Most companies provide lifetime warranties against veneer delamination.
Warranties on the finish range from 10 to 30 years under "normal wear." That means one or two dogs per household, not 10. Suitable for basements, where solid wood often isn't.Ībout 20 percent more than unfinished solid boards, but you recoup that cost and then some on installation, staining, and sealing. Big selection of wood species and surface treatments. Illustration by John McNeill VitalsĭIY-friendly installation most boards come prefinished. Even better, budget-minded homeowners can lay the boards themselves, saving a bundle on pro installation and getting great-looking results in a weekend.Įngineered wood is a stable stack of wood veneers glued together like plywood and milled into strips that resemble solid boards. Engineered boards are also problem-solvers, allowing you to use them where solid strips often can't go, like in basements or directly over concrete slabs. Most boards come with a factory finish that'll outlast one applied in your home on solid wood, and they'll be ready for footsteps the day you put them down. Available in dozens of wood species, and with new surface effects, such as hand scraped, for a timeworn patina, these high-tech boards now look just right in any vintage house, whether it's a 1910 foursquare or a '70s raised ranch. Since their invention in the 1960s, engineered wood floors have improved in appearance and performance, accounting for 30 percent of all the wood flooring sold in America today.
Underneath are more thin wood layers, all glued together to make a plywood sandwich called engineered flooring. Sure, it's oak on top, but that's just a wood veneer skin.
A keen eye might conclude that this rich expanse is made up of solid strips of red oak, one of the most popular American hardwoods. Take a close look at the wood floor in the photo on the right. Photo by Kelly & Kelly Why Engineered Flooring? Mahogany stain on this engineered red oak floor from Harris Wood warms up the kitchen of a Winchester, Mass., home remodeled by TOH TV.
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