Elka 18mm Washed & Smoked Oak Engineered Flooring – Rustic European Oak for Irish Homes

Bring timeless sophistication and natural warmth to your home with Elka 18mm Washed & Smoked Oak Engineered Flooring, now available at BargainFlooring.ie. This premium real wood flooring is expertly crafted from European White Oak, offering a stunning blend of rustic character, modern durability, and versatile installation options. If you’re searching for engineered oak flooring Ireland, brushed and oiled wood flooring, or underfloor heating compatible wood floors, this floor delivers style, substance, and long-lasting value.

Product Description

Each board features genuine European White Oak, brushed and stained to highlight the timber’s natural character. The heartwood is a light brown with occasional pink or grey tones and creamy sapwood, all enhanced by a delicate smoked and white-stained finish. The brushing process removes softer grain, creating a beautifully textured surface and accentuating the oak’s open grain, longer rays, and occasional swirls, burls, and plumed grain patterns. Expect considerable variation in colour and grain from board to board, ensuring a truly unique floor.

This flooring is supplied in random lengths from 400mm to 1800mm, with a robust 18mm thickness and a 4mm solid oak wear layer for exceptional durability and the ability to be sanded and refinished. The rustic B/C/D grade allows for black repaired knots and small repaired splits, bringing authentic charm and character to every room. The tongue and groove profile with a 4-sided bevel ensures a secure fit and a refined plank look.

Elka 18mm Washed & Smoked Oak is constructed with an oak wear layer over a eucalyptus core and back, delivering excellent dimensional stability and acoustic performance. Each pack covers 1.98m² and contains six planks. The UV-cured lacquer finish provides a soft, low-sheen look that’s easy to maintain with the Elka Oiled maintenance kit.

This floor is suitable for floating installation over underlay with D3 adhesive, full stick or batten with Elka Flex, or nailing. It is fully compatible with embedded underfloor heating systems (when floated over underlay with a DPM, max 27°C), making it ideal for energy-efficient Irish homes. The floor is also approved for conservatories but must never be installed in bathrooms or high-humidity areas.

Enjoy peace of mind with a 25-year structural guarantee and a one-year oil finish warranty. For best results, acclimatise the boards before installation and follow the recommended care routine.

Key Features and Unique Selling Points

• Authentic European Oak Character: Genuine European White Oak with rich grain, natural knots, and unique colour variation in every plank

• Premium Brushed, Smoked & Stained Finish: Brushed and white-stained surface, sealed with UV-cured lacquer for a warm, inviting tone and easy maintenance

• Robust Engineered Construction: 18mm thick boards with a 4mm solid oak wear layer over a eucalyptus core and back for strength and stability

• Rustic Grade: B/C/D grading allows for black repaired knots and small splits, ensuring a floor full of character and charm

• Versatile Installation: Float, glue, or nail for flexible fitting in any main living space

• Underfloor Heating Compatible: Suitable for embedded systems (max 27°C), perfect for modern Irish homes

• Conservatory Use: Approved for use in sunrooms and conservatories

• Not for Bathrooms: Must never be installed in bathrooms or high-humidity areas

• Low Maintenance: Use the Elka Oiled maintenance kit for easy care and cleaning

• Sustainable & Safe: E1 adhesives and responsibly sourced oak from mixed EU forests

• Long-Term Warranty: 25-year structural guarantee and 1-year oil finish warranty

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Product Summary

Elka 18mm Washed & Smoked Oak Engineered Flooring offers the perfect combination of natural beauty, robust construction, and modern practicality for Irish homes. Featuring a premium brushed, smoked, and stained finish, a solid 4mm oak wear layer, and compatibility with underfloor heating and conservatories, this floor is ideal for stylish, sustainable, and long-lasting wood flooring. Backed by a 25-year structural guarantee, it’s a smart investment for comfort, value, and timeless appeal. Order today from BargainFlooring.ie and enjoy the unique character of genuine European Oak in your home.

18mm Real Wood Engineered Flooring Key Features

Colour: Heartwood is light brown; some boards may have a pinkish tint or a slight greyish cast. Sapwood is white to cream. Stained to highlight the timber character.

Grain: Open, with longer rays than red oak. Occasional crotches, swirls and burls. Plain sawn boards have a plumed or flared grain appearance. Softer grain is removed in the brushing process giving a textured surface.

Variations within species and grades: Considerable variation among boards in colour and grain texture.

• Available in Brushed Oiled finish

• Solid 4mm wear layer, rustic grade

• Random lengths - 400-1800mm

• Ensures excellent thermal and acoustic properties

• Can be laid over underfloor heating

• Can be sanded and refinished

• Made from 100% natural wood

• Dimensional stability

• Floor can be laid in all residential areas
  (except those of high humidity)

• Elka engineered flooring is a truly practical product, chosen for its strength, flexibility of installation and overall stability. It perfectly mimics a solid wood floor, but is actually made of three or more layers of real wood with an upper layer of genuine hardwood. Its core strength comes from each layer being stacked in opposite directions, so it can be used in most areas of the home including conservatories and in conjunction with underfloor heating. 

With all the aesthetics of a real wood floor, but without any of the restrictions, real wood engineered flooring is a practical design choice for any home. Choose from products available in a variety of real wood finishes. When laid, an Elka real wood engineered floor is virtually indistinguishable from a solid wood floor. This is thanks to the product’s unique structure, which includes a generous surface layer of between 6mm of real wood, making it possible for all engineered floors to be sanded and refinished. The strength of each board comes from three or more layers of wood laid in opposite directions. This helps to avoid any issues with contraction or expansion, making it perfect for use in areas where traditional hardwood flooring cannot be used, such as in conservatories or in conjunction with embedded underfloor heating. The simplicity of its construction makes it perfect for use in DIY projects and thanks to its strength, it can easily be installed as a floating floor. Advances in UV cure technology have resulted in a finish that is more versatile, hardwearing and easy to maintain whilst retaining that natural aesthetic of wood. Oiled wood floors require an intermittent maintenance programme. Cleaning the floor with elka clean and applying a coat of elka protect oil at least once a year won’t just remove scuffs and scratches, but will improve its durability and it will also restore your floor to that vibrant piece of nature you fell in love with first time round.   

The timeless elegance of a wood floor brings warmth and beauty to every home. The variety of styles, colours and species give you a wonderful range to choose from and allows you to put your unique stamp on your living space.

• The real wood products capture all the rustic qualities of wood and bring the very essence of nature into your home. Each floor board is unique, enriched with naturally occuring characteristics such as knots of various sizes, flared grain patterns, burls, sapwood and mineral streaks. These are characteristics of each species’ individual growth process, and are all influenced by region, sunlight, climate and the soil. There are two types of knots; live knots which showcase the beautiful density of the spiral grain and dead knots which are repaired with a rich coloured filler. Any splits or cracks are filled and add a lively character to the unmistakable quality of a natural product. The colour variation within each plank reflects naturally occurring mineral and sapwood streaks and are even further enhanced when stained or treated.