Oak from off the map
Hinterland is the rawest floor we make. Wide boards, 260mm across and 2.2 metres long, with the open splits, the live knots and the heavy brushing all left in. Timber left wild rather than tidied up.
The timber looks like it has carried an age. The colours are named for the writers who imagined the future. Asimov and Verne to start.
The finish is a hard wax oil, not a lacquer. It soaks into the timber and cures there, leaving a thin hard wax layer at the surface rather than the separate sealed film a lacquer forms, so the grain stays open and the heavy brushing is what you feel underfoot. An oiled floor asks for a care rhythm. Sweep or vacuum, damp mop with a cleaner made for oiled floors, and give it a maintenance coat of oil when it starts to wear. The usual check is a few drops of water on a busy stretch. If they bead after a few minutes, the floor is fine. If they soak in and darken the timber, that area is ready for a coat. How often depends on traffic and how the floor is used, so talk to us about the care and repair schedule for this floor before you buy.
Two floors, one wild family
Every colour shares the board: 260mm wide, 2.2 metres long, character grade, heavily brushed and finished in hard wax oil. What changes is the tone.
Engineered for New Zealand
It is an engineered board: a 4mm European oak wear layer over a stable 15mm core (15/4). At 260mm wide, it is one of the widest boards we carry.
Like all timber, engineered oak responds to changes in humidity and will move a little in both width and length. Keep indoor conditions stable, and allow for expansion at the perimeter and in doorways.
New stock arrives in November
Samples are available now, so you can see the floor in your own light before it lands. Talk to us and we will confirm quantities and timing.
‘European oak’ describes the timber species and where the oak is grown. The board itself is engineered overseas to Vienna Woods’ specification. Hinterland is a character-grade floor, so knots, splits, filler and strong colour movement are part of it. Variation between boards, and against samples and on-screen images, is normal and to be expected. The Vienna Woods warranty covers structural integrity for 20 years residential and 5 years commercial. Normal wear, gloss loss and scratches are not covered, so the care rhythm above is what keeps the surface right. This warranty is in addition to your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.