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Flooring for whole house

8 years ago

We're doing a whole house remodel and need to pick floors soon. My top concerns are 1) allergy and asthma friendly (?low VOC), 2)sustainability, 3) cost and look. My research is giving me a mixed bag on those criteria, esp in regards to hardwood v engineered wood v bamboo v cork. Would love some opinions and feedback and real life experiences. Thanks!

Comments (15)

  • 8 years ago

    Any luck? I'm wondering the same thing as well!

  • 8 years ago

    Those are gorgeous, Alison. Is that oak?

  • 8 years ago
    Yes. It’s a bit more knotty than I hoped for but is looking lovely going in so I’m going with the flow.
  • 8 years ago

    Which color was it? We are currently looking for floors.

  • 8 years ago

    We went with the Lauzon engineered hard maple. It hasn’t arrived yet. I can post pics once it’s installed

  • 8 years ago

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    nehanitin start by looking at American or Canadian made Engineered floors. Something with at least a 4mm wear layer. Make sure its Carb II compliant.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    A thicker wear layer can add protection against denting. You think you're getting a 'hard' wood floor but if the hardwood layer is thin with typical softwood below to make up the rest of the thickness it'll dent easily. The cost saving could work if you choose a rustic floor design. Usage will just add to the character. If you don't want that . . . . .Floor suppliers always talk about how many times you can refinish when the real concern is denting. Denting is the black secret of engineered flooring.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Something like this.

    Educational Plank Flooring Examples · More Info

  • 8 years ago

    you definitely picked a beautiful floor - you'll love it!!! thanks everyone for reviving this thread!!

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    @nehanitin

    Great decision! You will love your floor and ease of installation.

    We've been having good experience with Lauzon Stave core Expert engineered collection which comes in 3-1/8" , 4-1/8" and recently added 5-3/16".

    I wonder what width you went with and how you plan to install it.

  • 8 years ago

    Do you have a rough price per sq ft of these engineered floors? We are working with a $7/sq ft allowance,but haven't made selections yet and based on some initial research I'm thinking we'll have to go over.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    @ Andrew Walker

    As their Titanium dealer, it is sold in $6.00 to 7.00 per sqft for either Maple or Red Oak colors.

  • 5 years ago

    Hello @nehanitin! Reviving this thread, I'd love to hear how your experience has been so far with your Lauzon flooring. Has it held up well enough? I'm in the same boat you were of choosing flooring for an entire home. Lauzon looks gorgeous, but I haven't found enough datapoints to convince me of its durability. Thank you in advance!