More and more people are taking the plunge and ripping up their carpets to replace them with wood flooring. Irrespective of whether they decide to go the solid wood floor or engineered wood floor route, they’re sure to end up with a more stylish, and in many ways more hygienic and practical interior. When…
If your wood floor is looking a bit tired and you’re keen to refresh it, depending on the severity of its “fatigue”, you might get away with giving it a really good clean, or the solution might require a bit more effort. Here are 4 ways to refresh the look of your tired wood floor:…
Engineered wood flooring is a really popular alternative to solid wood and is particularly adaptable thanks to its clever construction. Unlike solid wood, which is made from single planks of solid wood, engineered wood flooring is made up of a sandwich of layers of wood products which are bonded together to create an especially…
One of the many great things about wood flooring is that even when it reaches the point of looking tired and sad, you can bring it back to life without too much effort. There are few, if any, other flooring options that boast this major benefit. So, if your wood floor has had a tough…
Exotic wood flooring, as the name suggests is flooring made from raw materials sourced from some of the far-flung corners of the earth. Exotic hardwoods are typically found in warm or tropical climates, so by implication don’t grow in the UK. Found in countries like South America, Africa, Australia, the Far East and certain…
As any regular reader of this blog will know, there are two kinds of wood flooring. There’s solid wood flooring and engineered wood flooring. Solid wood flooring, as the name suggests is made from solid planks of wood, made in the species of your choice. Engineered wood flooring, on the other hand, is a cleverly…
Tiger wood, whose official name is astronium fraxinifolium is an exotic hardwood that has its origins in Africa, but nowadays normally hails from the likes of South America. Normally a tanny, red colour with dark brown “stripes”, it is easy to see how it gets its name. Recognised for its extreme strength and durability,…
Irrespective of what type of wood flooring you’re looking to buy, once you start shopping around, you’ll notice a huge variation in the prices for things that appear to be similar. If you’re new to wood flooring, this can make your job to find the right solution really frustrating. From our point of view there…
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…