French Oak Herringbone Flooring Oak Tufeau
Oak Tufeau takes its name from tuffeau, the pale limestone of the Loire châteaux, and this is the version made to look as though it has been in place since they were built. A warm chalky off-white, cut into herringbone, and finished with aged bevels — edges softened and knocked back by hand so every block sits with the gentle irregularity of a floor walked on for a century.
The sorting is Rustic with aged bevels: knots, filled character marks and open grain all remain, and the edge treatment adds a second layer of age on top of them. Few floors achieve this convincingly; the trick is that the pattern stays geometrically exact while the material around it does not.
This one is finished in oil rather than lacquer, and that is a meaningful difference. An oil bonds into the top fibres of the wood instead of building a film over them, leaving a matte, open surface that can be refreshed and touched up locally — a finish that ages with the floor rather than against it.
Blocks are fixed at 5 1/2″ × 31″ on a 9/16″ engineered core with a 4 mm wear layer.
Specified for manor houses, converted farmhouses, and city apartments built deliberately around old materials — lime plaster, reclaimed stone, unlacquered metal.
Full specification for French Oak Herringbone Flooring Oak Tufeau is set out below, and samples of French Oak Herringbone Flooring Oak Tufeau are dispatched from the VOGUE Parquet showroom for review before ordering.
Key Features:
– Fixed 5 1/2″ × 31″ herringbone blocks
– Rustic grade with hand-aged bevels
– Warm chalky off-white, the tone of Loire limestone
– Oil finish — bonds into the fibre and can be refreshed locally
– 4 mm wear layer on a 9/16″ engineered core
– Aged, softened edges on every block
Note: Setting-out is advised at quotation stage so the pattern resolves exactly as intended. An oiled floor benefits from periodic refreshing rather than full refinishing. Screen colour is only ever a guide — request a physical sample and view it in the room it is intended for.
To judge French Oak Herringbone Flooring Oak Tufeau properly, request a physical sample and view it in the room it is intended for. Our team can send full specification documentation for French Oak Herringbone Flooring Oak Tufeau and advise on setting-out, subfloor preparation and installation. French Oak Herringbone Flooring Oak Tufeau is available to view by appointment at the VOGUE Parquet showroom. French Oak Herringbone Flooring Oak Tufeau forms part of the VOGUE Parquet luxury hardwood collection.
Matching trims are made in the same colour and finish as French Oak Herringbone Flooring Oak Tufeau: square stair nosing, bullnose stair nosing and reducer.
