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Ashford · Kent

Solid Wood Flooring in Ashford

Solid oak is one piece of timber from face to back, 18 mm thick in this range, fixed to a timber base and able to be sanded and refinished for as long as the house stands. In Ashford 87% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

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Solid Wood in Ashford

Solid Wood flooring in Ashford: what the housing says

The Ashford district counts 53,580 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a solid wood floor is specified here.

Detached houses are 33% of the homes in Ashford, and a detached house is more likely to have the two things solid oak wants: a timber floor structure and a room that is heated evenly. The 150 mm Windsor boards suit the room sizes. The larger the room, the more the season shows in a solid floor, so the expansion gap at the perimeter is not a detail to trim away.

Owner-occupation is 68% in Ashford, and that is the buyer solid oak is made for. A floor that can be sanded and refinished for as long as the house stands is bought once. In Ashford the older houses with timber floors are the natural home for it, and the finish, oiled or lacquered, decides how it is looked after rather than how long it lasts.

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of households rent privately (14.3% in 2011)
17.7%
live in a flat or maisonette
13.1%
postcode districts we deliver to
TN23 to TN24
solid wood floors in our range
15

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Ashford (E07000105) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

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The solid wood range for Ashford homes

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The Windsor boards come in 90, 125 and 150 mm widths and in brushed, smooth, hand-scraped and smoked faces; Windsor Narrow Smooth Solid Oak suits a hallway or a small room, Windsor Solid Smoked Oak a larger one. The Marlow Solid Natural Oak Parquet Blocks are the solid answer to a herringbone floor. None of the solid range is listed for underfloor heating.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Windsor Narrow Brushed Solid Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 9018mm x 90mm x RL18mm thickTongue & GrooveNot Compatible
Windsor Narrow Smooth Solid Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 9018mm x 90mm x RL18mm thickTongue & GrooveNot Compatible
Windsor Solid Coffee Hand Scraped Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 12518mm x 125mm x RL18mm thickTongue & GrooveNot Compatible
Windsor Solid Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 12518mm x 125mm x RL18mm thickTongue & GrooveNot Compatible
Windsor Solid Smooth Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 15018mm x 150mm x RL18mm thickTongue & GrooveNot Compatible
Windsor Solid Smoked Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 15018mm x 150mm x RL18mm thickTongue & GrooveNot Compatible
Marlow Solid Natural Oak Parquet Blocks 18 x 90 x 30018mm x 90mm x 300mm18mm thickTongue & GrooveNot Compatible
Marlow Solid Unfinished Oak Parquet Blocks 18 x 90 x 30018mm x 90mm x 300mm18mm thickTongue & GrooveNot Compatible

Local fact sheet

Ashford's homes, by the numbers

Ashford in the 2021 census: 53,580 households, 86% houses, 13% flats.

We deliver to TN23 and TN24 — Beaver, Bockhanger, Bybrook, Godinton, Goat Lees, Highfield and the newer estates at Conningbrook and Little Burton Farm. Ashford is a district within Kent, so a two-tier authority: planning goes through Ashford Borough Council, county matters through Kent. Ownership stood at 66.4% at the 2021 census and private renting at 17.7%, up 3.4 points in a decade — a steady drift rather than the sharp swing seen further into the commuter belt. That profile favours engineered wood in the family rooms and a waterproof floor where the kitchen and utility meet. Before ordering, lift a corner of the existing floor: the older cottages around Charing sit on suspended timber, the estates east of the station on a slab.

Detached houses edge out semis across TN23 and TN24, with terraces third – a family-housing mix rather than a flat-heavy one. Ownership is high and private renting has drifted up only gently. Older properties out towards Charing sit on suspended timber, so lift a corner before ordering.

The void under a Mersham or Furley floor holds damp air while the room over it runs heated and dry, and timber cups on that difference across one winter. Acclimatise the packs before fitting, and leave the perimeter free to move.

Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Ashford

  • A timber base, not a slab Solid boards are nailed or screwed to joists or to a ply overlay. Over concrete the answer is a battened floor or an engineered board.
  • Moisture of the base and the boards The boards acclimatise in the room until their moisture content matches it; the base is checked with a meter. A solid floor laid into a damp house will cup.
  • The expansion gap stays A solid floor moves with the seasons more than any other. The perimeter gap under the skirting is what lets it.
  • Even heat, or it shows A large room heated unevenly, a garden door at one end and a radiator at the other, opens a solid floor at the joints. Acclimatise with the heating running as it will in service.
  • Oiled or lacquered Oil can be patched and re-oiled by the room; lacquer is recoated across the room. Choose by how you want to look after it, not by the look on day one.

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Questions

Solid Wood flooring in Ashford: questions, answered

Is solid oak a good idea for a Ashford house?

For a room with a timber floor structure and a steady climate, yes: it is fixed to the joists as the original floor was, and it can be sanded and refinished for decades. For a concrete ground floor, a flat with a sound clause or a heated screed, the engineered range is the right oak.

Can solid wood go over underfloor heating?

The solid range is not listed for underfloor heating. Every engineered board in the range is, so a heated floor in Ashford points to that range.

How do I look after a solid oak floor in an older Ashford house?

Keep the room climate steady, keep grit off the surface with a mat at the door, and clean it dry or barely damp. An oiled floor is re-oiled where it wears; a lacquered one is recoated when the film dulls. The care guides linked below take each finish in turn.

Can I order flooring samples to my Ashford address?

Samples reach any TN23 or TN24 address. A swatch in the hand under-reads what a wide plank does across a whole Ashford ground floor, so stand two beside each other and judge them from the doorway rather than close up.

Do you deliver solid wood flooring to Ashford?

Yes. We deliver across Ashford and Kent from our UK warehouse, including the TN23 and TN24 postcode districts. Delivery cost and timing depend on the delivery postcode and are shown at checkout, and samples come by post first so the floor can be seen in the room before the full order.

Can I see a solid wood sample before ordering in Ashford?

Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Ashford address. Two or three side by side on the floor, in the room's own light morning and evening, settle the colour faster than any photograph.

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