Jonathan Sapir has over 17 years in the flooring industry. As an authority on flooring, he infuses his extensive knowledge and passion for quality products into every article. Jonathan's expertise helps readers make informed decisions for elegant and durable flooring solutions.
When you’re shopping for a new timber floor, you’ll soon realise that there’s quite a bit of jargon you need to get familiar with. The Wood and Beyond blog is a great place to start if you want to get familiar with all the terms. Don’t get us wrong, it’s not that the jargon’s…
Oak is a stunning wood, there’s no doubt about that. Used as a flooring material for centuries, when you choose the right oak floor it could last a lifetime (and possibly a whole lot more). Solid or engineered? The great thing about oak floorboards today is that they are now even more versatile than…
Reconditioned wood flooring is one of the hottest trends right now and it’s easy to see why. Anything that looks as if it has a load of history and heritage is in really high demand. No matter whether it’s aged leather goods, denims or flooring – reconditioned styling is BIG NEWS. Reconditioned wood flooring…
Old school floors are really popular and in high demand. Depending on your age, you’ll recall that old school gyms and halls had stunning wood floors that were painstakingly cared for by janitors throughout the country. Those same floors are now highly sought after by people seeking some history for their homes. Recovered from…
Wood floor panels are a really popular interior choice for owners of small houses, big houses, new houses, old houses and apartments of all styles. A really versatile, hard-wearing and affordable flooring solution, wood isn’t just great to look at, it’s easy to maintain too. But one thing many people struggle with is the…
Old oak flooring that’s distressed and has been reclaimed is a look that more and more people are looking for and is a great option to consider. When you’re creating your interior, the choice of different styles available to you today are enormous – so how on earth do you go about making the…
Under Floor Heating (UFH) is a way of heating homes that is growing in popularity, and it’s easy to see why. With an extremely high comfort factor, together with a nice even distribution of heat, many argue that there is less wastage with this option when compared with traditional radiators. Whether or not it is…
Whitewashed oak flooring is far from new, but no matter how long it has been on the centre stage of flooring options, it is still a really unique and highly attractive flooring solution. Whitewashed oak flooring will give you a real focal point to your room, no matter which room in the home you…
As any regular reader of the Wood and Beyond blog will know, easy on the eye and versatile engineered wood parquet flooring is a relatively new kid on the block. Not so very long ago, if you wanted the luxury of parquet flooring, you’d have had to look for a craftsman with the skills…
At Wood and Beyond, we’re not really betting people but if we were to put bets on anything, it would be that limed oak engineered flooring would simply never go out of fashion. Liming wood was a method used to preserve and protect wood years and years ago. With a real sun-kissed end look…
It may seem like a contradiction in terms to say new traditional style wood flooring, but if you think about it, in all areas of fashion and interiors manufacturers are getting better and better at making new look old. While genuinely old is what some people insist upon, the vast majority of us want…
Cottage style wood flooring is equally popular in the likes of apartments and modern houses as it is in old cottages themselves. When people think cottage styles they tend to think of small rooms with lots of chintzy furniture and plenty of bric-a-brac, but cosy, cottage style interiors needn’t be that way. Winter is…