Engineered Hardwood Floors

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Ultimate Flooring Company have many top quality engineered hardwood floors available for purchase through their online store, and at discounted prices you will not find anywhere else. With more than 15 years experience in supplying all types of wood floors to both the retail and wholesale markets you can be confident that our products are of the highest quality and our service, second to none.

Engineered hardwood floors have the look and feel of a solid wood floor but they are actually comprised of a core of either hardwood, plywood or High Density Fibre (HDF) and then a top layer of hardwood glued to the surface - hence the natural looking finish. At the cheaper end of the wood flooring scale, laminate flooring offers a similar solution, however the top surface is not a hardwood veneer; rather it is a photographic representation of the wood grain being imitated.

Engineered hardwood floors can be purchased in pretty much any species of wood and actually can have an advantage over solid hardwood flooring in respect to the fact that the engineered version is less susceptible to damage from moisture and heat, ensuring it provides greater stability over the years. The number of layers in any particular brand of engineered floor can vary between 3 and 7 with more layers providing extra protection against warping, splitting, cupping or swelling.

If you are thinking of installing engineered hardwood floors then why not take a look around the rest of The Ultimate Flooring Company website and don't hesitate to contact us with any queries.

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