Wood flooring over underfloor heating
Suitable species, thicknesses and fitting methods, temperature limits, and the mistakes that make boards cup.
Category Flooring advice
Guides pratiques pour bien choisir, acheter et poser son parquet: essences, grades, finitions, motifs, prix et entretien — par l'équipe Import Your Parquet.
Laying a click floor yourself: step by step
Substrate preparation, laying direction, expansion gaps, cuts: the full method and the mistakes that cost the most.
Buying wood flooring direct from the mill
Who takes a margin between the mill and your home, what direct buying actually changes, and the trade-offs nobody mentions.
Oiled, lacquered or raw: which finish?
Look, resistance, upkeep, repairability: the criteria that actually decide, and the real cost of each finish over time.
Oak grades: Prime, Select, Natur, Rustic
Grade describes appearance, not quality. What knots, sapwood and colour variation each grade allows, and which one suits your room.
Herringbone vs chevron: the differences
Two patterns constantly confused, and a third often lumped in with them. How to tell them apart, and what each one costs to lay.
What oak flooring really costs per m²
Where the money actually goes, why the same board sells for double elsewhere, and the costs quoted prices leave out.
Engineered or solid wood flooring?
Stability, thickness, number of sandings, underfloor heating, budget: the criteria that genuinely separate the two families.