Exclusive and distinctive.
Next to the popular European oak flooring Heywood continues to offer a large variety of other wood species from all around the world. From Canada to Asia and from South America to Africa. A precious and exclusive niche market. Exceptional and distinctive types of wood, each with a unique structure and special colour tone. Often finished in natural tones to preserve the natural beauty of each species, but of course we also offer the possibilities of creating personal and bespoke finishings together.

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Natural and vivid appearance.
This oak collection is based on the authentic standard surface of Heywood’s flooring. This means that all floors within the Traditional collection are regular flat sanded. Due to the alternation of areas with a harder and softer surface structure, in which the finishing oil is absorbed differently, a natural and vivid appearance is created.

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Natural deformed and sawn surface.
Similar to the Shrunk collection, the structure of this lively and extra rustic oak collection is based on a naturally deformed and subtly brushed surface. Contrary to regular engineered flooring, lumber with a relative high humidity level is cut to wear layers, and then let to dry. This results in natural ‘shrunken’ surface undulations around the characteristic cracks, end-cracks and knots. The cross marks from bandsawing the wearlayers is maintained and forms an import feature of Knotting Hill flooring. Subsequently a selection of the knots and cracks are hand-scraped and partially filled to enhance the aged character of the floor.

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