What Determines A Floating Floor?
It wasn’t long ago most manufacturers preferred many of their products to be installed the traditional way; nailing, stapling or gluing direct to the subfloor. Times changed suddenly as the big home improvement stores grabbed the DIY attention. Today is seems almost every conceivable floor can be floated. Engineered hardwood should only be considered for floating floors. However there are a small handful of manufacturers that offer a solid floating product, but we advise against their use because of unpredictable conditions that can create problems after installation. Who Manufacturers The Good Ones? Who? There are so many to choose from these days, but the consensus from many installers points fingers in the direction of Andersons’ Virginia Vintage, then Award Hardwood Floors, who offers more color selections in a wider plank floor (common with distressed floors) than anyone. If there were such a thing as traditional specialists in the field those two would top our list. Are They Pric
