Wide Plank Flooring Without Typical Imperfections

Wood floors with single-face (not multi-strip) plank widths of 155mm (6″) or more are considered to be wide plank flooring. Today’s heating and cooling systems, when combined with seasonal fluctuations, subject wood floors to extreme temperature and humidity changes on a daily basis.

When constantly subjected to these changes, wide plank, non-engineered solid wood floors tend to show deficiencies: they can gap between the planks, cup across their width, and warp along their length. In certain cases where the solid wood has moved too much, the floor will fail, i.e. lift away from the sub-floor.

To overcome these natural tendencies of solid wood, our wide plank wood floors must be uncompromisingly engineered. At Plank 1 Design, we craft only the best type of engineered hardwood floors for a flooring experience that is beyond compare.

Exceptionally Engineered Wide Plank Wood Floors

How is our plank flooring different so that it can combat the harsh elements of temperature and humidity changes? The wood engineering technique used in the construction of a Plank 1 Design wide plank floor sets a world-class standard. Our planks are available up to phenomenal 340 mm wide and 5 m long for unique wide plank wood flooring design options.

Beautiful, premium wide plank flooring makes a striking centerpiece for any home, and with wood from Plank 1 Design you’ll be enjoying it for years and years to come. Our focus on luxury, quality and unique flooring choices set Plank 1 Design apart; contact us today to learn more about options for your next installation.

Check out our installation gallery to see examples of recent hardwood flooring projects, or learn more about wide plank wood flooring.

Learn more about Wide Plank Flooring:

• Which type of Wide Plank?
• Finish & Floor Care
• Installation
• Noise Control
• Sub Floors
• Underfloor Heating

Browse our Gallery of Wide Plank Hardwood Floors

Wide Plank – Light Flooring

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White Oak Biscuit

Herringbone Oak Clear

White Oak Ivory

Larch Lyed White Oil

Light Ash Project

White Oak Royal

White Oak Russian

White Oak Spring Honey

White Oak Spring Straws

White Oak Summer Honey

Syberian Larch

White Ash Upstairs

White Ash Virgin

Pine Lyed White Oil

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Barn Sawn Oak Fired

Fallen Old Growth Oak

Oak Fired Blue Storm

White Oak Fired Coffee

European Black Walnut

Hand Sculptured Black Walnut

Herringbone Oak Fired Clear

Aged French Oak - Old Grey

Ash Fired Tobacco Leaf

Ash Fired Project Red

Quartersawn European Black Walnut

Reclaimed US Barn Oak

Reclaimed Austrian Oak

Ash Fired Red Brown

Red Storm Ash Fired

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Fired Ash Thermo Heat Treated

European Oak Fired

Ash Fired Heat Treated

European White Oak Fired Dark

Ash Fired Natural

White Oak Shadow Ground

White Oak Fired Silk Ground

White Oak Smoked Ground

White Oak Dark Velvet Ground

Oak Fired Dark Hand Sculptured

Oak Nero Fired Dark White Oil

Nero Oak Fired Dark

Engineered Hardwood + Premium Leather = Luxury Flooring You Can Count On

Natural floor coverings that were created and installed fifty years ago did not face nearly as many elements that contribute to their decline. Modern floors, however, must content with constant changes in temperate and humidity created by modern heating and cooling systems, under-floor heating, and more. All of these factors can spell trouble for natural flooring options like wood and leather, unless you choose options that are designed to withstand these modern perils.

As with wood floors, some leather floors tend to contract and expand in response to temperature changes or to curl up at the edges when moisture is introduced. We take several steps to combat these common imperfections.

First, leather floors from Plank 1 Design are bonded to engineered hardwood backing board to prevent the warping that is typical of lower-quality leather flooring choices. The stability of the engineered boards allows the leather to deal with any modern heating or cooling systems without affecting its appearance.

Second, the leather is glued and pressed onto the these engineered hardwood in a factory-controlled environment. This process further stabilizes the bonding between wood and leather and guards against the leather curling up at the edges. Most importantly this product format allows for ease of installation and gives you peace of mind that there will not be post-installation problems.

When you choose wide-skin leather flooring from Plank 1 Design you can be confident that your leather flooring will stay beautiful for many years to come.

Browse our selection of fine leather floors below, check out the installation gallery, or read more about the quality and craftsmanship of these unique, luxury flooring options.

English Leather Collection

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Cadogan Victoria Plum

Cadogan Windsor Blue

Cadogan Antique Tan

Cadogan Balmoral Green

Cadogan Bournville Brown

Cadogan Bridle Brown

Cadogan British Tobacco

Cadogan Claret Red

Cadogan Connolly Tan

Cadogan Gun Metal

Cadogan Masons Black

Cadogan Natural Hide

Cadogan Victoria Plum

Modern Yet Timeless Metal Flooring

Plank 1 Design’s most recent inspirational collection was influenced by our passion for sensuous luxury flooring materials and our fascination with design history. Our metal briquette flooring was designed with timeless yet modern qualities and was beautifully handcrafted by our European master craftsmen using both new and ancient techniques. Whether you choose silver, copper or bronze you’ll get a floor that will always turn heads.

Each option in the Metal Briquette Collection by Plank 1 Design is a stunning metal tile system, and the collection as a whole has revolutionized luxury finishes for flooring and walling.

The tiles have been carefully designed and engineered and are constructed on counter balance substrates by our master craftsmen for ultimate stability and ease of installation. And of course all of our metal flooring choices combine a variety of distinctive patterns to give you a one-of-a-kind look. Our metal flooring is specifically designed to give your hotel, restaurant, bar, home, or other special place a touch of luxury and statement-making style.

Custom Metal Flooring Options

The metal flooring lines from Plank 1 Design are available in three different standard sizes: briquettes of 318mm x 106mm x 19mm, pavers of 300mm x 300mm x 20mm and tiles of 600mm x 600mm. Our luxurious materials include brass, silver and copper, and each tile is finished with our proprietary textured or rippled design effects.

Each tile features a hand-patinated finish. The metal briquettes emphasize the perfect balance of functionality and exquisite quality. Custom flooring sizes and finishes can be made to order for the ultimate luxury experience that only Plank 1 Design can provide.

Browse our selection of fine metal floors below and check out the installation gallery.

Metal Briquette Collection

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Brass Hammered

Bronze Hammered Chevron

Bronze Pavers

Silver Chevron

Silver Traditional

During Louis’s reign, French culture came to exert a universal appeal, which is precisely what the great royal absolutist intended when he specified the best of everything for himself and his residences, flooring included.

Also known as the Sun King (or le Roi Soleil in French) owing to his identification with Apollo, Louis XIV converted a hunting lodge built by his regal predecessor, Louis XIII, into the spectacular Palace of Versailles over the course of four major building campaigns. The result provided both an extravagant private residence for the king and an awe-inspiring setting for the conduct of state affairs and the reception of foreign dignitaries.

The constant washing of the marble floors within the palace, as insisted upon by Louis’ courtiers, was rotting the joists beneath. In 1684, an elegant wooden replacement for the marble floors was accordingly commissioned. The new floors, of course, had to complement the very grand interiors in which they were to be featured. Various wood floor designs were presented: after much debate, the classic design now known as parquet de Versailles (or parquet de menuiserie or Versailles panels) was chosen.

Parquet de Versailles floors, originally a symbol of royal absolutist taste are now synonymous with timeless classicism. They are the epitome of grand flooring and blend seamlessly into both period and modern interiors.

Click here for a full analysis of Parquet de Versailles flooring.

Parquet de Versailles Gallery

Sub-floors in areas that our wood floors are to be fitted, need to be correctly prepared by the main contractor, then tested to ensure that they are within acceptable tolerances. Many installers do not allocate the necessary time to liaise with the main contractor and ensure that this work is done correctly. Screed moisture levels, relative humidity, sub-floor levels, the use of accelerants, staggered ply or chipboard joints, must all be checked and recorded. If under-floor heating is to be used, our wood floor should not be installed until the heating system has been properly cycled, this needs to be done correctly. Sub-floors are our wood floor’s foundation and should not be compromised. Overseeing all sub-floor preparation is included in our quote.

The planks at the sides of a room, if correctly installed, should be the same width. The extra time taken to do this is included in our quote. Often installers don’t bother to plan and mark out a room in order to achieve this. Starting at one side of a room with a wide plank instead of working from a central grid line, they end up at the other side of the room with whatever width they are left with. The room becomes imbalanced.

Wide plank wood floors should be inserted beneath door-frames, as would have been the case originally, the extra time taken to do this is included in our quote. Less fastidious installers simply cut the floor around your door-frames, leaving a visible gap.

When the floor runs from one room to another, there should be no visible breaks in it.

It should run seamlessly throughout where practical. Many installers will not have the skills or the time to achieve a seamless floor. Instead you will end up with breaks in the floor at doorways, covered by unsightly door thresholds. Our quote allows for seamless floors.

If skirting boards cannot be removed, for example if they are too frail to remove or listed, the correct way to finish the floor, is to perfectly scribe it to the skirting and then insert a floor colour matched cork fillet. An inferior yet commonly used finish would be a rough edge to the skirting, with the expansion gap covered by a wooden bead. Our quote includes the superior scribing and cork fillet finish.

Floors to be installed above under-floor heating should be bonded (without an air gap) to the sub-floor to ensure the best possible heat transfer wherever practical. Often floors that could have been bonded are instead floated (with an air gap).

The supposed saving made by floating the floor is not as great as the loss in the resulting compromised heat transfer. Under-floor heating adhesives are a lot more expensive than standard wood floor adhesives, any attempted savings here are once again a false economy, the standard adhesive will lose its integrity due to the heat and fail. Our quote includes bonding to the under-floor heating using the correct adhesive.

Floors, when finished, need to be protected from damage if other building trades are to be on site (almost always the case) after completion of the floor installation. Floor protection is included in our quote. The initial saving of not using protection will be far outweighed by the cost of repairing and re-finishing the floor after it has been damaged.

Our quote also includes the 3 day on-site oil finishing of the floor. Average installers, who have not previously oiled floors, will without doubt go through a learning curve at your expense, both aesthetically and financially.

Both our wide plank wood floors and our installations come with 25 year guarantees. Firstly, what guarantees will you get from other installers and secondly where will they be in the event of your having to claim? (Failed installations typically take 2 seasons to manifest)

Plank 1 Design does not advise or consult on the installation of wood floors when installed by non-P1D personnel; P1D installation guarantees are also null and void. Due to past experiences, when we have advised on the installation of projects to which P1D have only supplied the flooring and installation materials, incorrect installation procedures have taken place without our knowledge and against our advice. For the avoidance of both legal liability and insurance claims it is our policy not to consult with non-P1D installation.

N.B. The above points are just a typical few of many that you should be fully satisfied with, prior to appointing an installation team.

Plank 1 Design gives you constant support in the form of our technical support line, so don’t hesitate to contact us with questions before, during or after your purchase.