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What is Engineered Wood Flooring?

To understand what Engineered Wood Flooring is one has to be familiar with its predecessor; Solid Wood Flooring. Solid wood floors are exactly as their name implies, meaning they are made of a solid piece of wood from the top of the plank to its bottom. Engineered wood flooring is real wood flooring as well, however, instead of a solid piece of wood from top to bottom, it’s made of several layers of high-quality wood veneer and engineered wood composite products that are bonded together using high pressure, heat, and adhesive.

100% Real Wood Top Layer

Engineered wood flooring planks are usually constructed in a few layers. The top layer is made with 100% real high-quality sliced cut veneer, which may come in a wide variety of species and textures that can be finished to produce exclusive styles and designs.

Core & Bottom Layers

The Core And Bottom Layers are generally crafted by crisscrossing layers of plywood with soft or hardwood composite products laid with the grain of each layer running perpendicular to the one below it. Bonded by extreme pressure, heat, and adhesive, this construction method creates a highly stable core that can often be more dimensional stable than solid wood floors and is less likely to expand, contract, or shift when moisture, humidity, and temperature fluctuation occurs, Allowing this type of hardwood floor the ability to be installed in more areas of the home like above, on and below grade.

T & G (Tongue and Groove)

Our Engineered Floors are milled with a tongue and groove system for easy installation.