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What Is Hardwood Flooring |
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Engineered Hardwood Flooring
The construction structure of Engineered Hardwood Flooring consists of cross grain multi-layers of wood bond together for maximum dimensional stability. This type of construction provides better adaptability to humidity than solid wood flooring. It is also a good resistant to warping, cupping, expansion and contraction from normal environmental humidity and temperature changes.
Each flooring plank utilizes 5-times less of wood materials as compare to solid wood flooring. This creates more value to wood materials and at the same time, helps to eliminate wastage of precious forest materials. Engineered Hardwood flooring is suitable to be installed at below grade level.
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Solid Wood Flooring
Generally, it is a thick piece of wood that is cut out from the tree. They are then processed into solid wood flooring with tongue-and-groove profiling.
As it is more susceptible to humidity, installations of this type of floors are recommended on-grade and above-grade. Solid wood flooring has higher level of expansion and contraction compare to engineered hardwood flooring.
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