What’s Hot! The Best of Timber Flooring

Expert Guide To Quality Timber Flooring

Timber flooring remains a popular choice for homeowners, offering timeless beauty, natural warmth, and long-lasting durability. With a variety of timber species, finishes, and grades available, selecting the right flooring can enhance both the visual appeal and functionality of any space. In this guide we explore the most popular flooring products including engineered timber flooring, overlay timber flooring and solid timber flooring, to help find the ideal product for the project.

Our most popular timber flooring products

Solid timber flooring

Solid timber flooring is a structural flooring used for joist and bearer construction or substrates. This timber flooring can be repeatedly sanded and finished to last a lifetime. Bowens stocks a wide range of solid timber flooring, and these are our most popular.

Tasmanian Oak Solid Timber Flooring

• Tasmanian Oak flooring is a durable hardwood reducing risk of indentation
• End matched boards to reduce waste and create a neat finish
• Secret nailing to ensure a neat finish, hiding the nail
• Colour ranges from pale straw to light brown for a contemporary look
• Suitable for a stain or polish finish
• Available in random lengths

White Baltic Pine Solid Timber Flooring

• A soft timber, not often used for high traffic areas
• Kiln dried to create a stable timber board
• Select grade timber to minimise natural features of the timber for a clean finish
• Colour ranges from white to pale yellow, with tight knots and a straight grain
• Suitable for a stain finish to enhance the colour
• Available in random lengths

Blackbutt Solid Timber Flooring

• Blackbutt is a strong, durable hardwood that resists denting
• End matched boards to reduce waste and create a neat finish
• Secret nailing to ensure a neat finish, hiding the nail
• Colour ranges from golden yellow to pale brown for both modern and traditional homes
• Straight grain offers a clean finish
• Can be stained or polished to enhance the timbers features
• Available in random lengths

Engineered Timber Flooring

Engineered timber flooring is made of multiple layers, including a hardwood veneer top layer, a stable core and a backing. This durable and stable timber flooring option is available at Bowens and comes in a range of finishes, species and colours. These are our top three.

Arbre® Engineered Timber Flooring Luxe Natural

• Creates a timeless, solid timber look
• French Oak timber is used for its dimensional strength, stability and resistance to moisture
• Stable 4mm French Oak veneer top layer on a blockboard substrate
• Quick and easy installation
• Semi gloss UV cured coating system for a long lasting finish
• Luxe natural finish for a warm sun kissed, neutral tone
• Wire-brushed to enhance the grain and natural timber features

Arbre® Engineered Timber Flooring Nude Ultra Matt

• Creates a classic, solid timber look
• French Oak timber is used for its dimensional strength, stability and resistance to moisture
• Stable 4mm French Oak veneer top layer on a blockboard substrate
• Quick and easy installation
• Semi gloss UV cured coating system for a long lasting finish
• Nude Ultra Matt finish for soft, raw and neutral tones
• Wire-brushed to enhance the grain and natural timber features

Botanic Blackbutt Engineered Timber Flooring Ultra Matt

• Features a square edge profile
• Comes with an ultra matt UV cured coating
• Välinge 5G locking system on both the long and short lengths of boards
• Offers superior finish
• Quick and easy to install
• Can be re-sanded and re-finished to extend the lifespan
• Colour ranges from golden yellow to pale brown
• Suitable for a stain or polish finish

Overlay Timber Flooring

Overlay timber flooring is a 14mm non-structural flooring and requires concrete, plywood, particleboard or existing timber flooring substrates. This real timber flooring option is used for renovations or new homes where joists and bearers are not an option. Find our best sellers below.

Hurford Blackbutt Overlay Timber Flooring

• Overlay boards are to be installed over a solid surface
• Blackbutt is a strong and durable hardwood timber, reducing indentation
• End matched boards to reduce waste and create a neat finish
• Secret nailing to ensure a neat finish, hiding the nail
• Can be repeatedly sanded and finished to last a lifetime
• Colour ranges from golden yellow to pale brown
• Suitable for a stain or polish finish
• Available in random lengths from 600mm to 4500mm
• This timber flooring is available in prestige and rustic visual grades.

Hurford NSW Spotted Gum Overlay Timber Flooring

• Overlay boards are to be installed over a solid surface
• NSW Spotted Gum is a naturally strong and durable timber
• Can be repeatedly sanded and finished to last a lifetime
• Colour ranges from light-brown through to dark red-brown
• Select grade timber to minimise natural features of the timber
• Suitable for a stain or polish finish
• Available in random lengths

Tasmanian Oak Overlay Timber Flooring

• Overlay timber boards are ideal for a sleek and stylish finish to the home
• Tasmanian Oak flooring is a durable hardwood reducing risk of indentation
• Quick and easy to install
• Colour ranges from pale straw to light brown
• End matched boards to reduce waste and create a neat finish
• Can be repeatedly sanded and finished to last a lifetime
• Suitable for a stain or polish finish
• Available in random lengths

Bowens Timber Flooring Range

Discover more about our timber flooring range by browsing our online store or by visiting our Circa showroom in Port Melbourne.

Want to know the key differences between engineered and overlay timber flooring? Read “Overlay v’s Engineered Timber Flooring: What You Need to Know” on the blog.