Flooring Comparisons
Choosing the perfect floor for your home can come down to a range of factors but with both solid and engineered wood flooring you are sure to find an option that meets your wants and needs. With many other flooring options to choose from, including vinyl, laminate and carpet, we can help you make the best decision for you.
Firstly, when it comes to appearance both solid and engineered wood floorings offer the same stunning aesthetic beauty, with both options using a range of hardwood including oak, ash, walnut or cherry. Keeping your floor clean can always be a concern when buying flooring. Carpet requires the most work to keep clean with stains being far more likely within your carpet. Vinyl, laminate and wood floors are all extremely easy to keep clean.
For those considering wood flooring, there really is not much difference between keeping solid wood floors and engineered wood floors clean. What goes on under the surface of a wood floor is a very different story. One of the great advantages of solid wood flooring is the fact that you can sand the flooring far more times before the flooring actually needs replacing, whereas engineered wood floor only has a top layer of hardwood meaning it can be sanded fewer times. Although floor longevity may be a clinching reason to go with solid wood floors, it is important to also note that when it comes to rooms that are subject to more humidity, engineered floors are far more stable when it comes to warping.
One of the great advantages to that of wood flooring is that if damage occurs to the floor then you will be either able to sand out the damage or replace the specific board whereas flooring such as laminate or carpet you will find when the floor is damaged the only option to removing the damage would be to replace the entire floor.
When it comes to price, engineered wood floors are often a fraction of the price of solid wood floors, while also coming with fewer environmental concerns of using extensive amounts of slow growing trees.