Floorboards in Australia and New Zealand: why European oak
Floorboards are the boards of timber that form the finished surface of a floor. In Australia, buyers usually choose between solid timber, engineered timber, and timber-look products such as hybrid and laminate. Solid floorboards are a single piece of wood through their full thickness. Timbo specialises in one of the most requested solid timbers in modern homes: Prime grade European oak.
European oak (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea) is valued for its even, honey-to-sand tone, straight grain and the way it takes oils, stains and lime-wash finishes. It is the classic timber for herringbone and chevron parquet, the patterns that have returned to Australian and New Zealand homes over the last decade.
| Timbo European oak parquet | |
|---|---|
| Species | European oak |
| Grade | Prime (clean, uniform appearance) |
| Construction | Solid timber, 18mm thick |
| Patterns | Herringbone, chevron, pattern parquet |
| Herringbone sizes | 710 × 123 × 18mm (standard), 820 × 123 × 18mm (large) |
| Box (710mm herringbone) | 16 panels, about 1.4 m² |
| Supplied to | Trade partners in Australia & New Zealand |
A supplier that works through partners
Timbo doesn't run retail showrooms or installation crews, and we don't undercut the businesses we supply. When homeowners find us online, we send them to a Timbo partner. That's the core of our partner program: we supply the oak and help with marketing; partners sell, install and keep the customer.
Read more in our floorboards buying guide, compare solid vs engineered oak, or browse all guides.