Engineered Flooring: Meet the Myths and the Facts

Online, June 5, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Learning is not just about understanding concepts and theories, but learning is much taught if we compare truths between lies. Agree? We understand the use of engineered floorings if we are able to determine what is a fact and what is a myth. It is true that engineered flooring is laminate flooring. Would you agree? That is a big myth. That is because they are not similar. Laminated floorings use a synthetic outermost covering (example, plastic). Though it matches that of a real wood, but it is just an imitation of a real hardwood. Because of that, this type of floorings cannot be sanded or repaired. On the other hand, an engineered floor has a real hardwood layer. Thus, it can be sanded and repaired.

Glue-down engineered hardwood flooring is stable compared to floating flooring. This is indeed a true. Glue-down flooring is very stable because of its structure and installation method. With this type of flooring, it uses stable plywood that gets glued into the subfloor. The plywood releases a mechanical property that the floating flooring can't exhibit. The layering of the flooring makes a very little room chance of expansion and contraction. While a floating or solid hardwood flooring can exhibit expansion and contraction due to changes in humidity. For more information about floating floorings, please visit http://www.homedepot.ca/know-how/projects/installing-a-floating-engineered-hardwood-floor (floating flooring installation).

Engineered flooring has a short life span. The answer should be a myth. There's a battle between life expectancy of 100 versus 25. The 100 years of life expectancy goes to the engineered flooring because it uses structural layers that can be refinished and sanded five to eight times compared to that of a floating floors that can only be sanded for one to two times. This gives it a useable life of up to 25 years. The facts are laid off, you'll better decide by numbers and performance. If you are looking for perfect flooring, engineered flooring is the right spot for you. There are also claims that an engineered floor will only work for condominiums and basement, which is of course a myth. Yes, they best work for condominiums and basement, but they can also be installed in commercial and residential settings. Thanks to technology because one can now choose variants of this type of flooring by finishes (outer-most layer), widths, and thickness. Glue-down flooring is very stable for a traffic type of places. They are even very quiet and do not emit sounds there are no nails or stables used during the installation.

The topic should end with the price. Price greatly impacts your overall criteria in choosing the right floorings for your home. It is a myth that engineered hardwood floorings are less expensive compared to solid wood floors. Why? A floating floor is less expensive compared to a glue-down floor. The cost of the flooring resembles of how unique the products are created and produced. When you define cost effective, you are buying the right amount with the right value and of quality. The complex production of engineered flooring makes it higher but very competitive. http://www.armstrong.com/flooring/products/hardwood/engineered/_/N-67oZ6wl.