FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HARDWOOD FLOORS 1. What are the differences between Laminate, Engineered and Solid floors?
• Laminate. A laminate hardwood floor has an image of a hardwood floor on a plastic material fixed on to a compressed board. It is not a real wood floor and can never be sanded and refinished. Most laminates are 1/4″ thick. They are not glued or nailed directly to the subfloor, they are glued to each other, and installed over a Styrofoam material. This installation method is called “floating”. These are inexpensive imitations of real hardwood floors. • Engineered. An engineered hardwood floor has a layer of real hardwood glued to multiple layers of plywood substrates. The thickness of the top layer of real hardwood will dictate the number of times these floors can be sanded and refinished. While the majority of these floors come prefinished, there are some manufacturers that sell unfinished engineered flooring. Some engineered floors can be sanded as many times as a traditional 3/4″ solid hardwood floor. These floors can be floated, glued or nailed directly to the subfloor. • Solid. So
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