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​If you are looking for something as reliable and sophisticated as hardwood flooring, but for the lower price and more simple installation process, check out engineered hardwood flooring. Engineered flooring installation is a new way of doing high quality, great looking floors in a timely manner. A new-engineered wood flooring technology has significantly improved for the past twenty years. Engineered hardwood flooring is a type of floor made of a core of plywood, hardwood or High Density Fiber board.
As a result, engineered floors have characteristics of the selected wood type.
Due to its unique structure, engineered flooring has variety of benefits and advantages over other types of flooring:
 
* Stability. Engineered hardwood flooring was specifically designed to be more stable (than solid hardwood
Or laminate).
* Engineered hardwood flooring is very versatile and has great variability (available in virtually any hardwood species).
* The product have very sophisticated, modern look. It is hard to distinguish between solid hardwood flooring made from solid wood panels and less expensive, but high quality engineered hardwood
* It is fairly easy to install. The installation is less time consuming as oppose to hardwood installation and is less messy. The amount of dust and other construction discharge is minimal.
* Great for basements and any lower (bellow- ground) level areas where moisture concentration is high.
Under such conditions, an engineered hardwood floors will not expend or change its original shape and structure.
* The cost of installation is significantly lower in comparison to hardwood floor installation.
* Engineered hardwood floors will not fade over time. A common problem with carpet or hardwood could be illuminated.

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Technically, both terms apply to most flooring, but the difference is considerable. Hardwood usually implies a plank about 3/4" think with a tongue and groove on the sides and ends. It will need refinishing when the hardwood flooring installation is complete, which can be the most difficult and time consuming part

of the entire job. It also requires that each plank be nailed to the subfloor, usually with a special nailer. The nailers can be either strictly a manual operation or air assisted; the air assist, or pneumatic type is preferable.

Either type are usually available for rent at home improvement stores; a good thing as the nailers are quite expensive to purchase

Laminate, or engineered, flooring is a built up composite to form planks with a specialty tongue and groove assembly also on the sides and ends of each plank. Laminate flooring is much cheaper to purchase and the installation of the flooring is much easier with no refinishing of the installed product. It is not normally refinishable; damaged pieces must be replaced entirely, and they are not as durable as the regular hardwood floor. A floor installed with engineered hardwood flooring is not amenable to patterns as each planks must be installed just like all the other planks. See the picture for a patterned hardwood floor; this type of work is not possible with an engineered hardwood floor installation.


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When it comes to sanding hardwood floors preparation is the first stage of the sanding process. All nails, which protrude above the boards, are punched down. Nails can severely damage the sanding machines, which are being used. Staples or tacks used to fasten previous coverings (if any) are removed to reduce the possibility of damage. Some brands or types of adhesives, which have been used to secure coverings, may need to be removed. Some adhesives clog papers and running gear of the machines used, and some can even make sanding impossible.

After the floor is prepared, the sanding begins. The first cut is done with coarse-grit papers to remove old coatings and to make the floor at. The differences in height between the boards are removed. The large sanders are used across the grain of the timber. The most common paper used for the first cut is 40 grit.

An edger, at the same grit paper as, sands the areas that cannot be reached by the large sanders the rest of the floor. If filling of holes or boards is desired this is the stage where this is usually done. 80 grit papers are usually used for the second cut. The belt sander is used inline with the grain of the timber in this cut. A refinishing machine is then used to create the final finish. The grit paper used is of personal preference, however 100-150 grit papers are usually used.

The sanded floor is coated with oils or other sealants. These are often highly poisonous, so wearing a suitable facemask is recommended.


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