From elegant formal homes with parquet flooring taking centre stage, to plain stripped and waxed plank flooring, all types of solid wood flooring offer a sensual comfort and a supportive spring underfoot. Choose well and it will only improve with age. However, if the warmth of wood appeals, but not the expense of maintenance, consider engineered hardwood flooring, where thin slices of wood are overlaid on precision cut planks or boards. This allows for a very clean, sharp finish, more suited to new builds or added extensions