Before You Buy

Contact Us

Call us on 028 6863 2200 from UK or 048 686 32200 ROI and speak with one of our personal design consultants who will guide you through the process, from the first phone call until after your wide plank floor is supplied or installed, and then any questions or assistance you need for the life of your floor.

Each one of our knowledgeable staff has hands-on experience with every aspect of our floors, from design through installation. We are here to assist you and are passionate about helping you realize the vision you have for your home!

Choose Your Floor

Remember- we make one plank and one floor at a time, so each floor is custom to you and your home.

We Will Help You:

• Design your wide plank floor by helping you decide on the wood type, specifications width, custom design work  and finishes.
• Determine your coverage requirements.
• Work with you directly or work with your architect, builder and designer, helping coordinate their efforts
• Coordinate the delivery and or installation with your builder.
• Set up the delivery directly to the job site.
• Recommend an installer in your area or give you the personal instruction to install the floor yourself
• All we need from you to get started is an idea of your vision and an approximate area and we do the rest!

Place An Order

Generally, it takes us about 4-5 weeks to custom craft your wide plank floor, but please tells us about any special circumstances so we can work with you to accommodate your needs.

We require a 50% deposit via personal check, VISA or MasterCard to get your order started, with the balance due on delivery of your order.

When Should I Order My Floor?

While we understand that job site conditions can sometimes affect your plans on when the floor will be installed, we at Trunk flooring strongly recommend installing your floor as almost the last phase of your construction project. A good guideline to follow is that once you have the first coat of paint on your walls, you can install your floors. Then we recommend covering them with either cardboard or a thin layer of plywood in order to protect your floor as you are finishing your project- applying the last coat of paint, installing skirting and hanging lighting fixtures. The ideal moisture content for a concrete screed before installation is below 4% on a tramax meter.

What Type Of Floor Should I Purchase?

Trunk Flooring produce two types:

1) Solid Wood

2) Engineered Wood – if you want to glue down or float board widths of more than 6” on a concrete slab, laying over 6” on joists, and have under floor heating.

Like a lot of people, you probably said to yourself, "the solid wood must be better because it's twice as thick". Well, guess what, you're not correct.

When comparing solid wood to engineered wood, we tend to think about resurfacing or "refinishing" the floor years down the road. This of course is directly related to the longevity of the flooring. Thinking about resurfacing the floor sometimes is the reasons we may be misled into believing that the solid floor is better or will absolutely last longer. While there is no question that the solid wood floor is much thicker, when you take a look at the thickness of the wear layer on Trunk engineered and the thickness on solid they are exactly the same. When doing your resurfacing, maybe on the second or third resurfacing about 60 to 80 years from now, you are going to run into (literally) one of two things. It will be the nails with the solid wood floor, or the plywood core on the engineered floor. So, with that statement, now do you believe that the solid wood will really last longer?

There are also other important factors to consider. A solid wood floor is usually less stable than an engineered wood floor. When I say less stable, I am referring to moisture and expansion related to that moisture. When you get climate changes in your home, which you absolutely will, wood flooring expands and contracts. With solid wood flooring, it generally expands and contracts a lot more than the engineered wood. Engineered wood flooring is constructed to be dimensionally stable, while most solid wood floors are kiln dried there needs to be a lot of care taken when installing them.

In Summary

We are not saying that solid wood floors are bad or of lesser quality, but above are some facts you should know when considering what to buy. Trunk Engineered wide plank flooring is slightly more expensive to produce than our Trunk solid wide plank flooring in terms of time, money, and energy, but enjoy economic advantages when having them installed. Engineered wood products use the resource of wood efficiently and therefore promote conservation.