enginerred hardwood


•	Hardwood

•	Engineered Hardwood

•	Laminate

•	Cork

•	Tile

•	Area Rugs

•	Store Specials

•	Floor Care

engineered hardwood

Engineered Hardwood is great for:

the very trendy wider planks, up to 11” wide,
exotic wood species,
basements, and
natural wood floors at a lower environmental impact.

We would love to show you how an engineered floor can be the flooring solution you are looking for. We invite you to continue learning about the benefits by visiting the Absolute Hardwood Flooring showroom link to the contact us page and speaking with a sales consultant.

what is engineered hardwood?

There is a lot of confusion between solid hardwood flooring and engineered hardwood. Sometimes an engineered floor is regarded as lower quality however this is far from the truth.

Engineered hardwood is a layer of real hardwood that has been adhered to a substrate (typically plywood) making it a very stable product. The flooring is then milled with the same tongue-and-grove silhouette as solid hardwood link to hardwood page. Some layers of hardwood can be as thick as 1/8” or as thin as veneer. When installed it is often impossible to tell the difference from solid hardwood.

wide planks

The popularity of engineered flooring has dramatically increased over the last few years. This is due in part to customer requests for wider hardwood boards. When hardwood is over 3 ¼” wide, the wood becomes less stable and may be prone to more movement, warping, and shrinking. But engineered flooring, on the other hand, can be installed in planks up to 11” wide.

hardwood in the basement

Basement renovations are another reason why engineered flooring is popular. Since it is not possible to install solid hardwood in a basement, engineered hardwood is a great option for achieving the look and feel of real hardwood. Typical basement installation requires that the hardwood be glued to the concrete, however there are now some options that can simply be clicked into place.

environmental impact

As one might assume, engineered hardwood can also have less of an environmental impact since less solid wood is being used. This gives many manufacturers the ability to offer exotic species that would not have been available otherwise.

exotic species

At Absolute Hardwood we offer a wide range of engineered hardwood flooring options, including Tigerwood, Brazilian Cherry, Andiroba, Ipe, and Cumaru.