feedback on the Mohawk “Tecwood” line flooring
7 years ago
Is anyone familiar with Mohawk Tecwood line? (“metropolitan chic, studio oak color). It’s engineered wood, but with a MDF core. This line has a special performance technology that makes the wood 40% stronger and more durable to dents etc. We literally banged the sample board with a hammer (both sides of the hammer) and no dents. my husband even forcefully dropped it from 3 feet up and you could barely see a mark.
The floor will be throughout my ranch (besides bedrooms) and in my kitchen. I have a toddler. It was important to pick a floor that could withstand wear and not have to obsessively worry about about dents and scratches.
Some guys on the job site are expressing concern over the MDF core and telling me to pick an engineered product that has wood throughout the center. However, I think then it would not be as durable and defeat the purpose of why I like this floor. ..but what do I know? I don’t want to pick a flooring bc my dishwasher may flood at some point in my life- that would obviously ruin any flooring material. Thoughts? Feedback?
The floor will be throughout my ranch (besides bedrooms) and in my kitchen. I have a toddler. It was important to pick a floor that could withstand wear and not have to obsessively worry about about dents and scratches.
Some guys on the job site are expressing concern over the MDF core and telling me to pick an engineered product that has wood throughout the center. However, I think then it would not be as durable and defeat the purpose of why I like this floor. ..but what do I know? I don’t want to pick a flooring bc my dishwasher may flood at some point in my life- that would obviously ruin any flooring material. Thoughts? Feedback?
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Some photos in my home. It’s a ranch, we did it through the whole house, except for the bathrooms & bedrooms. Even in my daughters playroom. It’s much higher quality than the Mohawk one you were looking at. It’s a matte finish and the character of the hickory hides a lot. I dropped a heavy figurine off my mantle and you barely see the dent.
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