Engineered Timber Flooring or Solid Wood Flooring: What’s The Best for Your Home?

Hello World!  Welcome Friends!  We all want to build our dream home. It’s something that every family wants to have even though it is quite expensive to acquire and maintain. However, having your own home is one less worry that you have for your family. You do not need to transfer from place to place and your family will have certain stability in your neighborhood. 

Also, it would be really stressful for you and your family to move to another place. There is a lot that you need to adjust to, including the new environment. If you have children, the adjustment process can be rougher for them since they do not understand everything completely. On the other hand, moving out is also beneficial especially if you are going to build your home. Read this article here to learn more about transferring to another house. 

Building your own home requires a lot of resources. It is also quite time consuming and can be problematic if you do not have a temporary home to stay while the construction is ongoing. However, one of the biggest advantages of building your own home is that you can design it depending on what you want. You can choose the materials for every part of your house. As much as you want quality over quantity, quality can sometimes be expensive. For example, your choice of flooring is wood. What kind of wood flooring though? Is it engineered wood flooring or solid wood? Let’s compare the two:

Engineered Wood Flooring

This has a lot of bad rep before since it looks like solid wood but it’s not. Engineered wood flooring has solid wood, but it is very thin. You can only see this wood at the top to make it look like solid wood but underneath is actually plywood. This did not sit well for many homeowners before because solid wood is considered as the best option for any house that requires it. These days, engineered wood flooring is becoming more common because of how easy and versatile it is to use and install. It may not be as durable as hardwood, but it can still last long enough to be practical.

As mentioned before, engineered wood flooring can be installed in many ways like gluing, stapling and nailing. It can also handle moisture better than solid wood, and can be easily replaced once damaged. This is because of its plywood base as it absorbs moisture easily.  You can also install engineered wood flooring at most places in the house without worrying about moisture. It is also so much more affordable than solid wood and it is now the common choice because hardwoods are becoming rarer and expensive. Deforestation is also a major threat to many forests around the world and harvesting hard wood is heavily regulated. To know more about engineered wood flooring, you can visit this website.

Solid Wood Flooring

When it comes to durability, engineered wood can never beat solid wood. Although it can be quite expensive, solid wood lasts longer and even looks better as the years go by. In some cases like birch and walnut, it can take years before they would even be damaged. This is also due to the fact that it should be nailed to the foundations to further increase its durability. However, you need to maintain hardwood very well; as once it is damaged, you can never get the quality back so easily. It doesn’t help that these days good quality hardwood can be hard to come by.

Most resellers or real estate agents would actually prefer solid wood over engineered wood because most buyers would actually prefer this. They do not need to install another floor and it is guaranteed to last a lifetime with proper care. You can also sand it many times, unlike engineered wood flooring. It is rather susceptible to moisture and it can affect the quality of the wood. Even if it is damaged by moisture, you can still use the solid wood. You can also try to recycle it for other projects aside from your flooring. If you want a floor that would be there after you die, stick to solid wood. Check out some of the best options here: https://www.realhomes.com/buyers-guides/wooden-floor-buyers-guide. 

Engineered wood and solid wood have their own advantages and disadvantages. Engineered wood is great for short-term yet stylish and durable floor without the high cost. It is best for modern day houses whose owners want to have that rustic effect. In fact, many homeowners these days like the engineered wood for how fancy it looks. Who doesn’t want a wooden floor? Solid wood can break your budget, but it is better as the years go by. You can see this in most ancestral houses as they still have the solid wood installed after a century of existence. It really depends on what you need and what you can afford. 

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