Engineered Timber Flooring Melbourne

Engineered timber flooring in Melbourne, supplied and installed by Dex Flooring. We hold one of Melbourne’s deepest engineered oak ranges — European Oak, American Oak, Australian species and herringbone patterns — with boards in stock now, samples you can take home, and installation across metropolitan Melbourne.

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What Dex Flooring stocks

Every range below is a live category you can browse, with current stock and pricing. We would rather show you what we actually hold than a catalogue of things we would have to order in.

European Oak flooring — our largest engineered range, 17 floors from builder-grade boards to 220mm designer wide boards. This is where most Melbourne projects land.
Herringbone & chevron patterns — 20 parquet-style floors for buyers who want a feature floor rather than a straight lay.
Australian species — three engineered floors in native timbers for renovations matching existing Australian hardwood.
American Oak — the warm, open-grain American look. We stock one carefully chosen floor in this species rather than a wide range; see the American Oak page for what it is and what to consider.

Browse the full shop: all engineered timber flooring.

What engineered timber flooring actually is

An engineered board is a real timber wear layer bonded onto a multi-layer plywood or HDF core. The surface is genuine hardwood — the same species, grain and finish as a solid board — while the cross-layered core underneath is what gives the board its stability.

That construction is the whole point. Solid timber expands and contracts with humidity, which is why gapping and cupping are common in Melbourne homes that swing from a dry heated winter to a humid summer. The cross-layered core resists that movement, so an engineered board holds its shape in conditions where a solid board moves.

Why Melbourne buyers choose it

It suits our climate. Melbourne’s humidity swings are exactly what engineered construction is built to handle.
It works over concrete slabs. Most newer Melbourne homes and apartments are slab-on-ground, where solid timber is difficult and engineered boards are straightforward.
It can be re-sanded. A board with a 3mm or thicker wear layer can be sanded and re-coated, typically two or three times over its life.
It works with hydronic and in-slab heating, which solid timber generally does not.
It arrives pre-finished. No sanding dust and no coating fumes in your house for a week.

Price bands

Engineered timber covers a wide price range, and the honest answer is that the number depends on wear layer thickness, board width and finish quality far more than on brand. As a guide for supply of the floor itself:

Builder and investment grade — thinner wear layer, narrower boards. The right choice for rentals, quick refreshes and tight budgets.
Mid-range residential — thicker wear layer, wider boards, better finishes. Where most owner-occupier projects sit.
Designer and wide-board — 190mm to 220mm boards, premium grading and finishes, herringbone and chevron patterns.

Installation, underlay, subfloor preparation and removal of the old floor are quoted separately, because they depend entirely on your subfloor. A flat slab and a badly cupped old floor are very different jobs, and quoting a single square metre rate for both would be misleading.

The only accurate price is a measured one. Ask us for a free measure and quote and we will price your actual rooms, your actual subfloor and the floor you have chosen.

Installation

Engineered boards are installed one of three ways, and the right method depends on your subfloor rather than your preference:

Floating over an acoustic underlay — the most common method over a flat slab, and the fastest to install.
Direct stick — glued to the slab. Underfoot it feels the most solid, and it is usually required for herringbone and chevron patterns.
Secret nail over a timber subfloor or joists, typical in older Melbourne homes with a suspended floor.

Subfloor flatness matters more than most people expect. A slab that is out of level will telegraph through any floating floor as movement or hollow spots, so we check it before we quote rather than after we install.

Where we deliver and install

Dex Flooring supplies and installs across metropolitan Melbourne, with showrooms at Nunawading and Bentleigh. That covers the eastern and south-eastern suburbs most heavily, and we deliver more widely across greater Melbourne. If you are not sure whether we reach you, ask — it is a short answer.

Choosing between the ranges

A short version, if you want the decision rather than the detail:

Want the widest genuine choice? Start with European Oak — 17 floors, every width and tone.
Want the warm American look? See American Oak.
Want a feature floor? See herringbone flooring in Melbourne.
Matching existing Australian hardwood? Start with Australian species.

Frequently asked questions

How much does engineered timber flooring cost in Melbourne?

It depends on wear layer thickness, board width and finish rather than on brand. Builder-grade floors sit at the lower end, mid-range residential floors in the middle, and designer wide boards and herringbone at the upper end. Installation is quoted separately because it depends on your subfloor. The only accurate figure is a measured quote on your actual rooms.

Is engineered timber better than solid timber in Melbourne?

For most Melbourne homes, yes. Melbourne’s humidity swings between a dry heated winter and a humid summer, and the cross-layered core of an engineered board resists the expansion and contraction that causes gapping and cupping in solid timber. Engineered boards also work over concrete slabs and with in-slab heating, where solid timber is difficult or unsuitable.

Can engineered timber flooring be sanded and re-coated?

Yes, provided the wear layer is thick enough. A board with a 3mm or thicker genuine timber wear layer can normally be sanded and re-coated two or three times across its life. Thinner wear layers are designed to be re-coated rather than fully sanded back.

Can engineered timber be laid over a concrete slab?

Yes, and it is one of the main reasons Melbourne buyers choose it. Boards can be floated over an acoustic underlay or direct-stuck to the slab. The slab needs to be flat and dry, which we check before quoting.

Do you install, or only supply?

Both. We supply the floor and install it across metropolitan Melbourne, and we also sell supply-only to people using their own installer. Our showrooms are at Nunawading and Bentleigh.

Get a quote

Bring your room measurements, or ask us to measure. We will show you the boards in person, let you take samples home to see them in your own light, and price the job properly.