• Reclaimed French oak floorboards from the 17th and 18th centuries, full view
  • Reclaimed French oak flooring showing time-worn grain and surface, view 2
  • Original 17th century French oak floorboards with natural color variation, view 3
  • Reclaimed French oak flooring planks with hand-finished surface, view 4
  • Antique French oak floorboards showing grain and wear marks, view 5
  • Solid reclaimed French oak boards in varied widths, view 6
  • Reclaimed French oak floor boards showing character and age, view 7
  • Original French oak flooring from the 18th century, detail view 8
  • Reclaimed French oak flooring boards laid together, view 9
  • Reclaimed original French oak floorboards, close-up
  • Reclaimed original French oak floorboards with saw marks and patina
  • Mixed-width reclaimed French oak floorboards, original face
  • Close-up texture of reclaimed French oak floorboard surface
  • Reclaimed French oak floorboards being laid, in afternoon light
  • Reclaimed French oak floorboards showing original saw marks and nail holes
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Reclaimed Original French Oak Floorboards

Reclaimed Original French Oak Floorboards

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Reclaimed French oak flooring from original 17th and 18th century floorboards, supplied in their authentic, time-worn state.

These boards are not antiqued or aged. They are the original floorboards, worn by generations of use, with the grain, color and marks that only centuries can leave. Every plank has been reclaimed, cleaned and finished by hand.

French oak is traditionally live sawn, which shows tight straight grain beside cathedral arches and the occasional knot or mineral trace. Expect natural variation in color, surface and thickness from board to board. That variation is the character of the floor.

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Origin and history

Walked on for centuries, and made to be walked on again

These boards were laid as floors in French homes in the 17th and 18th centuries. Generations crossed them every day, and the soft sheen, the worn hollows and the old nail marks are what that long use left behind.

Much of the French oak sold today is new wood, stained, scraped or oxidized to look old. This is the real thing. Nothing has been added to age it, so every mark you see was earned.

We select, grade and denail each plank individually, then mill it to tongue and groove so it can be laid again. A floor that has already served for centuries, ready to serve again.