Wood Flooring · 12 min read
Engineered Wood Flooring Prices UK: A Cross-Brand 2026 Guide
Reviewed by our team, led by Adam Williams, Managing Director
Engineered wood flooring in the UK premium market covers a wide price band across six brands Grosvenor Flooring supplies: Kahrs, Parador, V4, Ted Todd, Woodpecker and our GF own-brand engineered wood collection. This cross-brand pricing hub sets out what actually shapes an engineered wood price, where each brand sits on the price ladder and how to think about fitted-project cost on any premium engineered wood specification. Live per-product pricing is on each brand’s own site or on our dedicated brand-specific price guides.
In this article
Our own GF engineered wood is sold online with prices shown. Kahrs, Parador and V4 are supplied on a quote; on our website they are listed as request a quote. Ted Todd and Woodpecker are available as a supply-and-fit service in the Altrincham area on request. For a quote on any brand covered here, contact us with the brand, range and specification you have in mind and we will price it against the actual room and brief.
Key Takeaways
What Actually Shapes an Engineered Wood Price
Five variables sit behind every priced engineered wood product across every brand in the UK premium market. Understanding these variables makes the price ladder read more clearly and helps a buyer shortlist the right specification for the budget.
Brand tier. Some brands run a single premium tier. Others (Ted Todd with Woodworks + Ted Todd) run two tiers within one catalogue. Woodpecker fields Solid, Engineered, Legacy, Wood Design and Lynton as distinct tiers with different warranty frameworks. The tier a range sits within is the single biggest shaper of its starting price.
Construction. Engineered wood construction runs from thin veneer (Kahrs Life at around 7mm total) through 2-layer parquet (Piazza at 11mm with 3.5mm oak wear layer) through 3-layer parquet (most Kahrs, Parador, V4 and Ted Todd standard ranges) through heavier premium builds (Ted Todd 20mm rustic, Parador Harmonia 13mm with 3.6mm oak top layer). Thicker constructions with deeper oak wear layers sit higher on the ladder.
Board format. Wide plank, standard plank, narrow herringbone, wide-block herringbone and chevron all price on separate curves within the same brand. A wide plank costs more per square metre than a standard plank in the same range because wider boards yield less usable material per cubic metre of raw oak. Herringbone carries a format premium above straight plank because the blocks are cut shorter for the pattern. Chevron carries a further premium because chevron cutting adds mitred angles.
Species and grade. European Oak is the standard species across the UK premium market. Douglas Fir (used in Ted Todd Delamere) and other species sit on separate price curves. Grade options run from prime through nature grade, character and rustic. Prime with minimal knots typically prices above character or rustic in the same range because prime yields less material per raw log.
Finish. Matt lacquer sits at the accessible end of the finish ladder. Oiled, hardwax-oiled, brushed, smoked, charred and hand-finished treatments sit higher up. Two boards from the same range in different finish specifications will not carry the same price.
The Cross-Brand Price Ladder at a Glance
Engineered wood prices in the UK premium market break into four rough tiers across the six-brand landscape. Each tier has multiple brand answers and buyers shortlisting for a project can use the tier structure to narrow the field.
Entry Tier
The accessible end of the premium market. Real oak wear layer or veneer on entry-tier construction.
- Kahrs Life Authentic Plank (Kahrs Life veneer, real oak surface, entry-tier price)
- Kahrs Pure Oak 2-strip (3-layer parquet, standard oak)
- Kahrs Ingresso (3-layer parquet, 20-year warranty, rustic Dynamic grading)
- Kahrs Life Authentic Herringbone (Kahrs Life veneer, the accessible Kahrs herringbone)
- Ted Todd Woodworks (accessible tier, 142 products)
- Ted Todd Husk Herringbone (Woodworks tier, narrow 90mm block)
- V4 Alpine (rustic-grade oak plank at V4’s entry tier)
Value-Premium Tier
The mid-band where accessible-tier premium meets design-led premium. Typically 3-layer parquet with standard oak wear layers.
- Kahrs Flora (single-strip, plant-name colours)
- Kahrs Ingresso upper products
- V4 Deco (flat pricing across plank and herringbone, 19 designs)
- Ted Todd Woodworks upper products
- Parador Basic 11-5 and Classic 3025 (entry-to-mid Parador range)
Design-Led Tier
The specification-led premium tier where format, hand-finishing and premium colour treatments live. 2-layer parquet on Kahrs Piazza and Large Herringbone. Ted Todd premium tier begins here.
- Kahrs Piazza CD grades (2-layer parquet, 11mm/3.5mm wear layer)
- Kahrs Smaland (3-layer parquet, 240mm wide 1-strip)
- Kahrs Da Capo (rustic aged 2-strip, 15mm build)
- Kahrs Large Herringbone CD (matched with Piazza construction)
- Kahrs Russet Wide and Alp Rose (3-layer parquet upper band)
- Ted Todd premium tier (132 products including hand-finished ranges)
- Woodpecker Bourton, Harlech, Chepstow, Stonehaven (standard Engineered)
- Woodpecker Goodrich (dedicated parquet and chevron range, 15mm/4mm)
- Parador Classic 3060 and Trendtime 4 (design-led Parador series)
Flagship Tier
The top of the engineered wood price ladder. 20mm rustic-grade boards, wide plank at 220mm+, hand-rolled edges, chevron format, colour-treated flagship products.
- Kahrs Oak Dublin Oiled (flagship 3-layer parquet)
- Kahrs Classic Nouveau (3-layer parquet premium colour)
- Kahrs Piazza AB grades (flagship 2-layer parquet)
- Kahrs Large Herringbone AB Creme White (flagship herringbone)
- V4 Tundra Chevron Smoked Oak (V4 flagship chevron)
- Ted Todd Rouby (20mm rustic-grade, hand-rolled edges, black-treated)
- Ted Todd Delamere (Douglas Fir, extra-wide plank up to 260mm, lengths up to 3m)
- Ted Todd Ebony Herringbone (FSC European Oak, burnished hardwax oil)
- Parador Harmonia (13mm plank, 3.6mm oak top layer)
- Parador Maradune (SurfaceONE technology)
- Woodpecker Legacy Floors (Woodpecker premium selection)
Beyond the Standard Ladder
Three specification categories sit outside the standard engineered wood price ladder because they are not directly comparable to factory-produced engineered oak.
Ted Todd Antique Wood Flooring. Genuine historical oak reclaimed from period buildings and remilled for use as flooring. Prices sit above the engineered flagship tier by a material margin because every board has genuine provenance.
Ted Todd Reclaimed Wood Flooring. Related category covering reclaimed timber from a wider range of sources.
Ted Todd Handmade Wood Flooring. Hand-made parquet blocks and bespoke pattern commissions priced by project. Sits at the top of the premium market alongside Antique and Reclaimed.
No other brand in this comparison fields these categories. Buyers whose specification specifically calls for antique, reclaimed or handmade material do not have a like-for-like cross-shop at Kahrs, Parador, V4, Woodpecker or GF own-brand.
Herringbone Format Premium
Herringbone floors price at a premium against straight plank in the same brand for two reasons.
Materials. Herringbone blocks are cut shorter than plank so less usable material comes from each cubic metre of raw oak. That materials cost sits inside the block price. Herringbone floors also carry a materials wastage premium at fitting because the pattern edge cuts consume more material per square metre than a straight-plank border.
Labour. Fitting a herringbone floor is materially more labour-intensive per square metre than a straight plank because the pattern is laid piece-by-piece against a set-out line. The narrower the block, the more blocks per square metre and the more setting-out time. Chevron is more labour-intensive again because every piece has a mitred angle.
The honest rule of thumb across the market: expect the same range’s herringbone to price above the same range’s plank on the materials figure alone. Expect the fitting labour on herringbone to sit meaningfully above the straight-plank fitting rate for the same room.
For the cross-brand herringbone landscape, see the engineered wood parquet guide and the individual brand-specific herringbone guides: Kahrs Life Authentic Herringbone, V4 herringbone flooring, Parador herringbone flooring, Ted Todd herringbone flooring and Woodpecker herringbone flooring.
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Chevron Format Premium
Chevron floors sit above herringbone on the price ladder within the same brand and often above straight plank in the flagship tier of any brand that offers chevron. The reason is production: chevron cutting is more wasteful of raw oak than herringbone cutting because each piece has a 45-degree mitred angle.
Chevron availability across the six-brand comparison:
GF own-brand does not currently field a chevron specification.
Fitted-Project Pricing Across Any Brand
Fitted-project pricing on any engineered wood specification is worked up against the specific brief. There is no per-square-metre published rate that fits every project, because format, subfloor condition, room layout, threshold detail, skirting work and access all move the number. The variables that shape a fitted quote most heavily are:
Format. Straight plank floated over new underlay on a level subfloor sits at one end of the labour curve. Wide plank glued down over a screed sits in the middle. Herringbone glued down with a border detail sits higher. Chevron sits at the top.
Subfloor. A subfloor already level, dry and stable takes standard preparation. A subfloor that needs latex screed, ply overlay or moisture management adds preparation days before a single board goes down.
Installation method. Floated over underlay is the cheapest install. Nailed-down is available on some solid and premium engineered ranges. Glued-down is often the recommended install for wider plank, herringbone and chevron and adds adhesive material cost plus additional labour.
Room layout. A single square room fits quickly. A corridor-and-kitchen open-plan with island footprint, threshold transitions and skirting work is a different labour story.
Board size. Wider and longer boards are labour-intensive to handle, place and finish compared with standard-format engineered wood. Ted Todd’s premium tier with 220mm and 260mm wide plank up to 3m long carries a materials premium at supply and a labour premium at fitting.
For fitting cost context that applies across every brand covered here, see the engineered wood flooring installation cost guide.
How Grosvenor Flooring Supplies Each Brand
Kahrs. Supplied through our showroom on a quote and listed online as request a quote. 23 Kahrs boards are on display in the Wood Room across Piazza, Life Authentic Herringbone, Smaland, Da Capo and Ingresso. See the Kahrs flooring prices guide.
Parador. Supplied through our showroom on a quote and listed online as request a quote. Five Parador ranges are on display in the Wood Room. See the Parador flooring prices guide.
V4. Supplied to order on a quote across six collections: Alpine, Deco, Driftwood, Heritage, Tundra and Urban Nature. V4 is not on display; ask us about samples. See the V4 flooring prices guide.
Ted Todd. Available as a supply-and-fit service in the Altrincham area on request. Not sold online and not on display in our showroom. See the Ted Todd flooring prices guide.
Woodpecker. Woodpecker wood floors are available as a supply-and-fit service in the Altrincham area on request and are not on display. Woodpecker’s Weymouth, Warwick and Whitby vinyl ranges are sold online on our site. See the Woodpecker flooring prices guide.
GF own-brand. Our own engineered wood, on display at full size in the Wood Room and sold online with prices shown, in plank, herringbone and Versailles. See the GF engineered wood flooring review.
What is GF Flooring?
Premium flooring, without the premium price
Glue-down LVT, click SPC and real oak engineered wood in more than 250 designs, with clear specifications and long guarantees.
See the GF range →Which Brand Wins at Each Price Point
An accessible premium-brand oak plank: Kahrs Life Authentic Plank.
An accessible premium-brand herringbone: Kahrs Life Authentic Herringbone (all four colours at the same tier).
A 35-year guarantee at the accessible tier: V4 Alpine.
Accessible engineered wood in a straightforward oak character across the widest choice of finishes: Kahrs standard 3-layer parquet ranges or Ted Todd Woodworks tier.
Design-led 2-layer parquet with a 3.5mm wear layer: Kahrs Piazza CD grades.
Rustic aged oak in a factory-produced format: Kahrs Da Capo (Kahrs’ answer to Ted Todd Antique at accessible pricing).
Wide plank at 220mm-plus and long lengths: Ted Todd premium tier ranges or Parador flagship series.
Herringbone at premium tier warranty: Woodpecker Orkney (100-year warranty on Solid and Engineered).
Chevron at flagship pricing: V4 Tundra Chevron, Parador Trendtime 4 chevron or Woodpecker Goodrich chevron.
Antique or reclaimed genuine historical oak: Ted Todd Antique or Reclaimed categories (only brand in the comparison fielding these).
Handmade parquet blocks or bespoke pattern commissions: Ted Todd Handmade.
Seeing the whole floor at full size before you commit: GF, on display in the Wood Room.
Who leads our guides
Managing Director, Grosvenor Flooring
Adam Williams is Managing Director of Grosvenor Flooring in Altrincham. He sets the standards our guides are written to and guides the team that reviews them, so the advice matches the floors we supply, the manufacturers' specifications and the way the fitters we work with install them.
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Which engineered wood brand is the cheapest at the entry point?
Our own GF range usually gives the lowest price for real oak; among the other brands, Kahrs Life Authentic Plank is an accessible entry point. V4 Alpine sits next lowest at V4’s entry point.
Which engineered wood brand is the most expensive at the flagship tier?
Depends on how you define flagship. On single-product pricing, Kahrs Oak Dublin Oiled is at the top of the Kahrs ladder. On construction premium, Ted Todd Rouby (20mm rustic-grade, hand-rolled edges, black-treated) sits above most other flagship engineered products. On format premium, chevron flagships like V4 Tundra Chevron Smoked Oak sit at the top of their brand ladders. Beyond the engineered ladder entirely, Ted Todd Antique and Reclaimed products sit above the top of every engineered flagship by a material margin.
Do all brands publish per-product prices? Most of the brands show guide prices on their own websites. On our site, GF and Woodpecker vinyl are priced online; Kahrs, Parador and V4 are listed as request a quote and we confirm the price when we quote.
Is engineered wood cheaper than solid wood?
Broadly yes, especially at the accessible end of the market. Kahrs Life Authentic Plank sits materially below equivalent solid oak plank at the entry tier. At the flagship end the two can converge, particularly on Ted Todd’s premium solid and engineered ranges which overlap in specification. See engineered wood vs solid wood for the deeper comparison.
Is engineered wood more expensive than LVT?
Yes at the premium tier. Real oak engineered wood carries a materials premium over the vinyl-effect top layer of LVT. Waterproof Wood Design products from Woodpecker (Weymouth, Warwick, Brecon) and matched-format Parador Trendtime 3 across constructions offer buyers a way to specify herringbone at LVT-adjacent pricing while retaining the wood-effect aesthetic. See LVT vs engineered wood for the deeper comparison.
What is the price band for a fitted engineered wood floor?
Fitted-project pricing depends on the brand and range specified, the room size, format (straight plank, herringbone or chevron), subfloor condition and any peripheral work. We quote every fitted job against the actual brief rather than publish per-square-metre fitting rates that misrepresent specific projects. Send the brief through and we come back with a fitted total.
Where can I see per-product prices? GF prices are on our product pages. For Kahrs, Parador and V4, send us the product and room sizes and we will quote; the brands’ own websites also give guide prices. Our brand-specific price guides explain how each range is priced.
Further Reading
For the six-brand overview covering when to pick each brand, see the best engineered wood flooring brands UK hub.
For the engineered wood category on the Grosvenor Flooring site, see the engineered wood flooring category.
For thickness, grade and finish guidance across engineered wood, see the engineered wood flooring thickness guide, the engineered wood flooring grade guide and the engineered wood flooring finish guide.
For engineered wood underfloor heating context, see the engineered wood flooring underfloor heating guide.
For engineered wood parquet and herringbone context across all brands, see the engineered wood parquet guide.
For head-to-head cross-shop brand comparisons, see Kahrs vs V4, Kahrs vs Parador, Kahrs vs Ted Todd, Kahrs vs Woodpecker, Parador vs V4, Parador vs Ted Todd, Parador vs Woodpecker, V4 vs Ted Todd, V4 vs Woodpecker and Ted Todd vs Woodpecker.
To visit the Wood Room in Altrincham and see the six-brand landscape, the Wood Room in Altrincham page has the visit details.