Solid vs. Engineered Hardwood Floors. What's the Difference?
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2020-10-22に共有
Humans have been using wood for flooring for thousands of years. For most of that time the wood was cut into planks that served as both the structural floor, as well as the finished wear surface. As manufacturing processes advanced and hardwoods became more scarce, we began milling the wood into planks that were attached to a structural sub floor. Today an engineered wood floor offers the best solution for floor stability, subfloor adaptability, cost and conservation.
Since solid hardwood floor planks are milled from a single piece of wood, they are very susceptible to movement with changing moisture content, can only be stable in narrow widths, and cannot be glued directly to a concrete slab.
Engineered wood floors, on the other hand, have a plywood backing that is very dimensionally stable, allowing for the planks to be very long and wide while remaining dimensionally stable. European Wide Plank floors are a direct result of an engineered planks inherent stability.
A common negative raised about engineered hardwood flooring is inability to refinish. While this is true for wear layers under 2MM, most high quality engineered floors are able to be refinished multiple times, as long as their wear layers are greater than 2MM. A 5-6MM wear layer can be refinished as many times as a solid wood floor, and will have all the other benefits of an engineered wood floor.
It's the best of all worlds!
コメント (21)
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I've watched tons of solid vs. engineered wood flooring videos. Yours is the most comprehensive by far!
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A+ on your presentation and knowledge of wood flooring. I like the fact you talk about inferior products and premium products without putting either product down. I have been wondering all your points and am glad you put out a first class training session.
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Your ability to explain things in a way even a novice can understand is exceptional. Of all the home building Youtubers I subscribe to, you are the most informative. It's almost like taking a class... we should just call you Professor Smith. Keep up the great work.
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Thank you for the video! I'm starting to clean hardwood floors and this was very informative... What really got me into hardwood types is I contracted out a hardwood sand and refinish job and I want to learn more about the floors! You definitely helped out. Appreciate you!
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I have been driving myself crazy trying to find something that mimics a white oak solid hardwood flooring... it’s hard to find without it looking cheap. This flooring looks beautiful and you explained it so nicely! Thank you!
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Every time I hear that intro music I pause my TV and go off looking for leg warmers that I used to have in the 80s. Then I realize I never had legwarmers, forget what I was doing, and realize that my A.D.D. is flaring up.
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Having only been exposed to the cheap box store stuff, I definitely haven't been too keen on the idea of engineered flooring. You've definitely opened my eyes on this. I'll definitely be considering them in the future.
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Awesome video, extremely helpful for me. Just started working at a flooring store with no prior knowledge nor experience so these vids help out a ton
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Excellent explanation! Thanks for the video. I decided on Bella Cera engineered hardwood. Got the Villa Belize in Butera which is French Oak, 7.5" wide planks. I'm installing it now. I really dig the smoked look and they have 8 coats of Bona matte finish that really makes the grain pop. Only a 2mm wear layer, but I have no plans on refinishing. If the times comes for a change, I'll just replace it.
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The engineered floor I was shown was made of a sawdust base. I could not sand it and it was thin, like 1/4 thin. It looked like it was a laminate-type flooring. The company said no it was called an engineered flooring. If I was shown something that you just shared I totally would go for that type. Thanks for the info! It has been very helpful.
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Thanks for that you clarified and and cleared up a lot about the differences between the two.
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Very nice explanation of the flooring differences. I have been in the home improvement business for a while and I am some times confused by all the different types and styles of wood products out there ! Thank you ! Bob Lane, Sterling Heights, MI
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This is the best alternative to hardwood flooring for humid environments! We r building a house and I think we'll go with a tile in kitchen,bathrooms,and laundry room and engineered wood everywhere else. Thank you for such a detailed explanation!))
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Thanks for this really detailed description! I am doing an attic remodel and the details matter! In the case we're looking at the downstairs is already a manufactured parquet hardwood tile, possibly trying to match it, but this give us choices to work with - cheers!
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all the way Engineered, now I understand the differences between both, pros and cons, precise and concise explanation!
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The only video that really helps understand hardwood floors thanks I learned all I need
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Very nice presentation and especially the explanation on the wear layers it was very informative, simply great. Thanks!
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Great video! I know nothing about floors but you made it easy to follow along👍
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Thanks a million for this video. You explained it so well.
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great video+explanation+presentation mate! well done! thanks for sharing! new sub 🙏🏻
