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When engineered wood first came out on the market, there were speculations that this material was not made of real wood. Experts stress that this is simply not true. Engineered wood floors should not be confused with laminate, vinyl and veneer floors, which imitate or replicate the image or the texture of wood using plastic or a composite of other materials.

Engineered wood is made of three or more layers of hard plywood or high density fiberboard (HDF) and a bonded quarter-inch top layer of hardwood or lamella. This HDF core and lamella composition makes engineered wood eco-friendly, as the core can be made up of recycled wood and the lamella does not require as much timber as a solid hardwood plank does.

And, since they both have exposed surfaces made of hardwood, engineered wood floors can look as attractive as solid hardwood floors. Engineered wood floors can also come in as many hardwood species and colors as solid wood …

There is a common belief that wood floors are cold and noisy. This idea stems from the fact that original wood floorboards in older badly insulated houses were in fact cold and draughty . However this was in the days before central heating and insulation was the norm

These days you will find that wood flooring can be warm, quiet and resilient to walk on. Hardwood floors today are far more stable. They do not shrink and gap anything like the floors of yesteryear

Engineered and solid wood flooring now comes tongued and grooved on all four sides of the board that make a surface that is impenetrable to draughts In the case of a solid wood floor laid directly onto joists, the 20mm thickness of tightly fitting solid oak will give far more insulation than pine.

The noise generated by the sound of foot traffic over a wood floor is greatly reduced by correct installation methods. The use of …

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