what do you look for in choosing engineered hardwood flooring?

kalenayoung

last month

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thickness?

wear layer minimum?

warranty?

Here is the spec sheet for the one I'm considering:

Construction: Engineered High Density Ply Core Hardwood with Tongue and Groove

Edge Profile: 1-2mm Micro Beveled Edges and Ends

Species: French Oak

Installation: Nail, Staple, Glue, Float; Above Grade, At Grade, Below Grade

Dimensions: 9/16" (Nominal Overall Thickness) X 8" (width X 75" (75% long boards)

Surface Treatment: Hand Scraped and Wire Brushed

Thickness of Surface Layer: 4mm Gloss: 6-10 degree

Cutting Method: Sawn Faced

Fire Testing ASTM E648 and ASTM E662 Results: Class II

ASTM E84 Result: Class B

Grade: Nature Grade

Color Variation: Moderate Color Variation, Water Based Color

Mediterranean Collection™ Specifications

Thickness Deviation: ±0.2mm

Reactive Stain: Smoke+Reactive Stain

Surface Abrasion Resistance: ≥300r, S-33 Sand paper

Film Hardness: ≥2H

Static Bending Strength: ≥30MPa

Moisture Content: 6%-9%

Packaging Area per carton: 25.07 Sqft. per Carton

Weight per carton: 48.06 Lbs

Warranties: 50 year residential finish warranty. 5 year

commercial warranty. Please visit www.californiaclassicsfloors.comfor the most current warranty information.

Environmental Certifications: Floor Score Certified

Carb II Compliant: Yes

Lacy Act Compliant: Yes

4mm GLOSS

Finish: UV-cured aluminum oxide enhanced Valspar urethane finish.

Color depth through smoking, aging, multi-step treatment, and hand stained for weathered patina. On-trend colors.

Assembling Gap: ≤0.20mm

Length Deviation: ±0.5mm

Width Deviation: ±0.15mm

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G & S Floor Service

last month

Wear layer first. Get as thick as you can afford.

Layup second: all hardwood layup will be more stable than softwood layup.

Warranty - lol

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Comments (7)

dani_m08
last month
I was told to purchase flooring with at least a 4-5 mm wear layer + 5/8" - 3/4" overall thickness. Also, hardwood layup = layers are made out of hardwood - not any layers made out of softwood.

I bought European oak engineered floors with 5 mm wear layer + 3/4" over all thickness.

I am 99.99% sure that I received advice from G & S Floor Services when I asked about what to purchase. G & S is an top floor professional and provides excellent advice re: what to purchase + best finishing products (for site finished wood floors + refinished wood floors).
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kalenayoung
Original Author
last month
@dani_m08

would you mind telling me what brand you purchased?

the one I'm looking at has a 4mm wear layer and 9/16" thickness

TY!
dan1888
last month
The spec doesn't list a birch hardwood ply core like Hakwood. Or eucalyptus hardwood ply like Duchateau or Monarch Plank. Hand scraped isn't current. Neither is a gloss finish. Ask the country of origin.
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Uptown Floors
last month
They over did their spec sheet. An engineer's playground to pick apart.
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G & S Floor Service
last month
High density core is not likley water proof. Will puff up like a sponge when it gets wet. Should get a sample and do a soaking test.
Meghan W
last month
Do people actually refinish engineered flooring? I was told that the cost of doing so correctly made replacing the more common route. Is this true?