Hardwood flooring is a type of flooring made from
the timber of hardwoods! Hardwood floors are environmentally
friendly and they add to the value of a home. A recent
survey of real estate agents estimates that hardwood
flooring can add as much as $7,000 to $10,000 to a home's
resale value.
There are 2 main types of hardwood
floorings available.
  Engineered
Hardwood Flooring
Rather than having one solid piece of hardwood, the
engineered hardwood method uses layers of hardwood veneer
to create a product that can range in thickness from
3/8" up to 9/16" thick. The wood veneer can
range in thickness depending on the manufacturer.
In order to create an engineered hardwood, these veneer
layers are stacked on top of each other with the grain
of the wood facing perpendicular to each other. By doing
this, the engineered hardwood becomes less susceptible
to the effects of moisture and temperature change. Once
the desired thickness is achieved, the boards are then
cut into the correct board width. From there, the boards
are then manufactured to have a tongue or groove on
the edges. The final step is to add stain if necessary,
and add a finish. Because of this, engineered hardwood
is denoted as being dimensionally stable, as opposed
to solid hardwood flooring, which is not.
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more 
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hardwood right for you?
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 Solid
Hardwood Flooring
Solid hardwoods are typically 3/4" thick, although
some do come in 3/8" or 5/16" thicknesses.
This type of hardwood flooring can be installed with
a nail-down installation method over wood sub flooring.
This type of hardwood is also very susceptible to the
effects of moisture and temperature, because hardwoods
expand and contract with moisture and temperature changes
in the atmosphere.
Since hardwoods expand and contract in the width of
the grain, this type of hardwood flooring is not recommended
to be installed over a concrete slab, unless otherwise
stated by the manufacturer.
There are some instances where 3/8" thick solid
hardwood can be installed on a concrete slab.
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more
| care guide
| is
hardwood right for you?
| underlayments
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