With modern laminates so convincing and so simple to install, at Edward James Oak, we’re often asked whether it is really worth installing a solid oak floor. The answer, of course, is emphatically yes.

Laminate is to solid wood flooring, what a cheap print is to an original painting. However good it looks, it will always lack the aesthetic qualities of the genuine article. There is simply no substitute for the original, organic feeling of solid wood flooring. The feel, the smell, the lustre and the undeniable quality of genuine hardwood flooring is something that no laminate will ever recreate, however much you spend.

Hardwood flooring has been used in the finest homes, hotels and offices for centuries, and that heritage shines through in every installation, giving a timeless elegance and ambience to every room. Polished to perfection, there’s nothing like it.

What’s more, solid oak flooring is a look that lasts, long after laminates have faded and become loose. Engineered wood flooring is built to fit precisely and finished in a way that retains its quality look year after year, through staining and oiling, waxes and lacquers.

Solid oak hardwood flooring gives you so much flexibility in style and design. Edward James Oak source only the finest oak wood from Central Europe, and bring it to our own factory, where it is hand finished by true craftsmen. In this way, we are able to offer a range of oak styles, from traditional knotty oak that is stained or smoked to your exact requirements, to contemporary clean grades that create a fresh modern look.

So if you’re considering flooring, don’t compromise on laminate, choose the quality of real solid oak flooring from Edward James Oak.