Enineered Flooring

Engineered flooring is more expensive than laminate, still offers the best value in the long run, it can be sanded periodically to revive the grain of the wood, scratches.Engineered clear, too, is of wood. This is a sandwich of 1 / 16 "to 1 / 8" plywood top finished and unfinished below. So what you're looking at 100% wood.

Engineered wood flooring is pre-finished
The top layer is pre-processed, which means that it is sanded and sealed. Once the floor has been installed, you can walk. However, unfinished solid wood must be sealed, and this time you must wait before using.

Engineered wood floor can be sanded
The advantage of engineered wood flooring is that laminate on engineered wood can be sanded after scratches and dents to develop. Two catches, however:

    * Sanding Limited - engineered flooring can be sanded more than 1-3 times.
    * Sanding Professional Practice - Due to the low tolerance for lack of engineered wood sanding, seriously recommend that you have a professional sanding. It's easy to gouge your engineered hardwood floor, revealing the wood underneath