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Engineered Hardwood Flooring for Atlanta, Georgia Homes & Businesses Offers Stability at a Great Price

The term engineered hardwood flooring refers to a special type of hardwood flooring construction that is completely different from that of solid hardwood flooring. While solid wood floors are cut from a tree as a whole piece of wood and are available in both prefinished and unfinished, engineered hardwood flooring is made from three to nine plies of wood that are then glued and laminated together before installation. engineered hardwood flooring

Many manufacturers and distributors appreciate the unique, positive aspects of engineered hardwood flooring, such as:

  • Easy installation with a variety of methods to choose from, including glue, float, or nail-down, no matter the grade level. Glueless installation options are also available.
  • Less costly than solid hardwood flooring. 
  • Not as sensitive to changes in humidity and moisture levels because it is dimensionally stable, as opposed to solid varieties. Its grains run perpendicular to one another and are therefore less susceptible to moisture problems.
  • Engineered hardwood flooring comes in almost every type of prefinished surface.
  • Unfinished engineered hardwood flooring comes in many different species and sizes, including Red Oak, Brazilian Cherry, Australian Cypress, Santos Mahogany, and Brazilian Walnut.

 

Engineered hardwood flooring has become an accepted hardwood application because of its manifold benefits. Manufacturers find that engineered floors are easy to construct and install, and can be made from virtually any hardwood species. Customers find that engineered hardwood flooring offers the beauty of hardwood floors with increased stability, since it can be glued down to concrete slabs.

Contact Timberland Flooring Distributors in Marietta, Georgia, for your engineered hardwood flooring needs throughout Atlanta and surrounding towns and cities such as Smyrna, Rome, and Dalton. We are happy to serve customers looking for quality products from as far away as Chattanooga, Tennessee, or as near as Acworth or Kennesaw.

Also see our Hardwood Buyer's Guide series and newsletters for more information on hardwood flooring in Atlanta and for a more detailed comparison between engineered and solid hardwood.