Melbourne · Since 2007 · Drag the plank
Floors that hold a room together.
Hardwood, engineered oak, luxury vinyl and porcelain — designed, milled, and installed by hand across Melbourne. Eighteen years of quiet, considered work.
Four families · one standard
Built from material. Finished by hand.
01 / 04 · $$$
Solid Hardwood
The real thing. Sanded, stained, and finished in place — every board different, every floor a fingerprint of the room it sits in.
- Finish
- Hard-wax oil or matte polyurethane
- Thickness
- 19 – 22 mm
- Best for
- Hero rooms, multi-generational homes, heritage restorations
- Warranty
- Lifetime structural · 25-year workmanship
Feel the difference
You can almost feel the grain through the screen.
Almost. The real thing is better — and we'd rather you stood on it than scrolled past it. Eighteen years of practice means our floors hold up to four-dog households, hydronic heating, and the small Melbourne miracle of a January heatwave followed by a July cold-snap.
Selected projects
Rooms we've finished, rooms we'd visit again.
Renovation · South Yarra, VIC
South Yarra Terrace
European oak · herringbone
Residential · Fitzroy, VIC
Fitzroy Reading Room
American walnut · 220mm planks
Residential · Brighton, VIC
Brighton Coastal Kitchen
Engineered oak · whitewashed
Renovation · North Melbourne, VIC
North Melbourne Loft
Hickory · wide-plank
Commercial · Carlton, VIC
Carlton Chambers
European oak · chevron
Residential · Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Mt Eliza Family House
Bleached oak · 240mm
Renovation · South Yarra, VIC
South Yarra Terrace
European oak · herringbone
Residential · Fitzroy, VIC
Fitzroy Reading Room
American walnut · 220mm planks
Residential · Brighton, VIC
Brighton Coastal Kitchen
Engineered oak · whitewashed
Renovation · North Melbourne, VIC
North Melbourne Loft
Hickory · wide-plank
Commercial · Carlton, VIC
Carlton Chambers
European oak · chevron
Residential · Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Mt Eliza Family House
Bleached oak · 240mm
How we work
Four steps. One number to call.
- 01
Consultation in your home
We come to you with a curated stack of samples chosen for your light, your subfloor, and how the room is actually used.
- 02
Measure, sample, scope
Our installer returns to lay out full-size samples in your space, check the slab for moisture, and confirm the plan.
- 03
Install — dust-controlled, on-time
Crews of two to four, vacuum-shrouded sanders, plastic-sealed work zones, and a single point of contact on your phone.
- 04
Finish, hand-over, aftercare
Oil or polyurethane applied in-situ, full cure protected, every threshold dressed by hand.
In their words
Trust, in the language of the people who lived through the install.
Eli walked through the house once and just understood. Six weeks later we had a floor that looks like it was always meant to be there.
We've specified Northwind on eleven projects now. They turn up when they say they will, the finish is consistent, and they fix the small thing without being asked.
The dust control was the difference. Two kids under five, a cat that hates change — we didn't have to leave the house once during the install.
Book a consultation
Bring us your floor plan, your light, and the way you live in the room.
We'll come to you with a curated sample kit and a written scope within 48 hours. No fee, no obligation.