Vidar Flooring American White Oak 5" (Click) Engineered Hardwood

Most people choose engineered hardwood for the look and keep it for the stability, the part you only appreciate after a few Ontario winters.

In simple terms: Vidar Flooring American White Oak 5" (Click) is genuine white oak on top of a stable engineered base. That is what lets real wood go into rooms solid flooring cannot, while still sanding and finishing like the real thing. We carry it and install it with our own team.

It is real white oak, a cooler, more contemporary cast with a tighter grain than red oak, and a touch harder. On the Janka scale White Oak runs about 1360, about as hard as oak, fine for daily household use. Its wear layer is dry-sawn rather than rotary-peeled, so the grain reads like a solid plank. The real advantage is underneath: a multi-ply core that stays flat through Ontario's dry winters and humid summers, where a solid plank would cup or gap. That is why it can go over in-floor radiant heat, places solid hardwood cannot. Planks run 5 inches wide. A low-sheen matte finish keeps dust and footprints from showing. The planks have micro-bevelled edges, which frame each board and hide the slight height differences that come with real wood. Colours in the range include Naked Oak, Macoroon, Honey Wheat, Moon, and Coffee.

Decision line: Vidar American White Oak 5" (Click) is the practical middle ground, real wood with the stability to go over concrete, into basements, and across the seasons.

Installation is in-house and never subcontracted, across the Toronto and Mississauga area up to Barrie and Simcoe County. Engineered board can be glued over a slab, floated, or nailed down, so we assess the subfloor, test for moisture, and pick the right method. Browse our projects or the hardwood installation page.

We keep Vidar American White Oak 5" (Click) at both showrooms, where the grain, sheen, and colour read properly. Since it works over radiant heat, it goes well with the in-floor heating membranes we carry. Contact us about availability, or start from our Toronto and Barrie hardwood pages. See more Vidar Flooring options on our Vidar Flooring page.