Furnishing your house’s floor with carpets for the huge benefits that they have is a very important decision. However, it can be challenging to choose one of so many beautiful and durable flooring options for your house or project. One of the best options in this field is wood flooring. But it has two main types Hardwood and Engineered Wood floor. People usually confused between the two options and think they are the same due to their appearance. So by understanding the differences and similarities between the two types, you can easily decide which one suits you.
Here we go.
Definition of Hardwood and Engineered Wood floor.
Starting with a small definition of each one of Hardwood and Engineered Wood floor.
- Hardwood flooring, usually known as Solid Wood flooring, is made up of hardwood species such as oaks, walnuts, and cherry trees. Several professional skills also required to install this type of flooring because several steps required such as nailing the planks to the subfloor which considered a major and necessary step. Due to its solid nature, solid flooring comes from milled wood pieces. Unlike other types of flooring, it can be easily sanded and refinished several times over its lifetime.
- When it comes to engineered wood flooring a lot of people mistake engineered wood flooring for hardwood flooring because it looks and feels the same. To achieve its appearance, it iconstructed from a thin layer of hardwood and cored with plywood. Glued and interlocking planks make installation of engineered flooring easy and it’s DIY-friendly. When maintained properly, it can last up to 30 years and more, even though its top layer is just a thin layer of hardwood.
So as a summary what are the main differences between hardwood and engineered wood flooring?
Duration
The lifespan of hardwood flooring fluctuates between 30 to 100 years however the lifetime of engineered wood flooring is up to 30 years or more.
Composition
The hardwood flooring is purely composed of 100% hardwood pieces however the engineered types are made up of plywood core connected with a hardwood layer.
Wetness
Both hardwood and engineered hardwood flooring are not waterproof, and engineered hardwood is more water resistant than hardwood flooring.
Cleaning
When trying to clean hardwood flooring, a wet mop cannot be used however when it comes to engineered wood flooring the wet mop can be easily used to clean the floors
