Having hardwood flooring at home is many times a signs of prosperity and luxury, however these days more and more people want to have such beautiful and elegant floors in their rooms without the added expenses of using costly hardwood. This is where engineered wood flooring comes into play. It is still hardwood without the extra costs attached to it.
Some of the main reasons why homeowners have started using engineered wood flooring on top of their sub-floors is because it is not only cheaper than hardwood, but it is also environmentally friendly, and it comes in a wide variety of styles to choose from. Furthermore maintenance and cleaning is quite easy to do. Having hardwood on your floor will greatly increase the cost of your home should you ever want to sell it, and engineered flooring is really not all that different from the pure hardwood.
The way the engineered floors are made is by pressing and gluing together several wood layers stacked on top of the other one using a cross-grain pattern. The pressing together happens under strong pressure and high heat. There are many different thicknesses that this wood is available in and of course prices vary with the thickness. The most popular types are the 3 and 5 ply flooring.
This flooring type is actually even recommended in places where you cannot install hardwood, such as in the kitchen, in the basement or bathroom. This is because hardwood cannot survive very well in humid and moist areas, whereas engineered wood variety has not this problem. Changes in the humidity levels or temperature will be easily withstood by your engineered flooring.
You can also choose between finished or pre-finished types, depending on your needs. One of the more popular one is the pre-finished variety as it’s extremely easy to install, much more so than the finished one. This is because you don’t have to do the sanding or finishing, as it’s already done at the factory for you. You can get it in forms of parquet, plank hardwood or even wood strips, depending on the style you want to achieve with your flooring layout.
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