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.
Bamboo, which technically isn’t even a wood, is growing in popularity as a wood flooring alternative to the traditional woods. Classified as a grass, and not a wood at all, bamboo is a plant that grows with impressive rapidity into a strong raw material. Its fast growth makes it a highly eco friendly alternative to…
With many years of experience and expertise in the wooden floor, hardwood decking and wooden worktop sector, Wood and Beyond, until recently has concentrated purely on online sales. But that has now changed. While we continue to focus a huge part of our effort on our important, widespread and loyal online customer base, we…
Nature is a veritable palette of colour and wood is no exception. From blonde to black, wood colours vary dramatically according to the species. Light coloured woods include birch, pine, white oak, ash and maple and are extremely popular flooring choices for anyone seeking a bright, airy interior. That said, dark floors are also highly…
Wood flooring care can be a bit “hit and miss” if you’re new to it. So here’s 30 of our wood flooring care tips to help you sort out what’s important and what’s not so important. 1. If at all possible encourage everyone to take their shoes off at your door. 2. Invest in…
There is little doubt that a wood breakfast bar or worktop will add real charm to any style of kitchen. Irrespective of whether your kitchen is traditional or modern in style, you’re sure to be able to find a wood worktop or breakfast bar to suit. At Wood and Beyond, we have a broad…
Wood flooring has been used for hundreds of years in castles and stately homes and is becoming more and more sought after as a healthy and stylish flooring option today. Also credited by some experts with adding value to homes, an increasing number of people are installing either solid or engineered wood flooring in…
Like most things in life, there’s no straight answer to the question “How long it will take to fit wood flooring?” Sorry! However, if your room is well prepared and you’ve hired a professional fitter (with an assistant), a good guide is around 45m2 per day. However, there are so many variables in that figure,…
For anyone who’s not familiar with the term “grade”, surprisingly it has nothing to do with quality; it’s all to do with ground level. At the risk of over-simplifying this term, broadly speaking, “above grade” is above ground level and “below grade” is below ground level. So what does this have to do with flooring? …
Solid wood flooring, as the name suggests, is made from solid wood and absolutely nothing else. Made from planks cut from trees, solid wood flooring comes in a whole host of species of wood, grades of wood, colours and board sizes. The cost of solid wood flooring varies dramatically from the cheapest to the most…
No matter whether you’ve decided to invest in a top of the range, exotic, solid wood floor or a budget engineered option, it’s essential that you pay respect to the environment in which you will lay your floor. The humidity and moisture levels in both the room and in the subfloor where your new floor…
Fitting wood flooring on a DIY basis is not for the feint hearted, but with a bit of preparation and a lot of patience, can certainly be done. If you’re planning a DIY wood floor fitting project, there are several tools you’ll need. Here’s our “Top 10”: A miter saw. Miter saws come in…
Wide plank wood flooring is the term used to describe flooring that is greater than the standard 120 to 150mm plank width. Available in solid as well as engineered wood floor options, wide plank wood flooring is a stylish and highly sought after flooring option, particularly for modern interiors. When you’re making your flooring…