How to lay a wooden floor: Keep it Simple

Installing a wooden floor (solid or wood-engineered) as DIY-er isn’t rocket science, more a case of common sense, patience, using the correct materials and making the correct preparations.

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Case-study: Duoplank on Underfloor Heating

"As self-builders, we are very involved in specifying the materials used in our house. We wanted the look and feel of real oak planks but without too many of the difficulties associated with the shrinkage of natural oak.
We quickly identified the Duoplank product through its UK distributor Wood-You-Like in Kent. This is an Engineered Board made with a wide top solid layer of natural oak and a high-quality birch ply substrate, critical to us because we were installing on concrete with UFH embedded in the floor.
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Websites 'revamped' and Wood You Like The Bookshop?

Updated, upgraded and we think an even better integrated and simplified menu to the many pages of our informative website. In fact there were two websites (two website domains) created over the last four years as those things happen:
www.wood-you-like.co.uk informing you about our products and services and
www.wood-you-like-diy.co.uk filled with tips and advice on many subjects relating to Natural Wooden Flooring to cater for the increasing amount of DIY-customers.
We thought the time had come to make both sites more into one informative integrated display. Have a look and tell us what you think. There will always be room for improvement.

Besides the upgraded website you can now also 'browse' (and request through simple email-links) all of our leaflets on and about Natural Wooden Flooring; the ranges we can supply and install for you; even more tips and advice and much more.

We have released our first 'technical' booklet:
Wood You Like The Benefits and Advantages Of Natural Wooden Flooring

In this E-booklet we explain (of course) the many benefits natural wooden flooring will give you;
we teach you to distinguish between the many differences in wood, wood-types, floor-types available on the market so you will never be confused again;
which floor or wood type is most suited for which area/room and we give tips on which floor suits which design style;
why different grades in wood mean different prices;
the differences (advantages/disadvantages) between an oiled finish over a lacquered finish and much more. See our bookshop for more details

Kiss Business 1 E-book, Kiss 2 blog

The business novel: The Kiss Business, the "Keep It Simple Sweetheart" principle in business is now also available in E-book form (£ 6.95).
The paperback version can of course still be bought also online or in our showroom.

Interested in The Kiss Business too
(subtitled: No more "Double Dutch" in business)?

Read the Kiss2 blog, join the discussion, write your own 'keep-it-simple-business-practice' articles.
Or just subscribe to the email-feed to get notified as soon as a new article is published.

Solid Strip Flooring

Wood You Like has extended its range of Solid Pre-finished flooring with a variety of strip flooring (small widths 90 - 125mm).
Oak Prime and Rustic, natural lacquer finish or stained Wheat, Gun Stock and even Walnut.

From Birch, Jatoba, Merbau to the exotic Kulim (Bawang Hutan)

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Solid (composed) Bamboo added to range

We have added Solid (composed) Bamboo to our Standard Range although it's not even a wood. But where better, due to its construction and ecomical price, than in our standard range?

Bamboo is availalbe both in vertical or horizontal pressed and in a natural or caramel colour. More........

Indoor Thermometer and Hygrometer

Maximum-Minimum Indoor Thermometer and Hygrometer. Available from our showroom for just £ 17.50 (ex VAT, including battery, instructions of use and Wood You Like’s leaflet on House-climate).


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