Oxford Oak Home
Laura and Sam with their family
About us

We are Laura and Sam.

A husband-and-wife business supplying and fitting floors across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the Cotswolds. When you call, one of us answers. Sam oversees everything from start to finish.

Sam kneeling on a herringbone floor, marking out a block
Sam

Qualified carpenter, floor layer, and the one who turns up.

Sam trained as a carpenter and has laid floors for most of his working life. He measures your rooms, helps you choose the boards, prepares the subfloor and fits the floor alongside our team of experienced installers.

He is fussy about the parts nobody sees: a level subfloor, a herringbone set out from the middle of the room, skirting scribed down to the boards. A floor should be fitted properly once and then left alone for thirty years.

How we get it perfect every time
What clients notice
“Throughout the process, he listened to any questions or concerns we had, and he was more than happy to help with any follow-up items. Add to that he's just a lovely person.”Niels Leadholm · Google review
Laura

The one who keeps everything running.

Laura's background is in sales and customer care. She handles everything around the fitting: your first message, booking Sam's visit, getting samples to you, fixing the installation dates and checking in afterwards.

If you email or ring, it is Laura you get. She will keep you posted without you having to chase, and nobody will try to sell you anything you did not ask about.

How a consultation works
Laura, smiling, in a dark jumper
Laura holding baby Sofia, Sam and Lennie beside her, in a sunflower field
Behind the business

Also Mum and Dad to Lennie, who is four, and baby Sofia.

Having a family is a big part of why we wanted a business of our own, and it changes how we run it. We know what a hallway looks like with a pushchair, a scooter and muddy shoes in it, so when we recommend a floor for a family home we are speaking from experience.

When we are not measuring up or on a job, the four of us are usually outside somewhere.

Being small

You deal with us, start to finish.

I

The person who quotes is the person who fits. Sam has seen your floor before he prices it.

II

If a floor is wrong for your house, we will tell you, even if it is the one you had your heart set on.

III

We supply the boards and fit them, so if anything is not right there is one phone number to call.

IV

We tidy up properly. It is your home and we are guests in it.

Know exactly what you want, or not sure where to start? Either is fine.

Book a visit and Sam will come round with samples. Or ring Laura and talk it through first.

Book a private consultation or call 01865 639416

Laura & Sam