What is the difference between solid hardwoods, engineered and laminate flooring?
Solid hardwood is manufactured from one piece of lumber and comes as either un- finished or pre-finished. Solid flooring is favoured for its robust feel, warmth and ability to be refinished again and again. Engineered flooring is essentially plywood with a veneer or high-quality hardwood on the face (usually an eighth of an inch thick). Engineered hardwood is most often used over radiant heat and below grade because of its amazing dimensional stability. Laminate flooring is not wood at all. It is a photograph laminated onto a base of MDF (medium density fibreboard).
