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Browse CollectionsFresh tones with modern elegance. White oak brings light finishes, subtle grain detail and a bright, clean feel into your home. A refined choice for contemporary interiors that need softness, clarity and lasting style.
“A real oak surface over a cross-laminated core. This is the version of oak that lives happily over underfloor heating.”
— our flooring team
White Oak is engineered oak finished with a white pigment in the oil, so the grain shows through a pale surface. Two boards: a smooth Weybridge plank and a deep brushed Victorian Antique board, both oiled rather than lacquered.
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White oak here does not mean a pale species; it means European oak finished with a white-pigmented oil. The pigment does two things: it counters the amber cast that ordinary oil gives oak, and it settles into the open grain so the figure of the wood shows as fine pale lines against a slightly paler ground. The result is a floor that reads cool and chalky in daylight and warms to cream in the evening.
The two boards are different characters. The Weybridge White Oiled Oak is a smooth, Classic grade plank at 190 mm by 1900 mm with a 3 mm wear layer; it is the clean, modern version and suits open-plan rooms with white walls. The Victorian Antique White Oak is 15 mm thick, 220 mm by 2200 mm, deep brushed and hard wax oiled with a 4 mm wear layer and the Antique Effect grade's aged variation; it is the version for a period room or a coastal scheme where a little texture is wanted. Both are tongue and groove, micro-bevelled, listed as compatible with underfloor heating, and carry a 15 year manufacturer's warranty.
Because both boards are oiled, both can be maintained locally: a worn patch is cleaned and re-oiled rather than the whole floor being sanded. The one rule is to use the manufacturer's white maintenance oil, not a clear one. A clear oil darkens the patch it is applied to and the repair shows.
A pale floor shows dark marks and grit more than a mid tone does, and a smooth pale floor most of all. If the room is a hallway or a kitchen, the deep brushed board is the more forgiving of the two, and the washed grey boards are worth a look as a close, slightly darker alternative.
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