Light Oak Engineered Wood Flooring
Bright tones with a fresh, airy feel. Light oak brings soft natural colour, warmth and a spacious look into your home.
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Light Oak: all 4 floors compared
Same European Oak, surface and fitting throughout; they differ in board width, wear layer, finish, grade and price.
At a glance
Price per m²
£35–
Box price, as on each product card
Board width
150–190 mm
150 mm and 190 mm
Wear layer
3–6 mm
3, 4 or 6 mm
Every floor here
- Surface: Brushed
- Fitting: Tongue & Groove
- Underfloor heating: Compatible
Choose by board width
Grouped by board width, lowest price first in each group.
150 mm wide, 2 floors · £35.00/m²
Cobham Invisible Oiled Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 (mm)14 × 150 × 300–1200 mm3 mm wear layerInvisible Oiled£35.00 per m²- Cobham Light Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 (mm)14 × 150 × 300–1200 mm3 mm wear layerInvisible Brushed Matt Lacquered£35.00 per m²
190 mm wide, 2 floors · from £49.50/m²
- Bayswater Invisible Oak Wood Flooring 15 x 190 x 1900 (mm)15 × 190 × 1900 mm4 mm wear layerHard Wax Oiled£49.50 per m²
- Richmond Scandinavian Oak Wood Flooring 20 x 190 x 1900 (mm)20 × 190 × 1900 mm6 mm wear layerInvisible UV OiledThickest wear layer£60.00 per m²
Full comparison tableAll 4 floors side by side
Size, wear layer, finish, grade and price for every floor in this collection, read from the shop and sorted by price. The price is per square metre for a box, the same figure as on each product card.
| Floor | Size | Wear layer | Finish | Grade | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 × 150 × 300–1200 mm | 3 mm | Invisible Oiled | Rustic | £35.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 150 × 300–1200 mm | 3 mm | Invisible Brushed Matt Lacquered | Classic | £35.00 per m² | |
| 15 × 190 × 1900 mm | 4 mm | Hard Wax Oiled | Classic | £49.50 per m² | |
Richmond Scandinavian Oak Wood Flooring 20 x 190 x 1900 (mm) Thickest wear layer | 20 × 190 × 1900 mm | 6 mm | Invisible UV Oiled | Classic | £60.00 per m² |
Prices as listed on 10 November 2026; underlay, fitting and delivery come on top.
Buying guide
Light Oak, explained
Still unsure? Real people, honest advice.
Light Oak is engineered oak finished to keep the pale colour of freshly sanded timber. Two Cobham boards at 150 mm wide, one invisible oiled and one invisible brushed matt lacquered, both with a 3 mm wear layer and neither with the amber tint a conventional finish adds.
More engineered wood looks
9 floorsAntique Oak
15 floorsDark Oak
5 floorsGolden Oak
7 floorsGrey Oak
15 floorsNatural Oak
2 floorsUnfinished Oak
5 floorsWalnut
5 floorsWhite OakThe same look in other floors
The look
The colour of bare oak
Makes small rooms larger
Shows more, hides less
In depth
Choosing light engineered oak
Light oak in this range means two things at once: a pale board, and a finish designed not to darken it. Ordinary oil and lacquer add an amber cast to oak that most people think of as the natural colour of the wood; an invisible finish keeps the raw, sanded tone instead. The Cobham Invisible Oiled board does that with an oil, and the Cobham Light Oak board does it with a brushed matt lacquer. Both are 14 mm thick, 150 mm wide in lengths from 300 mm to 1200 mm, tongue and groove with a micro-bevelled edge, and both carry a 3 mm wear layer and a 15 year manufacturer's warranty.
The grades differ. The Invisible Oiled board is Rustic, with more knots and colour play; the Light Oak board is Classic, calmer and more even. On a pale floor that difference is more visible than on a dark one, because there is nothing to hide the knots behind. If the room is meant to feel quiet and Scandinavian, the Classic board is the closer match; if it is a cottage or a converted barn, the Rustic board looks right.
In practice
The practical trade-off with any pale floor is that it shows dirt and dark scratches more than a mid-tone board does. Brushing helps, because the texture breaks up the reflection that makes marks visible, and both boards are brushed. Beyond that it is doormats, felt pads and the low-moisture cleaning routine that every wood floor asks for. Both boards are listed as compatible with underfloor heating.
If the scheme wants a pale floor with a little more warmth, the natural oak range is the next step; if it wants the pale grain with a cool tint, the washed greys are the alternative.
Published standards2 sources
What the published standards say
Each entry is quoted from its source and linked to it. The full set is in the standards reference.
Cleaning — the manufacturers’ own guidance
For multilayer modular floor coverings the MMFA requires low-moisture cleaning methods and states that pooling of liquid on the floor must be avoided under all circumstances.
“Absolutely avoid ponding in any case!”
Source: Basic cleaning — MMFA (Multilayer Modular Flooring Association)How often a wood floor can be sanded
No trade-association or standards source found puts a number on how often an engineered wood floor can be sanded; the only sourced figure comes from a manufacturer, Kährs, which says engineered floors can be sanded up to four times depending on wear-layer thickness.
| sanding cycles, engineered wood floor (manufacturer statement) | up to 4 times |
|---|
“Depending on the thickness of the wear layer, they can be sanded up to four times, extending their lifespan significantly.”
Source: FAQ about flooring - KährsQuestions