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Theadvantagesofengineeredflooring–

onceseenassecondbesttosolidtimber

floors– havebecomemanifestinthepast

fewyears,ashomeownersseekdurability,

easeofinstallationandsustainability.

Artisan’srangeofflooringis among

thebestonthemarket.A toplayerofthe

bestEuropeanoakis bondedtoa multi-

plywoodbase,whichensuresstabilityand

longevity.Notopnailsarerequiredand

there’smuchlesschanceofgappingor

cuppingthanwithsolidtimberflooring.

Oneofthemajoradvantagesis

environmental.There’slesswaste– about

fivepercent,against 10 to 15 percent

withsolidfloors– andthetimbercomes

withalmostnoVOCemissions,despite

itsquickinstallation.

There’sa widerangeofcoloursand

finishes,fromdarkstainstonatural

oils,andthere’sa rawunfinishedoption.

Therangehasa bevelledtongue-and-

grooveedgefora natural,seamlesslook.

Fora crisp,contemporaryfinish,the

boardsareequallyathome on walls

astheyareonfloors.

Artisantimberflooring

artisancollective.co.nz/timber

Board meeting

Newengineeredtimberfrom

Artisancombines the best

of both worlds.

Thenewflooringrange

fromArtisanincludes

boardswitha toplayer

ofoakbondedtoa

multi-plywoodbasefor

stability and longevity.

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