Engineered Hardwood Floors: Pros & Cons & Comparing them to Solid Hardwoods

There seems to be quite a bit of confusion about the topic of Engineered Hardwood Floors. Today we take a deep dive into the Pros and Cons of Engineered Hardwoods and how they stack up to their Solid Hardwood Counterparts.
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[phoebeloyer]

Great comprehensive video on engineered flooring, thank you!

[sseltrekab]

very helpful...first time we've owned a house with engineered hardwood floors...nice to know how they're designed, etc...

[beealert]

Excellent information. I wish you were located in my town.

[hangdogit]

I’ve owned a house with thick solid Oak floors (which we restored to full beauty) and our current house with engineered Maple.

Both are excellent. Sold wood was affordable back in the 60s when that house was built but isn’t anymore I don’t think.

One thing to be aware of is that wood absorbs water and heat — and expands. Solid wood goes with the grain but engineered floors have essentially plywood bases with grains running cross-cross so don’t move much. Installation by experienced contractors is vital in any case.

[MOAB-UT]

TOP 3 brands for Engineered please? I already know MIRAGE- too pricey for me though. Have it in one room and it's still amazing- 10 years later. It was click type which is now Disco anyway.

[rander]

My questions are: In what applications does it make sense to use an engineered product and when would a solid wood product be better? In a house that has well-controlled humidity and in areas with minimal spillage of water, are there advantages dictating the use of engineered over solid wood products and vice versa?

[rosehartland]

what’s the brand of that high end engineered floor?

[kevinmazzarini]

People always also confuse engineered and click together flooring. They then see the engineered click together floor and then confuse that with laminate. The big box stores refer to engineered as solid sometimes.

[dddphilosophy]

Knowing next to nothing aout wooden floors, my most immediate apprehension is what happens to spills on them. Does some of the liquid sink through to the concrete below whereupon it creates mold, etc.

[_JimmyBeGood]

Why must pre finished floors have the bevel?

[Miranda]

Average prices per square feet would've been nice to add for all those types of engineered wood

[mickael]

But those VOC's in vinyl though...🤔

[MOAB-UT]

FYI, You can NOT sand a floating floor!

[robertunderwood]

The music is a huge distraction while he is talking.

[storybookfloors]

The luxury vinyl floors are toxic and they are garbage, retaining moisture in the subfloor, if cost is a concerned, you are much better off to go with a low cost lower grade solid wood floor you get all the same benefits