The Hand Grade Collection

Before mechanised milling standardised timber into uniform widths and lengths, flooring was cut and laid according to what each log would yield, a board as wide as the trunk allowed, as long as the timber ran clean. That irregularity, largely engineered out of modern flooring, is the starting point for the Hand Grade Collection. Designed to replicate the banquet hall floors of the Middle Ages through enormous boards that reach up to four metres long and nearly half a metre wide, laid in random widths and lengths so none are quite the same size as the one beside it.

The Bunker House by Chris Tate Architecture + Luxe Design | Hand Grade Consul Timber Flooring

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Every board is hand-sculpted and finished by wood artisans in Europe. The surface is worked to replicate flooring worn by centuries of use - undulating rather than flat, marked with the visual scarring and water staining that only time, or a very deliberate hand, can produce. Height differences at the plank edges echo the unevenness of aged boards underfoot, and the wear layer runs up to 6mm thick, built for a lifespan that matches the character of the material.

Lake Hayes Road House by Mason & Wales | Hand Grade Duke Plank Timber Flooring

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Beneath the surface, a three-layer construction with an oak backing layer keeps the boards stable despite their scale. Each board is finished with a natural hardwax oil, which means repair and maintenance stays straightforward even on a floor this expressive. The Hand Grade planks are Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Silver, a globally recognised measure of safer, more sustainable products made for the circular economy.

The Bunker House by Chris Tate Architecture + Luxe Design | Hand Grade Consul Timber Flooring

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The collection comes in four tones.

Galway Timber Flooring carries rich, warm golden tones, its grain rolling in the wide arcs typical of the collection's oversized boards.

Neston Timber Flooring sits in warmer, clay-like tones, with the same undulating, hand-worked surface running the length of its mixed-width planks.

Consul Timber Flooring takes the collection into deep, ink-black tones – a darker register for the same enormous, individually shaped boards.

Duke Timber Flooring closes the range in faded black, weathered in appearance rather than uniform, true to the collection's Middle Ages reference point.

Across all four, the defining feature remains the same: boards laid at a scale and irregularity that most flooring simply doesn't attempt, hand-finished to carry the marks of age from the day they're installed.

The collection has found its way into some of the country's most prestigious, award-winning homes, chosen by architects and designers for the same qualities that set it apart on the workshop floor: scale, character, and a finish no two boards share.

Parrs Road by Gina Fabish + Crawshaw Architecture | Hand Grade Neston Plank Timber Flooring

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Lake Hayes Road House by Mason & Wales | Hand Grade Duke Plank Timber Flooring

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Whakatipu Residence by Cassells Green + Mason & Wales | Hand Grade Galway Plank Timber Flooring

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The Bunker House by Chris Tate Architecture + Luxe Design | Hand Grade Consul Timber Flooring

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Whakatipu Residence by Cassells Green + Mason & Wales | Hand Grade Galway Plank Timber Flooring

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