Ascot Golden Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 (mm)

Classic grade keeps the surface calmer than the Rustic Ascot boards, with smaller knots and less colour variation, so the golden tone reads even across the floor.

A matt lacquer on a brushed board is the low-maintenance surface: it wipes clean, resists abrasion better than an oil, and the brushing keeps it from showing every scratch. It is refinished as a whole floor when the time comes rather than patched. Tongue and groove, micro-bevelled, listed as compatible with underfloor heating; a box covers 1.8 square metres, and the manufacturer's warranty is 15 years.

Golden oak warms a north-facing room and pairs with most schemes, which is why it dates less than the fashion tones either side of it. The Weybridge Golden Wheat Oak is the same tone and surface at 190 mm wide; the Victorian Antique Golden Brown Oak is the deep brushed, oiled version at 220 mm.