Unfinished
With unfinished floors, you can choose to finish the flooring as you see fit. This could be using a stain, oil, or lacquer. However, to ensure your flooring is durable, you must finish your boards before you can fit them.
Brushed
A brushed finish is perfect if you want a slight texture to your flooring. Brushed finishes help enhance the natural character of the floor by gently brushing it with a steel comb. This removes the soft grains of the wood and leaves behind only the hard grains. You can then treat the flooring with oil or lacquer.
Handscraped
This effect aims to recreate the traditional look of wood flooring when a professional woodworker would hand finish each board, which gave them unique characteristics. This finish especially looks good on glossy, lacquered flooring where the reflection highlights the waviness of the finish.
Aged
Aged flooring is created by adding light wear to the surface of engineered wood planks, such as bumps and scrapes, to create an established, worn look that creates the illusion of flooring that has been laid for years.
Varying levels of ageing are available, depending upon your style preference, giving an impression of short and longer term wear.
Distressed
This finish is perfect for rustic-themed homes because it is designed to give an old and worn feel to a new hardwood floor. Similar to a brushed finish, except the imperfections are more pronounced.
Lacquered
Lacquer is a varnish that dries to produce a hard, durable finish and acts as an additional wear layer. This makes it a popular choice for many, but particularly ideal for areas with higher foot traffic. Lacquer is available in gloss, matt, or satin matt finishes and can be clear or coloured.
Oiled
Oil seeps into the wood and maintains the surface texture of wood flooring while providing some resistance to damage. However, it does not protect the flooring in the same way that lacquer does because it does not sit on the surface. Oiled flooring will require more maintenance and care over spillages because of this.