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What is an engineered wooden floor?<\/strong>
\nAn engineered hardwood floor is a composite sandwich of plywood layers stuck together with the wood grain\u00a0at right angles to the previous layer and finally a thick solid decorative veneer layer of hardwood is stuck to the top as a finished layer. Please view photo for example of the timber construction.<\/p>\n

For many years if you wanted to install a hardwood floor the only choice to be made was which species of wood\u00a0do you like. This is because\u00a0wooden floors were always manufactured\u00a0out of a\u00a0solid plank of wood.<\/p>\n

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What wasn\u2019t understood then was the limitations of solid wood. So below I have listed the main advantages an engineered constructed floor has over a solid wood floor.<\/p>\n

1) Engineered To Be More Stable<\/strong>\"\"
\nEngineered hardwood flooring has been constructed to be up to 80% more stable than its solid\u00a0equivalent. Solid\u00a0hardwood flooring is more moisture sensitive and can over expand, causing warping or cupping in the boards. At the other end of the scale\u00a0if solid wood flooring loses moisture when the air is dry it can shrink, producing unsightly gaps between the boards. Both these issues are reduced by up to 80% in engineered\u00a0hardwood flooring.<\/p>\n

2) Saving Precious Hardwoods <\/strong>
\nHardwoods are generally very slow growing compared to soft woods. Therefore by using a 6mm veneer top layer for the engineered wood flooring\u00a0there\u00a0would be\u00a0a saving of\u00a070% hardwood in its construction but would\u00a0 have the same life expectancy as a solid wood floor).<\/p>\n

3) Best for Under Floor Heating.<\/strong>
\nEngineered wood flooring, due to its extra stability,is the best choice over under floor heating. This is because the changes in temperature of the under floor heating affects the moisture content of the wood flooring. In a solid hardwood floor this can cause large gaps between\u00a0planks and\u00a0 splitting or warping of the boards. These are generally not\u00a0a problem with engineered boards.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, now that engineered wooden boards\u00a0can be supplied with\u00a0extra thick 6mm top wear layer the engineered floor\u00a0has the same lifespan as a solid wooden floor. Therefore the engineered hardwood floor only has advantages against solid wood flooring. So the smart person\u00a0really should embrace engineered flooring as the preferred trouble free choice. Here is a range of hardwood flooring for you to have a look at.<\/p>\n

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