Engineered Hardwood Flooring – The Best Choice

Most hardwood floors of yesteryears were installed as strips of hardwood or different types of floorboards. With the gradual progress of time, things have changed a lot with the introduction of engineered hardwood flooring. The construction of engineered wood flooring is easy, a lot like plywood is fashioned, gluing thin sheets of wood together. This flooring has several advantages and has attained huge popularity in a comparatively short span of time.

You often hesitate as to whether you should install hardwood floors, especially in situations where it may break due to an unstable base, or in any areas where there is immense dampness. Engineered floors are stable and more durable and continue to look new and beautiful, long after it is installed.

Engineered floors can be laid over just about any base, even as a floating floor. The engineered floors are sold in a ready-to-use form and most often, with installation, proved cheaper than hardwood floors. The process of installing these engineered floors is quite simple and thus a lot of money is saved as the homeowner himself can do the installation

Engineered wood floors are made of hardwood, plywood and a layer of hardwood veneer glued on the top surface. A good quality hardwood veneer provides years of guarantee. Veneer engineered floors have five hardwood core layers. This product provides greater stability than hardwood floors, which often face great problems with moisture and excess heat. The engineered floors combat twisting and swelling, and remain intact in all sorts of climatic conditions.

When purchasing such floors you would want to know whether the product could withstand indentation and impression. In short, the quality of the hardwood floor has to be ensured. The Janka hardness rating is a good standard measurement for the purpose. A higher rating is proof of the excellent quality of wood. Vanier Hard Maple and Vanier Brazilian cherry all have high ratings on the Janka hardness test. Check out more about these quality floors at Mohawk Flooring

Engineered Hardwood Flooring – The Best Choice

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