by Yijin | Aug 28, 2026 | Architect Resources
Winderen engineered oak, stable through Scotland’s humidity swings and central heating.Scotland asks more of a wood floor than most of the UK. Solid-walled Victorian and Georgian tenements, coastal humidity, and homes that run their central heating hard for much...
by Yijin | Jul 24, 2026 | Architect Resources
The staining and coating workshop is a free CPD session for architects, designers and specifiers, run by The Floor Gallery in partnership with OSLEK. In small hands-on groups you finish real Winderen unfinished engineered oak boards yourself, colouring, sampling and...
by Yijin | Jun 15, 2026 | Architect Resources
Classic Cork, a genuine, natural waterproof floor. Comparison Waterproof cork vs vinyl (LVT): the PVC-free alternative Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) won the waterproof-flooring market on practicality, but it is, fundamentally, plastic. There is now a waterproof floor that...
by Yijin | Jun 15, 2026 | Architect Resources
The short answer: traditional glue-down cork is water-resistant, not waterproof, but modern rigid-core cork boards (like our Classic Cork) are built on a 100% waterproof core, making them suitable for bathrooms, kitchens and other wet areas.If you’re looking for...
by Yijin | Jun 15, 2026 | Architect Resources
The Floor Gallery’s Endgrain Oak, solid end-grain timber blocks (range image). News Our Endgrain Oak features on a CFJ Awards 2026 finalist project We’re proud to share that flooring we supplied has been recognised on the industry stage. The Floor...
by Yijin | Jun 13, 2026 | Architect Resources
Public and commercial floors are specified to a pendulum test value (PTV) for slip resistance. Specifier guide, SlipRelated: Slip resistance hub: PTV and R rating explained, how the pendulum and ramp tests compare, with values for our ranges. PTV and slip resistance:...