Wood Flooring in Inverness and the Highlands

Floors for self-builds, timber frames and lodges

Inverness and the surrounding Highlands have seen a huge amount of new building – family homes on the edges of the city, self-builds on the Black Isle and around Nairn, and holiday lodges in Strathspey and Badenoch. Many are timber-frame houses with underfloor heating and heat pumps, built to high insulation standards.

These homes suit natural, honest timber. Long Douglas fir planks or wide oak boards in a light oil echo the landscape outside, and they look especially good in high-ceilinged open-plan rooms with big windows. Over underfloor heating we recommend engineered boards on a plywood core; on timber decks and joists they can be glued, secret-nailed or floated, depending on the build-up.

Planning a Highland delivery

Distance changes how a project is organised, so we plan it early. Your floor is made to order, then delivered on a pallet to site – we agree access for long boards on rural roads and tracks, and allow the timber to acclimatise in the heated house before fitting. In new builds we check that wet trades are finished and screeds are dry, because a floor laid into a damp building will move.

For larger projects in Inverness and the Highlands our own team travels to fit, including stair cladding and joinery. For smaller orders we deliver with detailed installation guidance and can advise your local joiner. For lodges and holiday lets we suggest rustic grades and maintainable finishes that hide boot marks and can be refreshed between seasons. Start by asking us to order samples online – small swatches arrive in a few working days.

Floors we recommend for Highland homes

• Self-builds and timber frames: engineered oak or Douglas fir wide planks on a plywood core, suitable for underfloor heating.
• Holiday lodges and lets: rustic grade boards with a maintainable oil finish that hides boot marks.
• Traditional stone cottages: engineered boards over a damp-proof membrane and levelled base, keeping floor heights low.
• Feature rooms: herringbone parquet in a living room or hall for a classic touch in a modern house.

Areas we cover include Inverness, Nairn, Culloden, Dingwall, the Black Isle, Beauly, Aviemore, Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie, Fort William, Fort Augustus, Tain, Dornoch and Elgin.