Swish Oak Natura - Oyster Grey - 14/3mm Engineered Oak Flooring

Oyster usually implies something pale, so it is worth flagging that Oyster Grey is one of the deeper decors in the Natura range. The swatch is a mid-to-dark warm mushroom grey with pronounced wire-brushed grain and strong figure, the darkest of the grey options short of French Carbon. Set beside Oak Grey Harmony it is both deeper and warmer, and beside Odense Grey it is a great deal darker and far less pink. Choose Oyster Grey if you want a substantial, textured grey floor with real presence; avoid it if you are after the soft pale oyster shell tone the name brings to mind, because that is not what arrives.

The combination of a mid-to-dark body and heavy wire-brushed texture makes this one of the best marks-hiding decors in the whole Swish oak collection. Scratches fall into the existing grain, dust is dark enough to disappear, and grit is light enough not to stand out against it. That suits hallways, family living areas, rentals and homes with dogs. The texture does hold a little more debris in the grain than a smooth board, so a vacuum works better than a dry mop. It pairs well with white walls and warm timber furniture.

The Swish Oak Natura board is a 14mm engineered oak plank carrying a 3mm layer of genuine sawn oak over a cross-bonded core, cut to 190 x 1900mm with a micro-bevelled edge that gives each board a defined shadow line. It is a Tongue and Groove profile rather than a click system, so it can be glued down to the slab or floated over an acoustic underlay depending on your substrate, acoustic requirements and budget. Being real oak, the 3mm wear layer can be sanded back and recoated during the floor life, which a laminate or hybrid simply cannot offer, though a 4mm veneer such as the Wideboard range allows more of those resurfacing cycles. Allow time for the packs to acclimatise in the room before installation starts.

Every board is produced to the E1 emission standard with VOC content under 5ppm, which keeps the floor a low contributor to indoor air quality once it is down. Because the surface is genuine oak, expect visible variation in colour, figure and grain between boards, and expect the floor to age and change tone with sunlight over time. That is the nature of real timber and part of why it looks the way it does, but it does mean a screen image can only ever be indicative. Order a sample and view it in the actual room, at different times of day. Supply and install available across Sydney.

Specifications

• Range: Swish Oak Natura
• Brand: Swish by Eco Flooring Systems
• Construction: Engineered oak
• Overall Thickness: 14/3mm (14mm board with a 3mm oak wear veneer)
• Board Size: 190 x 1900mm
• Edge Detail: Micro-bevelled
• Board Profile: Tongue & Groove
• Installation: Glue down or floating
• Pack Coverage: 2.90 m2 per pack
• Boards Per Pack: 8
• Pack Weight: 25kg
• Emissions: VOC E1, less than 5ppm
• Product Code Prefix: SNO-