My installer recommended a solid hardwood floor because he said engineered floating wood floors don’t feel as solid underfoot, is this true?
A. As long as the subfloor is prepared and leveled correctly, most people don’t notice a difference in feel between solid and floating wood floors. The benefit to engineered wood floor over (single-layer) solid hardwood is that it offers greater dimensional stability and wider planks, so you may be limiting your options if you consider only solid floors. If you do chose an engineered floor and are still concerned about the feel underfoot, look for engineered flooring that can be glued down. Floors that can be glued down will have small grooves at regular intervals across the bottom of the plank.
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