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Oak hardwood flooring has been selected for a wide range of architectural projects, from residential to commercial facilities due to its beautiful grain and excellent durability.
We will explain in detail the characteristics, types, and choices of Oak flooring that designers should know based on their expertise as a Natural wood flooring manufacturer and numerous deliveries. The reason why Oak flooring is supported by many designers is its high versatility. It is highly regarded as a floor material that can balance design freedom and long-term aesthetics, such as a variety of colors from natural to dark tone, a wide range of structural options from Solid materials to engineered flooring, and aging of the texture that deepens over time.
Basic characteristics and types of oak materials
We will explain the main types, characteristics, and advantages and disadvantages of oak materials.
Main types and characteristics of oak materials
There are three main types of oak flooring materials, each of which has different characteristics.
White oak is an oak material from North America, characterized by bright and elegant color. The wood grain is beautiful and has been adopted in many interior designs as a white oak Natural wood flooring. In the interior, it can accommodate a wide range of design tastes from modern to Scandinavian style, and is especially ideal for projects aiming to create a bright space.
Red oak has a slightly reddish tone than white oak, and the clear wood grain pattern is impressive. This tree species, which is distributed mainly in the eastern United States, is suitable for creating a space with a strong presence.
European oak is an oak from Europe, characterized by a homogeneous beauty with less nodes and uneven colors. European Oak’s Natural wood flooring is treasured by commercial facilities and high-quality housing projects seeking high-end finish.
Advantages and Demerits of Oak Materials
The advantage of oak material is its durability and its appearance beauty that is easy to match with any interior.
In addition to housing, it is often used in commercial facilities and spaces such as Office.
Benefits:
- High durability and abrasion resistance
- Beautiful wood grain pattern and rich color development
- Improvement of texture due to aging
- Compatible with various designs due to good processingability
Demerit:
- Heavier than other coniferous tree-based Natural wood floorings
- The shrinkage and expansion due to changes in humidity are slightly larger
- The initial cost is relatively high
- Requires regular maintenance
By implementing appropriate design and construction after understanding these characteristics, we can maximize the excellent performance of Oak Natural wood flooring.
Oak Natural wood flooring Product Classification
Oak Natural wood flooring can be classified according to the difference between structure and finishing and surface treatment.
Classification by structure
Solid flooring
Solid Natural wood flooring is the most luxurious flooring made from 100% natural oak wood. The greatest attraction of Oak Solid wood is the texture of real wood and the natural texture that deepens over time.
Benefits:
- The warmth and luxury of real wood
- Can be used for a longer period of time for reshaving
- Improvement of indoor environment by humidity control effect
Demerit:
- Risk of warping and gaps due to changes in humidity
- Requires regular maintenance
- The initial cost is high
Solid Natural wood flooring Popular Products
Wild solid oak
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
It has a wild feeling by Oak with knots
Wide plank solid hardwood flooring
Wild solid direct stick oak
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
The product has surface brushing process to solid Oak wood
Applyed straight floor material
Passport floor
For housing
Popular UNI-type solid flooring with a variety of tree species
Composite Natural wood flooring
The composite Natural wood flooring is a Natural wood flooring structure based on plywood and a laminated oak on the surface. It is a practical option that improves dimensional stability while maintaining the beauty of Solid materials.
The composite Natural wood flooring is divided into the Natural wood flooring and the Natural wood flooring. Grind Natural wood flooring is a product that uses 2-4mm thick oak material on the surface, and Natural wood flooring is a product that uses a thin oak poke plate of 0.2-0.6mm. In each case, you can feel the natural texture at a lower cost compared to Solid wood.
Benefits:
- High dimensional stability compared to Solid materials
- Excellent cost performance
- Easy to handle underfloor heating
Combined Natural wood flooring Popular Products
Nordic
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Wide and long engineered hardwood flooring using 3mm/4mm wear layer
Slim eight long
For commercial facilities, Office, Hotels, Residential
thickness 8mm wide length wear layer is used.
Flooring material suitable for earth foot and floor warm
Wild direct stick long
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
2mm wear layer with oak bushi
Directly attached floor material for soil and feet finished with natural paint
Classification by finishing and surface treatment
Unifloring
UNIFLORING is a product in which short sheet material is joined in a long way, enabling effective use of materials and cost reduction. Seams are arranged regularly, making them suitable for modern interiors.
Unifloring popular products
Premium UNI
For housing
UNI-type engineered Hardwood Flooring plain sliced wear layer made of selected woods
Passport floor
For housing
Popular UNI-type solid flooring with a variety of tree species
Passport Yukadan
For housing
Solid flooring for the underfloor heating
Design Paste (herringbone, parquet) Natural wood flooring
Herringbone (human character paste) and parquet (Ichimatsu paste) are pattern pastes that realize a classic and high-class finish. Herringbone is especially popular for its European interior design.
Design Natural wood flooring popular products
Premium herringbone
For commercial facilities, Office, Hotels, Residential
Parquet hardwood flooring with 1,000mm square
Premium French herringbone
For commercial facilities, Office, Hotels, Residential
The panel of engineered hardwood by French herringbone pattern with easy installation
Premium design parquet
For commercial facilities, Office, Hotels, Residential
Herringbone hardwood flooring with the luxury by using the plain sliced wear layer
Wide Natural wood flooring
Wide Natural wood flooring is a Natural wood flooring with a width of more than 150mm, enabling a spacious and open space production. With fewer seams, it gives a clearer impression.
Wide range of Natural wood flooring popular products
Nordic
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Wide and long engineered hardwood flooring using 3mm/4mm wear layer
Boden Warm selected woods Series
For housing
Wide plank engineered hardwood made of selected woods that can be installed on the underfloor heating
Pure natural 180WIDE
For housing
Hardwood Flooring with 180mm width for the underfloor heating
Rustic Natural wood flooring
The Rustic finish is characterized by its natural and expressive finish utilizing the knots and uneven colors.
Rustic Natural wood flooring Popular Products
Wild solid oak More Wild
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Solid hardwood flooring that remains damage such as scratches and cracks by not applying surface processing
Wild direct stick long rustic
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Rustic-style engineered hardwood with band sawn finish
Wild solid direct stick oak
Antique
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Direct stick solid hardwood made of oak with antique-style surface processing
Oak Natural wood flooring color variations
Oak Natural wood flooring has a wide range of colors from natural finishes with clear paint to those painted in various colors. In addition, it has the characteristic that color changes due to aging.
Main color tone
The color selection of Natural wood flooring is an important factor that greatly affects the overall impression of the space. It is possible to select the best color tone for the concept of the project from among the varied oak color flavors.
Natural (raw material) Oak Natural finish that makes use of the natural color of Oak expresses the beauty of Oak most honestly. The bright and warm colors are perfect for Nordic style and natural modern interiors.
Natural color popular products
Wild 45
Item number: LW-11
For housing
Our original brushing process is applied to the soundproof hardwood with high sound insulation performance.
Slimwood
Item number: SLW-21
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Slimwood is our own thin hardwood tile with easy installation, which retains the feature of natural wood because the wear layer is natrural wood veneer.
Wild solid oak
Item number: WNB-811
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Direct stick solid hardwood made of oak with antique-style surface processing
Brown is the most versatile and matches a variety of interior styles. It is easy to harmonize with furniture and fittings, and it is an option with few failures.
Brown Color Popular Products
Nordic
Item number: NC-23
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
This wide Hardwood Flooring has 3mm or 4mm thick wear layer.
Wild direct stick long
Item number: OWL-7003
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
This Hardwood Flooring with direct stick is 1,820mm length which was long awaited. The oak is brushed and has a strong wild feeling.
Woodpecker Office
Item number: OAB-1507
For Office
Flooring materials that can be attached directly to the OA floor
Dark brown with deep dark brown creates a heavy and luxurious feel. It is effective for creating classic interiors and hotel-like spaces.
Dark brown color popular products
Wild
Item number: OW-6019
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
The wild texture of Oak wood by brush processing that makes the grain stand out is attractive.
Wild solid oak More Wild
Item number: WNK-254
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
It is the solid hardwood flooring that makes use of the distortion and cracks on the surface during the drying process of solid wood.
Woodpecker 90
Item number: WS-613N
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
The popular 90mm wide Hardwood Flooring is made into a reasonable price.
The gray tone, which gives a refined impression, has become increasingly popular in recent years. Good compatibility with concrete and metal, and can also be applied to industrial design.
Grey color popular products
Premium Wide 45
Item number: PRW-01
For hotels and housing
The surface material is 2mm thick wear layer, a 140mm width, and this product has soundproof performance of ΔLL(I)-4(LL-45).
Woodpecker Office
Gray series
Item number: OAB-3502
For Office
This is gray colored hardwood flooring for the OA floor.
Nordic
Item number: NC-25
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
This wide Hardwood Flooring has 3mm or 4mm thick wear layer.
The black finish, which achieves the most impressive and unique finish, is suitable for dynamic spatial production with contrast.
Black color popular products
Slim eight long
Item number: F-2444N
For commercial facilities, Office, Hotels, Residential
This is high quality Hardwood Flooring with 8mm thickness, wide and long wear layer.
Nordic
Item number: NC-24
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
This wide Hardwood Flooring has 3mm or 4mm thick wear layer.
Slimwood/Thinthia
Item number: AM-702
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
We call this product "Natural Hardwood tile", and it expresses the charm of popular wood.
Vintage finishing, which expresses the texture like old materials through vintage aging processing, is ideal for antiques and retro interior design.
Vintage color popular products
Wild solid oak More Wild
Item number: WNK-252
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
It is the solid hardwood flooring that makes use of the distortion and cracks on the surface during the drying process of solid wood.
Wild direct stick long
Handscraped
Item number: OWL-9003
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
This product creates a vintage feel, reminiscent of the good old days.
Wild solid direct stick oak
Antique
Item number: ENA-05
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
The used texture was expressed by artificially applying scratching.
Oak Natural wood flooring Ageing and Color Changes
It is one of the major attractions of Oak Natural wood flooring. Especially for Solid wood, due to natural changes caused by ultraviolet rays and use, the color tone deepens over time and shows a richer expression.
Natural-colored oak generally has increased yellowish and changes to a warm tone. This change manifests prominently in about 6 months to 1 year from installation, and settles in a stable color tone over 3 to 5 years. When incorporating oak materials into the interior, it is important to make a color plan that anticipates this aging.
Interior coordination and design utilization
By coordinating Oak Natural wood flooring with different materials, various designs can be realized.
Combination with other materials
Oak and walnut
The combination of oak and walnut is a coordination method that takes advantage of the characteristics of different tree species. By using bright oak and deep-colored walnuts, it is possible to give a sharpness and depth to the space. In the combination of oak and walnut, it is common to use oak in the main Natural wood flooring and walnut in furniture and fittings.
Oak and Teak
In the combination of oak and Teak, you can enjoy the contrast due to differences in color tone while taking advantage of the beautiful grains of both. The brightness of oak and the calm shade of Teak are used effectively in Japanese modern interior design.
Color that matches the oak color
Compatibility with wall materials and fabrics is also an important factor to consider as a color that matches the oak color. White and Ivy green for natural oak, gray and navy are easy to harmonize with dark oak, making it possible to create a space with a sense of unity overall.
Price, Maintenance and Selection Points
We will explain the points of selection by price, maintenance, and application.
Price range and features
Premium type (more than 21,000 yen/m2) Natural wood flooring Solid and specially processed luxury products are used for projects that seek the highest quality and beauty. Suitable for use in high-grade homes and high-quality commercial spaces.
Premium Type Popular Products
Premium Wide 45
For hotels and housing
Shoes-on engineered hardwood flooring for hotel rooms with high-performance for soundproofing
Boden Warm
For housing
Engineered hardwood flooring using wear layer made of Oak that can be installed on the underfloor heating
Wild solid oak
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Wild-style wide plank solid hardwood made of Oak with knots
Standard type (11,000 to 21,000 yen/m2) Ground plate Natural wood flooring is the mainstream. In addition, Natural wood flooring, which has functionality such as floor warming and soundproofing, is an option that balances functionality and cost.
Standard Type Popular Products
Premium grace
For commercial facilities, Office, Hotels, Residential
Engineered hardwood flooring with a sense of high quality as solid wood by using the plain sliced wear layer
Slimwood
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Slimwood is our own thin hardwood tile with easy installation, which retains the feature of natural wood because the wear layer is natrural wood veneer.
Wild 45
For housing
Antique-style soundproof Hardwood Flooring with brushing finish
Economy type (8,000 to 11,000 yen/m2) The main focus is on the complex Natural wood flooring and Natural wood flooring, so you can realize the beauty of oak while reducing costs. It is recommended for projects that want to reduce costs but focus on the texture of natural wood.
Economy type popular products
Woodpecker 90
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Engineered hardwood flooring with direct stick that has 2mm wear layer and 90mm width at reasonable price
Woodpecker S
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Engineered hardwood flooring with direct stick that has 1mm wear layer and 76mm width at reasonable price
Shoes-on wood value
For commercial facilities, Office and hotels
Engineered hardwood Flooring which has been achieved the ultimate low cost through our experience
Maintenance
Daily maintenance In Oak Natural wood flooring care, daily cleaning is the most important thing. In the case of urethane finish, avoid cleaning water, remove garbage and dust with a vacuum cleaner, and wipe with a dry rag or mop.
In the case of regular maintenance urethane finish, occasional waxing is required. It depends on the frequency of walking, but please go about once every six months in a house and once every two to three weeks in a store with a lot of walking.
Preventive maintenance Measures such as putting felt on the legs of furniture and installing entrance mats can reduce the occurrence of scratches and dirt. Humidity management is also important, and maintaining common humidity (40 to 60%) reduces the risk of warping and cracking of wood.
※The Menten Nance method differs depending on the product, so please contact us for details.
Selection criteria by application
In the residential housing project, functionality to improve the comfort of the living environment, such as underfloor heating, soundproofing performance, and overhanging existing floors, is an important selection criteria.
Popular products for residential use
Wild 45
Antique-style soundproof Hardwood Flooring with brushing finish
Slimwood for underfloor heating
Hardwood flooring with 6.5mm thickness that can be installed on existing floors
Boden Warm
Engineered hardwood flooring using wear layer made of Oak that can be installed on the underfloor heating
Commercial facilities In commercial spaces, product selections that combine functionality and design are required. Especially in boutiques, restaurants, hotels, etc., it is effective to put a design to increase the added value of the space.
Popular products for commercial facilities
Premium design parquet
Parquet hardwood flooring with 1,000mm square
Thinthia French herringbone
Our own hardwood tile that can be installed by French herringbone formation
Premium herringbone
Herringbone hardwood flooring with the luxury by using the plain sliced wear layer
Office Application In modern Office space, it is common to combine with the OA floor (free access floor) system. It is necessary to realize a warm wood space while maintaining the convenience of wiring and maintenance.
Our "Woodpecker Office" is a dedicated Oak Natural wood flooring that can be attached directly to the OA floor panel. It is 4mm thick, so it can be used with existing tile carpet. It brings natural warmth and luxury to the Office space without compromising the functionality of the OA floor.
Popular products for Office
Woodpecker Office
Our own 4mm thick hardwood-tile that can be installed directly on the OA floor
Woodpecker Office
Japan Select
Our own 4mm thick hardwood-tile using Japanese wood that can be installed directly on the OA floor
Woodpecker Office Grey Series
Our own gray hardwood-tile that can be installed on the OA floor
Summary
Oak Natural wood flooring is a highly valuable flooring material for professional architectural and design projects thanks to its excellent durability, beautiful appearance and rich variations. From Solid materials to composites, Oak Natural wood flooring offers the best choice according to project requirements and budgets.
It is important to understand exactly the characteristics of each product and to make the best proposals for the needs of the client and the use of the building. In addition to initial costs, we can create a space that satisfies clients in the long run by comprehensive value proposals, including maintenance, durability, and improved beauty due to aging.
We support the projects of architects and designers by leveraging our numerous deliveries and technical capabilities. We provide support from specialized staff, from product selection to construction method and maintenance, so please feel free to contact us.
