HARDWOOD

There are several differences between hardwood flooring and engineered wood flooring.
• The major difference between the hardwood and engineered wood flooring is that the hardwood flooring consists of a single layer of hardwood cut and placed for acting as a floor. This layer of wood is 100 percent hardwood. On the other hand, engineered wood flooring consists of layers of wood with plywood at the bottom and solid wood at the top providing maximum durability and strength.
• Hardwood flooring is harder than the engineered wood flooring, which is present in thin layers.

• Hardwood flooring is a type of wood flooring used by several people but, the fact that hinders its maximum usage is that it is too costly as compared to the engineered wood flooring, which comes at lower rates.
• Hardwood flooring has a good life as compared to the engineered wood flooring. Hardwood floors have a 100+ years lifetime as compared to about 25 years life of the engineered wooden floors.
• The repair and maintenance of hardwood flooring are also done much easier as compared to the engineered wood floors.
• Stability of engineered wood as compared to hardwood floors is much better. The engineered wood floor does not change its shape with external changes such as temperature or humidity. This is made possible with the use of different layers of wood. On the other hand, hardwood floors are more prone to effects such as humidity and temperature due to the only layer of hardwood involved.
• Engineered hardwood is suitable to be used in basement areas due to its wide range of features while solid hardwood cannot be used in these areas of the building.
• Hardwood flooring is not at all ideal for flooring in the kitchen as it cannot withstand spills or drops. Engineered Wood Flooring, comparatively, is a better choice as it does not get damaged due to such problems.
• Hardwood flooring can be re-sanded numerous times. You can re-sand engineered wood flooring only once or twice. That is because its top layer is very thin.