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| Wood Species | Beech |
|---|---|
| Stave Construction | Standard Stave |
Farmhouse Beech is the value line of our beech family: the same warm butchers-block timber in a focused two-size range at the lowest solid wood prices De Terra offers. Real staves, real beech, really priced.
These worktops arrive sanded and unoiled. They must be oiled before they go in - every face, every cut edge and the underside, because a sealed edge is what keeps water out of the timber around a sink.
Allow two to three coats and one 500ml tin per 3m board, every face. Osmo TopOil from GBP 24. Full instructions: installation and aftercare guide.
Beech has fed British kitchens for generations - the tight, even-grained timber of butchers blocks and bakery counters, hard at around 1,300 lbf Janka and naturally kind to food prep. The Farmhouse line takes character-grade beech - a little more colour movement, the odd fleck - and passes the grading saving straight to the price.
Two sizes cover the classic straight runs: 3m and 2m boards at 635mm deep in 40mm thickness. Boards arrive sanded and un-oiled. For the full beech size matrix - 27mm boards, breakfast bars, upstand - see our main Beech range; for the friendliest beech price, you are looking at it.
Same beech discipline: oil first, always
Beech rewards good oiling more than any timber - it is the difference between a butchers block that lasts decades and one that stains in a month. 2-3 coats, every face and edge, before fitting.
| Material | Character grade solid European beech |
| Construction | Solid staves - 40mm nominal width (38-42mm range) |
| Hardness | Janka approx. 1,300 lbf (5,800 N) - the classic butchers block timber |
| Thickness | 40mm |
| Edge Profile | Square edge |
| Surface | Sanded to 120 grit - supplied un-oiled |
| Widths | 635mm worktops |
| Weight | See size list |
| Brand | De Terra |
| Delivery | GBP 30 two-man delivery to mainland UK, or free Click & Collect from Burnley |
The non-negotiable: 2-3 coats of food-safe worktop oil on every face, edge and cut-out before installation. Beech un-oiled is thirsty; beech well-oiled is a decades-long companion.
Every few months, drop water on the surface. Beading means the oil is working; soaking means re-oil today. First-year rhythm is every 3-6 months, then twice yearly.
Even the butchers block timber prefers a chopping board for daily knife work - protect the finish, and the surface stays food-beautiful for years.
Trivets under everything hot. Beech scorches like any timber and its pale honey tone shows marks more than dark woods.
Sand, re-oil, done - beech refinishes as easily as any timber in the family, and character grade hides spot repairs particularly well.
Storage, oiling, expansion gaps, fixings, cut-outs, joints and everyday care, step by step: read the installation and aftercare guide.
Timber grade and range depth. Farmhouse Beech is character-grade beech in two board sizes at the lowest price; the main Beech range is standard grade across seven sizes including 27mm boards, breakfast bars and an upstand. Same species, same construction, same finish.
It is the historic standard: hard (about 1,300 lbf Janka), tight-grained, naturally suited to food areas when oiled - the reason butchers blocks are beech. It asks for honest oiling around water and repays it with decades of service.
From pale pink-cream when raw to warm honey when oiled, deepening slightly with age. Character grade adds gentle darker movement through some boards - the farmhouse look in the name.
Beech is the butchers block timber, but a fitted worktop is best protected with a board for daily cutting - knife work cuts through the oil film that keeps the surface hygienic and water-tight. Keep a beech board on your beech top.
2-3 coats of food-safe oil before fitting, every face and edge; re-oil work areas every 3-6 months in year one, then twice yearly. The water-beading test tells you when.
Beech is warmer-toned, finer-grained and the food-prep classic; oak is golden, bolder-grained and the traditional kitchen statement. Prices are similar - the choice is honey warmth versus golden grain.
