at least once after installation._x000D_

Oak Flooring_x000D_

Oak is an extremely versatile wood type - a medium density hardwood, with strength, character and durability surpasses many other timber species. Oak starts soft and malleable, but once dry becomes hard and durable. Whether aged by the weather or preserved with a suitable stain or varnish, the beauty of Oak is undeniable. Its distinctive look exudes quality, and its rich colouring and attractive woodgrain deliver an elegant texture. Its rustic look is able to add instant charm and character to any application, whether situated internally or externally._x000D_

Rustic Character_x000D_

This flooring product is available in Rustic grade - selection of the timber which allows various sizes of knotts and colour variation between the planks. Rustic grade flooring can add more character and natural feeling to environment._x000D_

Natural Oiled Finish_x000D_

Oil based finishes seal timber by soaking into the wooden surface and therefore tend to provide a more natural feel and look of the timber. Quite often wooden floors are sealed with oil after going through a "brushing" process, which  embosses the texture of the wooden surface. Floors with such finish are referred to as "Brushed & Oiled"._x000D_

This type of finish is less durable compared to the lacquer, but allows recoating of your wooden floors. This can have some benefits in terms of maintenance, as recoating can delay the complete renovation of the floors, which uses the process of sanding and reduces the wearable thickness of the wooden floors._x000D_

The oil-based finishes however are slow-drying (6-10 hours per coat) and it may be difficult in terms of planning and furniture to apply a new top coat in a busy household. In fact, due to this inconvenience many household tend to delay recoating of oiled floors and end up renovating their floors too early._x000D_

Maintenance of Oiled Floors_x000D_

Oiled floors infuse environment with a natural feeling, but do require tender care. Cleaning the floors regularly with an appropriate cleaner or topping up with maintence oil, helps prolong the life of your oiled floors. Our recommendation for cleaning oiled floors goes for Bona Spray Mop for Oiled Floors.