Cerezo

Buyers fitting out a guest room usually want warmth without paying hardwood prices. Cerezo answers that with a warm chestnut colour, near the mid brown of keruing, on a lightly textured satin face that feels like sanded board and still wipes clean. The honest caution is the face count. Four printed faces is low, so a repeating plank will show if you lay straight from a single box. Open several, shuffle them, and the problem goes away. It suits bedrooms, a landing or a study more than a busy hall. Planks measure 200 x 1200 mm and pack five to a box, covering 1.20 m2 at 25 kg.

• Will Cerezo swell in a humid climate?

  No. Cerezo is glazed ceramic with 6 to 8 percent water absorption, so humid months do not make it swell, cup or warp the way timber and laminate can.

• How many boxes of Cerezo for a 4 x 5 m living room?

  A 4 x 5 m room is 20 m². With 10 percent extra for cutting, that is 19 boxes, since each box of 5 planks (20 x 120 cm) covers 1.20 m² and weighs about 25 kg.

• Which rooms in a condo or landed house suit Cerezo?

  Cerezo works on floors and walls in family halls, bedrooms, shoplots and offices. It is rated for interior use.

• How do I clean Cerezo?

  Sweep, then mop with a mild floor cleaner. The glazed satin textured face needs no oiling, sanding or polish.