Engineered Hardwood Flooring
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 Euro White OakS Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring Drop Loc Installation $2.19 Time Remaining: 8h 22m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 Walnut Spice Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SF $1.99 Time Remaining: 12h 14m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Hickory Chestnut Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SF $1.99 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 47m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 35 American Walnut Engineered and Floating Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 10h 9m |
 289 SF Closeout Lot 9 16 Engineered Santos Mahogany Hardwood Flooring Floor $2,622.73 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 7m Buy It Now for only: $2,622.73 |
 Maple Cappuccino Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 7d 12h 49m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5 Red Oak Winchester IdealLoc Engineered Floating Hardwood Wood Floor Flooring $3.49 Time Remaining: 13h 14m |
 Rustic Pecan Golden Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 149 SF $1.49 Time Remaining: 13h 16m Buy It Now for only: $1.49 |
 Hickory Dark Sunset Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SF $1.99 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 47m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5 x 1 2 American Cherry Light Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 14h 13m |
 Walnut Sunset Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SF $1.99 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 47m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Engineered Maple Hardwood Flooring CLICK LOCK Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 7d 12h 45m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5 Brazilian Teak Cumaru HDF Engineered Floating Hardwood Wood Floor Flooring $2.99 Time Remaining: 14h 14m |
 Red Oak Gunstock Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 7d 13h 10m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5 x 1 2 American Cherry Light Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 18h 15m |
 279 SF Closeout Lot Click Engineered Santos Mahogany Hardwood Flooring Floor $923.38 Time Remaining: 15d 7h 53m Buy It Now for only: $923.38 |
 Maple Natural Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 179 SF $1.79 Time Remaining: 12h 50m Buy It Now for only: $1.79 |
 5 Brazilian Teak Cumaru HDF Engineered Floating Hardwood Wood Floor Flooring $2.99 Time Remaining: 20h 54m |
 Red Oak Gunstock Engineered Hardwood Flooring CLICK LOCK Floating Wood Floor $1.99 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 48m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 American Walnut Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 7d 12h 17m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5 Brazilian Teak Cumaru HDF Engineered Floating Hardwood Wood Floor Flooring $2.99 Time Remaining: 21h 51m |
 New 9 16 X 5 Engineered Hand Scraped Distressed Hardwood Flooring Wood Floor $0.99 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 4m Buy It Now for only: $0.99 |
 Sapelli African Cherry Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Floor w Drop Loc $3.49 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 55m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 5 x 1 2 American Cherry Light Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 21h 56m |
 Birch Engineered Hardwood Flooring CLICK LOCK Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 7d 13h Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 2 Layer Engineered Cherry Hardwood Floating Flooring Floors Floor 279 sf $0.01 Time Remaining: 1d 16h |
 Rustic Hickory Gold Engineered Hardwood Flooring CLICK LOCK Floating Wood Floor $1.99 Time Remaining: 7d 12h 11m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 American Cherry Sagebrush Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 $1.99 Time Remaining: 12h 21m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5x3 4 Engineered Hardwood Oak Gunstock Flooring Floors Floor 299 sf $2.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h |
 Walnut Engineered Hardwood Flooring CLICK LOCK Floating Wood Floor 199 SF $1.99 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 47m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5 Hickory Natural Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 7d 12h 23m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5x9 16 Distressed Engineered Oak Honey Hardwood Flooring Floor 309 sf $3.09 Time Remaining: 1d 16h |
 Cherry 5 Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 10h 10m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 American Cherry Sagebrush Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 $1.99 Time Remaining: 12h 26m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5x9 16xRL Engineered Cherry Natural Hardwood Flooring Floors Floor 279 sf $0.01 Time Remaining: 1d 16h |
 5 x 1 2 American Cherry Light Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 24d 15h 27m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 Wide Plank Oak Brandy Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SF $1.99 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 13m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 American Walnut Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring w Drop Loc Installation $2.69 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 29m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Red Oak Gunstock Engineered Hardwood Flooring Prefinished Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 33m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Wormy Chestnut Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring w Drop Loc Installation $2.69 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 55m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Red Oak Engineered Hardwood Flooring CLICK LOCK Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 15m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Maple Cappuccino Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 7d 13h 12m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Euro White Oak PrefinishedGWEngineered Hardwood Flooring Drop Loc Installation $2.19 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 56m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 Birch Gunstock Engineered Hardwood Flooring Click Lock Floating Wood Floor 199 $1.99 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 51m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Oak w Black Washed Stain Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring Wire Brushed $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 53m Buy It Now for only: $0.99 |
 White Oak Ebony Smoked Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Floor $3.59 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 2m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 American Cherry Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 41m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Oak w Dark Brown Stain Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring Wire Brushed $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 21m Buy It Now for only: $0.99 |
 Engineered Interlocking Oak Hardwood Flooring $400.00 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 29m Buy It Now for only: $800.00 |
 Hickory 5 Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 6d 15h 11m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 35 American Walnut Engineered and Floating Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 25m |
 Oak Brandy Engineered Hardwood Flooring CLICK LOCK Floating Wood Floor 199 SF $1.99 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 20m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Hand Scraped Engineered Hardwood Flooring Wood Floor $2.99 Time Remaining: 8d 9h 41m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 5 Brazilian Teak Cumaru HDF Engineered Floating Hardwood Wood Floor Flooring $2.99 Time Remaining: 2d 19h 58m |
 Handscraped Maple Rum Engineered CLICK LOCK Hardwood Flooring Floating Floor $1.99 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 36m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Hickory Vintage Henna Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 179 SF $1.79 Time Remaining: 12h 41m Buy It Now for only: $1.79 |
 5 Character Maple Plank Floating Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 9m |
 Antique Maple Cream Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SF $1.99 Time Remaining: 11h 23m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Red Oak Colonial Engineered Hardwood Flooring Floating Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 40m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 5 x 1 2 American Cherry Light Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 3d 7h 25m |
 American Cherry Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 17d 21h 26m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 Acacia Engineered Handscraped Hardwood Wood Flooring $3.99 Time Remaining: 7d 10h 44m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 5 Character Maple Plank Floating Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 3d 8h 27m |
 5 Fumed Oak Engineered Hardwood Wood Flooring Floor $4.99 Time Remaining: 7d 9h 38m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Australian Cypress Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring w Drop Loc $2.69 Time Remaining: 3d 10h 30m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Maple Floating Engineered Wood Hardwood Flooring Floor $3.49 Time Remaining: 11d 9h 32m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 White Oak Buckingham Solid Engineered Hardwood Flooring $3.99 Time Remaining: 26d 12h 40m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 Impressions White Oak Saddle Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring $1.29 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 20m Buy It Now for only: $1.49 |
 Oak Gunstock Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring w Sawn Face 46 length $0.99 Time Remaining: 5d 9h 27m Buy It Now for only: $0.99 |
 259 SF Closeout Lot 1 2X5X33MM Engineered Walnut Hardwood Flooring Floor $2,486.40 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 23m Buy It Now for only: $2,486.40 |
 American Hard MapleN Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Flooring Drop Loc Install $2.69 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 27m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Chocolate Hickory Dark Engineered Hardwood Floor Wide Wood Flooring $0.99 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 15m Buy It Now for only: $0.99 |
 Red Oak Brandy Engineered Hardwood Flooring Prefinished Wood Floor 199 SQFT $1.99 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 47m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Sapelli African Santos Prefinished Engineered Hardwood Floor w Drop Loc $3.09 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 27m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 Hand Scraped Birch Hardwood Flooring Engineered wood $2.79 Time Remaining: 26d 11h 36m Buy It Now for only: $2.79 |
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Which Hardwood Flooring - Solid or Engineered?
With such an array of wood flooring products on the market in an alarming variety of species, widths, types and finishes, how on earth do you know which one is right for you? Fashion fads wax and wane with the moon but generally, hardwood floors can all be grouped into two main categories; solid wood floors and engineered wood floors.
Solid hardwood floors are made up of one piece of wood all the way through, from top to bottom regardless of width or length. Solid boards will range in thickness from between 18mm – 22mm and thinner overlays are also available from 10mm – 15mm. Well made Engineered wood floors consist of 3 separate sandwich layers; a real hardwood veneer layer at the top to act as the wear layer, ranging from 3mm to 6mm in depth; then a core layer of Heavea Brasiliensis (other wise known as Rubberwood) and finally a stabilising backing layer of edge glued hardwood. Typically engineered hardwood floors range from 9mm – 22mm in thickness.
So is solid or engineered best?
The current wood flooring trend is for long, wide planks. Solid boards that are very wide widths are less stable than narrower boards and in the wrong hands are at higher risk of ‘bowing’ or ‘cupping’ if environmental factors are not exactly right. Any wood, but especially solid wood will readily absorb any moisture present in the subfloor or ambient environment causing permanent distortion. That said, correct acclimatisation and installation by a professional is the key to success. Solid wood floors tend to be fitted by ‘secret nailing’ on to a plywood laid over the concrete sub floor or nailed directly to batons. A solid hardwood floor will last for generations when cared for properly and can be sanded down and resealed for years to come to revitalise the look of the floor.
Engineered boards are generally more stable and are perhaps more suited to the climate in the UK and the concrete floor construction of our houses. They can be glued, nailed to a subfloor or floated over a suitable underlay. The better engineered boards are made up from 100% hardwood, such as the Blueridge engineered White Oak and Black Walnut hardwood flooring range from Blue Evolution. The 100% hardwood manufacturing technique results in a super stable engineered board since any expansion or contraction takes place in the layers at the same rate; resulting in less stress on the glue layer which in turn reduces the likelihood of ‘bowing’ or ‘cupping’ or ‘delaminating’. A 100% hardwood construction is more sustainable than using plywood or softwood since more of the log is used in the construction of the board, cutting down mill waste.
Some professional installers insist that they can identify whether a floor is solid or engineered just by how it feels and sounds when they walk on it. To most of us though any type of hardwood flooring is not just super hard wearing and structurally robust, it is an investment which will stand the test of time.
In all cases the secret to a beautiful, lasting and problem free hardwood floor is in the correct acclimatisation and fitting. Try to select an installation professional who can point you to plenty of happy customers for references! Visit this link to find out more about hardwood floor installation.
About the Author
Pamela Bonsall is Co-Director of Blue Evolution Limited, a company involved in the supply and manufacture of the Blueridge range of quality hardwood flooring. Members of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) the company specialises in the supply of specialist bespoke flooring solutions to the trade and to the general public.
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