Oak Flooring – Facts about Oak
Solid oak flooring not only looks amazing but also the wood itself is steeped in historical grandeur. Oak trees have had significance for hundreds of years. Here are a few interesting facts about the amazing oak tree and why it makes perfect sense to select oak flooring for your home.
Way back when!
- People worshiped under oak trees believing they had sacred properties.
- Standing under an oak tree and making an agreement meant that the agreement became lawfully binding.
- Vast areas of the UK’s oak forests were cleared for building timber houses
- Solid oak was used to build magnificent warships during the invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1500’s
- In 1651 Charles II hides in an oak tree whilst fleeing from the roundheads at the battle of Worcester – the tree is now called the Royal Oak (The name for many a pub).
The more recent past!
- The Forestry Commission in the UK originates from the period of WWI and the Forestry Act came into being in September 1919.
Hope the information was interesting – just a bit of trivia for round the dinner table but more importantly, when selecting a solid oak floor you can be pretty certain today that the timber has come from a managed forest if you purchase from a reputable supplier.
