Antique Floors Wagon Back Boards

Reclaimed oak wagon boards, unfinished and full of age, narrow, characterful and one of a kind.

Wagon Back Boards offer a distinctive blend of history and sustainability, making them an ideal choice for anyone seeking reclaimed timber floorboards. Sourced from old European wagons, these floorboards carry the charm of their past use while offering a modern, durable flooring solution.

Why Choose Wagon Back Boards for your Reclaimed Timber Floorboards?

  • Authentic character: Each plank is filled with natural wear, marks, and a unique texture, giving your space an authentic, rustic feel.
  • Eco-friendly choice: By choosing reclaimed timber floorboards, you’re reducing environmental impact and reusing materials that are already available.
  • Durability: These floorboards are robust, having already stood the test of time on European trains.  These flooring planks are more than 150 years old.

Key Features of Wagon Back Boards

  • Original wagon timber: These boards have been repurposed from European wagons, maintaining their unique weathered look.
  • Sustainably sourced: Choosing reclaimed timber floorboards ensures an eco-conscious option without compromising on style.
  • Versatile use: Suitable for a range of interior styles, including modern, industrial, and rustic themes.

Transform your home or commercial space with the timeless appeal of Wagon Back Boards. With the natural beauty of reclaimed timber floorboards, you’ll create a floor that is both sustainable and uniquely yours.

The timber is French oak and may be ordered as solid wood or engineered flooring.  A large amount of variability should be expected from Wagon Boards.

Designs are available in a variety of engineered flooring options including standard plank, wide plank, Herringbone and Chevron.  This product is ordered especially for your project and lead time should be allowed for.  You can read more about Vienna Woods Special Orders here.

Construction: Solid or Engineered

Wood: French Oak

Grade: Rustic and Reclaimed

Texture: Heavily textured

Finish: Unfinished

Width: 100 to 200mm

Length: Variable

Thickness: 18mm

Installation: Glue Down

 

  • Material: Reclaimed oak from French Railway box cars
  • Structure: Available in solid and engineered options
  • Thickness: 18mm
  • Width: Ranges from 100 to 200mm
  • Length: Approximately 2650mm
  • Grade: Rustic – old wood
  • Surface: Original, with a rich history
  • Versatility: Suitable for chevrons, herringbone, and panels
  • Authenticity: Each board narrates a unique story
  • Sourced from France, repurposed in Luxembourg
  • Cracks, dents, scuffs, colour inconsistency and grading variance is a feature of this product
  • Colour variation is a feature
  • Suitable for underfloor heating
  • Also suitable for walls & ceilings

 

Wagon Back Boards offer a distinctive blend of history and sustainability, making them an ideal choice for anyone seeking reclaimed timber floorboards. Sourced from old European wagons, these floorboards carry the charm of their past use while offering a modern, durable flooring solution.

Why Choose Wagon Back Boards for your Reclaimed Timber Floorboards?

  • Authentic character: Each plank is filled with natural wear, marks, and a unique texture, giving your space an authentic, rustic feel.
  • Eco-friendly choice: By choosing reclaimed timber floorboards, you’re reducing environmental impact and reusing materials that are already available.
  • Durability: These floorboards are robust, having already stood the test of time on European trains.  These flooring planks are more than 150 years old.

Key Features of Wagon Back Boards

  • Original wagon timber: These boards have been repurposed from European wagons, maintaining their unique weathered look.
  • Sustainably sourced: Choosing reclaimed timber floorboards ensures an eco-conscious option without compromising on style.
  • Versatile use: Suitable for a range of interior styles, including modern, industrial, and rustic themes.

Transform your home or commercial space with the timeless appeal of Wagon Back Boards. With the natural beauty of reclaimed timber floorboards, you’ll create a floor that is both sustainable and uniquely yours.

The timber is French oak and may be ordered as solid wood or engineered flooring.  A large amount of variability should be expected from Wagon Boards.

Designs are available in a variety of engineered flooring options including standard plank, wide plank, Herringbone and Chevron.  This product is ordered especially for your project and lead time should be allowed for.  You can read more about Vienna Woods Special Orders here.

Specification

The board

Care is a damp mop and a pH-neutral cleaner. No steam.

SpeciesFrench Oak
MaterialReclaimed oak from French Railway box cars
GradeRustic and Reclaimed
SurfaceOriginal, with a rich history
ConstructionSolid or Engineered
Thickness18mm
Width100 to 200mm
LengthVariable
ProfileT&G
TextureHeavily textured
FinishUnfinished
InstallationGlue Down
Underfloor heatingSuitable
VersatilitySuitable for chevrons, herringbone, and panels
AuthenticityEach board narrates a unique story
Also
  • Sourced from France, repurposed in Luxembourg
  • Cracks, dents, scuffs, colour inconsistency and grading variance is a feature of this product
  • Colour variation is a feature
  • Also suitable for walls & ceilings
Stand on it first

Our Newmarket showroom has it down and lit — 2 Roxburgh Street, Mon–Fri 8am–4pm, Sat 10am–1pm. We also have more than 20 partner showrooms around the country, and we courier samples anywhere in New Zealand, free.

Order a sample
Getting it to you

We freight nationwide. You can price the delivery leg yourself before you talk to anyone, by room size and town.

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Who lays it

In greater Auckland we quote and stand behind the installation. Everywhere else we refer you to an installer we know and trust.

How installation works
What it comes to

Priced by format, not by colour. The supply figure, the wastage allowance and the install rate, set out so you can build your own number.

What a floor like this costs