Floorings by Marcus

Engineered Wood floors by Marcus Remodeling

Engineered wooden floors has gain some popularity over the recent years do to the fact that they are cheaper and have qualities that natural wooden floors don’t have. They can resist moisture better and work better in high humidity area since they have room to expand and contract.

Natural wooden floors are made from a piece of wood, while the only wood on the engineered hard wood flooring is the top layer.The different types of wood used on the engineered flooring is usually pine,ash,teak and bamboo.Since the top layer consist of natural wood, they still have the beauty of a hard wood floor.The layer underneath the engineered hard wood floors can consist of 3 to seven layers and maybe more, the more layers to the core layer the more durable the engineered flooring becomes, The core usually consist of some type of ply board or fiberboard.

As I said before the engineered flooring have some play when it comes to expanding and constricting, where wooden floors will bulk if it expands and constricts to much. So engineered flooring is more tolerant to the weather then a natural wooden floor.So this property allows engineered flooring to be installed in more areas. Since it has room to expand and constrict it can be used in humid or damp area such as the basement where a w natural wooden floor would be a big no no to install.

Engineered flooring can be installed as a floating floor, this means you don’t have to use nails or glues when installing it however make sure you install a vapor barrier between the flooring and the floor. Engineered flooring uses a tongue and groove system so installing is rather easy.

So if you plan on installing a wooden floor in you home think about the type of climate you live in and decide if an engineered floor may suit you better.

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