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What is the best kind of wood for the home floor?
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Do you know which company is the best for the hard wood or laminate installation?
Three types to consider in order of expense:
Hardwood:
These floors come in a variety of colors, wood types, and finishes.
The wood can range from plain, domestic pine to an exotic Brazilian cherry.
The planks can range from natural wood to black stain, and can be finished with anything from a low-luster to a high gloss finish.
In addition, the plank surface can be sanded smooth, or be "hand scraped," which is a more rustic, uneven surface.
Hardwood flooring comes in planks typically 4 feet long and 2½" to 6" wide, and are usually joined by tongue and groove joinery secured by nails.
Engineered wood floors:
are built using multiple thin ply layers (see picture below) that are glued together.
The inner cores are generally either a hardwood and/or soft plywood type of material, which incorporates the tongue and groove system.
The hardwood veneer wear layer is glued on top of this core and is available in almost any hardwood species.
Because of this, engineered flooring has the natural characteristics and appearance of the selected wood species as opposed to a photographic layer.
The product has been designed to provide greater stability, particularly where moisture or heat pose problems for solid hardwood floors.
Laminate Flooring:
Laminate flooring is a rigid floor covering with a surface layer consisting of one or more thin sheets of a fibrous material (usually paper), impregnated with resins.
These sheets are either pressed or otherwise bonded to a substrate of high density fiber board (HDF) .
The laminate flooring is normally finished with a backing. These floors usually join with tongue and groove, and can either be "floating" or nailed in place (a floating floor is not attached to the subfloor but floats over it and can expand and contract with changing temperature and humidity).
The realistic wood prints are available in as many varieties as real wood flooring, as well as bamboo, stone, and other decorative finishes.
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