From forest to floor

Canterbury – Cardiff – Cheltenham – Chichester – Durham – Exeter – Hertfordshire – Litchfield – Norwich – Oxford – Peterborough – Rochester – St David’s – Westminster – Winchester – Worcester – York

We hold in excess of Ten thousand m2 of floors ready to go including a
substantial colour range displayed in our Winchester showrooms.

Designed and manufactured by us and now in its 21st year, our Cathedral brand of hardwood flooring was the first engineered board of its type making it the most stable hardwood floor available on the market and the most robust for use with underfloor heating.

Why should you buy from us

Cathedral Flooring is an innovative approach for these modern times offering all the attributes of a traditional Oak floor but with the added bonus of superb stability.

  • We tick all the boxes.
  • 1 million m2 sold over the last 20 years.
  • No failures over underfloor heating when fitted to our guidelines.
  • Incredibly stable.
  • Highly water-resistant.
  • Suitable for kitchens & Bathrooms.
  • Repeatedly specified by Architects.
  • Available in two thicknesses.
  • We are the manufacturer so quality is assured.
  • High environmental lifecycle performance.
  • Large stocks readily available.
  • Supplied finished or unfinished.
  • Can be supplied certified FSC.
  • 15-year Guarantee.
  • European Construction Products Regulation Compliant.
  • European Timber Regulations Compliant

We hold in excess of Ten thousand m2 of floors ready to go including a substantial colour range displayed in our Winchester showrooms. 
Designed and manufactured by us and now in its 21st year, our Cathedral brand of hardwood flooring was the first engineered board of its type making it the most stable hardwood floor available on the market and the most robust for use with underfloor heating.

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Cathedral Pre-oiled Oak

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Jersey

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Socotra Limed Oak

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Dark Socotra Limed Oak

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Vancouver

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Bistro Salvage

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Smoked Oak

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Bali

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Skye

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Arran

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Madeira

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Hvare

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Oak - Treatex Antique

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Oak - Treatex Chocolate

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Ash - Treatex Clear matt

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Oak - Treatex Spruce

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Ash Bordeaux

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Ash Santorini

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Ash Smoked Oak

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Ash Loba - Smoked Oak

Pulled Oak

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Pulled Oak Salvage 3

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Pulled Oak Salvage 5

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Pulled Oak Salvage 6

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Cathedral Boards

21 mm ply based engineered plank flooring available in Oak and Ash.
Widths – Cathedral standard board face widths are 140mm, 160mm, 180mm, 200mm. Wider boards may be available made to order subject to a minimum order of one full pallet. Minimum lead in time of eight weeks. Lengths – Our standard packs are 2.4 m long containing four layers. Three layers are full-length boards with the fourth, a cut board. A pack might contain 3 x 2.4m boards, 1 x 1500mm board and 1 x 900 mm board. 75% long boards. Grades – Our Natural Grade has very few knots and those present are small up to 30 mm. The grain structure and colour has variation. Our Character Grade has filled Knots. Finishes – You have the option filled and sanded, unfinished for finishing on-site or pre-oiled in a natural oiled finish giving the classic golden oak appearance. We have a Colour range and also pre-oiled ammonia fumed and oiled.

Vicarage Boards

16 mm ply-based engineered plank flooring available in Oak and Ash.
Widths – Cathedral standard board face widths are 160 mm,  180 mm,  20 0mm. Wider boards may be available made to order subject to a minimum order of one full pallet. Minimum lead in time of eight weeks. Lengths – Our standard packs are 2.4 m long containing four layers. Two layers are full-length boards with two cut boards. A pack might contain 2 x 2.4 m boards, 1 x 1500 mm, 1 x 900 mm, 1 x 600 mm and 1 x 1800 mm. 50% long boards. Grades – Our Natural Grade boards may be available made to order subject to a minimum order of one full pallet. Minimum lead in time of eight weeks. Our Character Grade has filled Knots. The grain structure and colour has variation. Finishes​ – You have the option filled and sanded, unfinished for finishing on-site, or pre-oiled in a natural oiled finish giving the classic golden oak appearance. We have a  Colour range and also pre-oiled ammonia fumed and oiled.

How robust does our floor really need to be?

Hotel Chetzeron

Crans Montanor – Swiss Alps
The Brief was to supply a floor suitable for this exclusive Swiss hotel that would have the same appearance on opening day as it would after many seasons in a ski resort.
October 2009. This would need to be a distressed floor suitable to be laid over underfloor heating while at the same time capable of withstanding fluctuations in moisture conditions and of course, a guarantee would be expected. Overlooking the Rhone Valley and facing the most beautiful peaks of the Swiss Alps, This former gondola station was to be converted into an exclusive hotel and restaurant. Read on…

Nero Brewery, Architects Practice

Lyons-Sleam & Hoare
Old Buildings sometimes need a pragmatic approach when it come to certain inherent characteristics that are to be expected. Add to that the second flood in a two year period, the question is, Which floor do you choose to replace your existing damaged floor when you can not guarantee no damp issues remain? February 2009. Winchester Hardwood Flooring Ltd were contacted by the Architects for help and advice involving the replacement of flood damaged floors throughout the ground floor area of their own practice. Read on…