Types of Wood Floors
There are two types of wood floors available on the market today: solid and engineered.
Solid
Solid wood flooring is exactly what the name implies: a solid piece of wood from top to bottom.
The thickness of solid wood flooring can vary, but generally ranges from ¾” to 5/16”. One of
the many benefits of solid wood flooring is that it can be sanded and refinished many times.
Solid wood flooring can be installed above or on grade.
Installed/Finished
Uninstalled/Unfinished
Engineered
Engineered wood floors are real wood floors that are manufactured using three to nine layers of
different wood veneers. The sub layers can be of the same species, or of different species. The
grain of each layer runs in different directions, which makes it very stable. This means that
the wood will expand and contract less than solid wood flooring during fluctuations in humidity
and temperature. The top layer of engineered wood flooring consists of high-quality wood. While
this type of flooring can be sanded and finished, it cannot be done as many times as solid wood flooring.
Engineered wood flooring can be installed above, on or below grade.
Types in Rooms (Solid and Engineered)
Advances in wood flooring during the past few years mean that you now can have wood flooring
anywhere in your home or business. Where you want to put it, however, will determine the type
of wood flooring you can use.
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