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Long oak plank floor in a London dining room, supplied and installed by Howard Naish

Supplied & Fitted

Wood Floor Installation in London

Engineered oak planks, herringbone and chevron, supplied and fitted by the same two partners: from the subfloor up.

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Supply & Fit

Boards You've Held, Not Just Seen

We supply and install engineered oak from Staki, the range we trust enough to put our name next to, alongside premium boards from the London trade suppliers we've bought from for years. Before anything is ordered you get samples in your hands: real boards, in your room, in your light. If you want to walk on whole floors first, we'll point you at the showrooms we use ourselves.

You can also see any of the 21 Staki colours on your own room before deciding: upload a photo to the floor visualiser and it will lay the floor for you, planks or herringbone, before a single board is bought.

  • Real samples before any decision, always
  • Straight advice on grade, width and finish for your actual room
  • One firm responsible for supply, fit and finish
  • Already bought your flooring? We'll fit that too
First rows of engineered oak planks being fitted across a prepared subfloor
Subfloor prepared and levelled ready for a new wood floor installation

The Part Nobody Sees

A Floor Is Only As Good As Its Subfloor

The glamour is in the top layer. The lifespan is underneath. Before the first board goes down, the subfloor is levelled and checked for moisture, the right underlay or adhesive is chosen for the build-up, and the boards sit in the room to acclimatise so they've settled to your home before they're fixed into it.

Both photos on this page are ours, taken mid-job. Skip this stage and the floor tells on you within a year: squeaks, movement, joints opening up. We've been called in to rescue enough rushed installations to know it's the cheapest corner to cut and the most expensive one to fix.

Wondering about money? The real rates, a genuine worked quote and what moves the total are in our installation cost guide.

Planks, Herringbone or Chevron

The Pattern Changes Everything

The same oak reads completely differently laid straight, in herringbone or in chevron. Straight planks calm a room and stretch it; herringbone brings movement and a period feel; chevron points the whole floor like an arrow and suits a bolder scheme. Pattern work costs more to fit, because nearly every board is cut at least once, and it's worth every cut.

The white chevron in this photo is a floor we supplied and fitted in Camberwell; the full story is on the Camberwell page. There's a herringbone installation on the Purley page too.

And if the new floor is replacing a tired old one, we'll give you an honest verdict on it first. A lifted-and-relaid old floor never behaves like a new one: reclaimed boards can move, gap and show their history. Sometimes that's the charm; sometimes new boards are the right call. We'll price what's worth pricing and tell you which we'd choose in our own house.

White chevron oak floor supplied and fitted by Howard Naish in Camberwell

Before and After

What a New Floor Does to a Room

Before and after: a renovation room transformed by a new engineered oak floor from Howard Naish

A renovation mid-project on the left, the same room with its new engineered oak floor on the right. The floor is the biggest single surface in any room; change it and everything above it looks more expensive.

Straight Answers

Installation Questions, Answered

Do you supply the flooring or do I find it myself?
Either. Most clients have us supply and fit: we work with trade suppliers we've used for years, you get real samples in your hands before deciding, and one firm is responsible for the whole job. If you've already bought your flooring, we're happy to fit it, and we'll tell you honestly if what you've bought isn't right for the room.
Engineered or solid wood, which should I choose?
For most modern homes, engineered: a real oak wear layer on a stable base that copes far better with central heating and changing humidity, and it can still be sanded in future. Solid boards earn their place in period restorations where like-for-like matters. We'll give you a straight recommendation for your actual room, not a catalogue answer.
Can a new wood floor go over underfloor heating?
Yes, with engineered boards: that's exactly what they're built for. Solid timber isn't recommended over heating. Every product has its own temperature limits, so we check the specific board against your system before anything is ordered.
What happens before the first board goes down?
The unglamorous part that decides how long the floor lasts: the subfloor is levelled and checked for moisture, the right underlay or adhesive is chosen for the build-up, and the boards sit in the room to acclimatise before fitting. Skip any of that and the floor tells on you within a year: squeaks, movement, open joints.
How long does an installation take?
A straight-lay room is usually days, not weeks; pattern floors take longer because nearly every board is cut at least once. The part people forget is acclimatisation: the boards spend a few days living in your home before fitting so they settle to it, and we build that into the schedule rather than rushing it. You get a fixed timeline with the quote, so the answer for your job is a date, not a guess.
Will you fit beading and deal with the skirting?
Yes. Depending on the room we either undercut door frames and skirting so the floor runs beneath them, or finish the edge with matching beading. We'll agree which on the site visit, before anything is priced.

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