Installing Engineered Hardwood

Installing a floating engineered hardwood floor works well at any grade level and over most types of subfloor surfaces.

Installing engineered hardwood.

Installing a floating engineered hardwood floor. While all wood floors expand and contract due to changes in temperature and humidity engineered hardwood is more stable than solid wood floors because of the way it s constructed. This will prevent the flooring from moving and also eliminate a crunching sound as you walk on the floor. Back then 90 percent of his work was installing solid wood strips with nails.

I researched a ton of different flooring options from vinyl plank to tile. Solid wood is classic and can last a century but engineered flooring offers a quicker easier way to get a new floor and it comes with a durable. Engineered hardwood floors may be installed over wood subfloors using staples or flooring cleats. When installing engineered wood planks or strips by nailing or stapling it is necessary to use the proper type of flooring stapler or nailer made for the thickness of the engineered wood flooring that is being installed.

A floating engineered wood flooring installation on concrete can be an excellent choice if your subfloor is below grade. I talk more about why i chose engineered hardwood in this post. When installing floating engineered hardwood on a concrete floor it s best to do so on top of an underlayment. For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down.

Underlayment is a hard thin hard layer of foam wood or cement board. But now half of the flooring he installs is engineered made of thin sheets of wood glued together like plywood. Engineered hardwood is made up of layers of real hardwood and high. Before installing a floating engineered hardwood floor follow the same preparation steps mentioned above including underlayment and laying out spacers to maintain the expansion gap specified by the manufacturer.

Engineered wood floors are easy to install and resistant to moisture making them a great alternative to traditional hardwood floors.