Grey Oak Engineered Wood Flooring
Clean style with a calm modern feel. Grey oak brings soft neutral tones, subtle character and a fresh look into your home. A versatile choice for minimalist, Scandinavian or contemporary interiors that need balance, light and lasting style.
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“A real oak surface over a cross-laminated core. This is the version of oak that lives happily over underfloor heating.”
— our flooring team
Grey OakThe look
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The look
Grey Oak is engineered oak in 6 boards, from a light washed grey to a deep smoked grey. Widths run from 125 mm to 220 mm; every board is brushed, three are matt lacquered, two hard wax oiled and one UV oiled.
Cool light, cool floor
Washed or smoked
Where it works
In depth
Choosing grey engineered oak
There are two greys here, and it helps to decide which you want before comparing boards. The washed greys, Weybridge Light Grey and Weybridge Grey Washed, take a grey tint over pale oak, so the grain stays light and the floor reads as a cool natural board. The smoked greys, Cobham Smoked Grey and the Victorian Antique Smoked Grey, carry the colour into the wood, so the floor reads darker, more even and more deliberate. Ascot Ashdown is listed by its colour as smoked grey oak, the Developer Grey Oak as grey oak. Put a washed and a smoked sample side by side and the difference is obvious; in separate photographs it is not.
The surface does not follow that split exactly. Weybridge Light Grey, Weybridge Grey Washed and Cobham Smoked Grey are brushed and matt lacquered, a hard-wearing surface that is wiped clean and refinished as a whole floor in due course. Ascot Ashdown is brushed and hard wax oiled with a Rustic grade, so it can be re-oiled locally and carries more knots and colour play. The Victorian Antique Smoked Grey is deep brushed and hard wax oiled, with the antique grade's variation and a 4 mm wear layer. The Developer Grey Oak is brushed and UV oiled, Rustic grade, 12 mm thick with a 2 mm wear layer; the Ascot, Cobham and Weybridge boards are 14 mm with 3 mm, the antique board 15 mm. Widths run from the 125 mm Ascot plank, through the 150 mm Cobham and Developer boards, all three in random lengths, to the 190 mm Weybridge and 220 mm Victorian Antique planks.
In practice
Grey is the colour most affected by the light in the room. Daylight from the north keeps it cool; warm evening light and warm bulbs pull it towards greige. Neither is wrong, but the sample should be looked at in both before the order goes in. All 6 boards are tongue and groove, micro-bevelled and listed as compatible with underfloor heating. The manufacturer's warranty is 15 years, except 10 years on the Developer Grey Oak.
If the scheme is warmer than expected once the walls are painted, the light oak range is the neighbour to look at: the same pale grain without the grey tint. If it is cooler, the white oak boards take the palette one step further.
FAQ
Is grey oak going out of style?
What is the difference between Light Grey and Grey Washed?
Can grey oak go over underfloor heating?
How do I order the right amount?
Do you deliver UK-wide and can I get a sample first?
Standards
What the published standards say
Each entry is quoted from its source and linked to it. The full set is in the standards reference.
Acclimatisation before fitting
The Contract Flooring Association's guide states that the room should be at its in-service temperature 48 hours before installation so that the flooring can be kept in the room and reach room temperature before it is laid.
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“They also advise that this temperature should be attained 48 hours prior to the installation, so that floorings can be kept in the room and brought to room temperature (acclimatised) before installation.”
Source: CFA Guide to Contract Flooring - Contract Flooring AssociationRelated looks
More engineered wood looks
9 floorsAntique Oak
11 floorsDark Oak
3 floorsGolden Oak
2 floorsLight Oak
12 floorsNatural Oak
4 floorsWalnut
3 floorsWhite OakThe same look in other floors
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