| If you're looking to purchase hardwood flooring then | | | | Solid hardwood floor - This type of floor is also |
| chances are you have come across two types of | | | | known as real hardwood floor because unlike |
| hardwood. The first is called engineered floor and the | | | | engineered floor it is made from 100% wood. It's |
| second is called solid floor. The two floors look 100% | | | | 100% wood construction which is normally made |
| identical so to decide which floor will better suit your | | | | from one piece of oak timber gives the floor |
| needs, you need to understand the difference | | | | stronger properties compared to engineered wood |
| between the two. | | | | which makes it ideal for places where the home |
| Engineered hardwood floor - This type of floor is also | | | | structure could benefit from extra stability. Another |
| known as semi-solid floor because it is made from a | | | | characteristic of solid hardwood flooring is its ability to |
| three layer core of hardwood together with plywood | | | | react well to sanding and re-coating a process which |
| or MDF and a top layer of hardwood veneer (the | | | | could give the floor extra longevity. |
| topmost layer of the engineered flooring) that is | | | | Because both types of wood floors look and feel |
| glued together. The engineering process gives the | | | | identical it is more a question of where it is placed. |
| wood new properties which prevent it from shrinking | | | | There isn't much difference in term of price, but as |
| or expending under certain temperature levels, | | | | we mentioned before, solid floors will react well to |
| therefore it is ideal for places where moisture or heat | | | | re-coating making them last longer and giving you the |
| could pose problems. | | | | option to change their appearance. |