Wood Flooring / Engineered Hardwood Floors

Have you ever heard of engineered hardwood flooring? Probably not as although they have been used in flooring for a long time, usually we are not so very interested how our floors are exactly built, the main thing is just that they are durable and will be a part of your home without further repair for a long time. So if you want to learn more about engineered hardwood flooring than just read on a bit.

The main part of engineered hardwood floors is either hardwood or plywood and that is covered with a layer of veneer. This top coat is glued to the main part or in other words the core element of the floor. The veneer layer comes in almost all kinds of different hardwood species, so if you happen to have one special kind of wood that you really like, than you can be almost certain that you will find that kind of a engineered hardwood floor.

This engineered model has higher level of stability as for example the engineered hardwood floors are more durable to moisture when compared to solid hardwood floors. In addition, as the layer glued to the core part of the floor is also made out of real wood and not only a mere imitation, you can be certain that the floor has all the good qualities that your chosen type of wood has when compared to a simple photographic layer that only gives the impression of being wood.