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| What?s the difference between hardwood and solid wood? |
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When you take a log and cut it into slabs, you have solid wood planks. This is the oldest form of wood floor manufacture.
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When you take multiple slats of hardwood (mostly pine), glue them together in a crossed pattern, then glue a 1 to 3 or 4mm slat of hardwood on top such as oak, walnut, mahogany, or merbau-you have hardwood?which is also known as engineered wood
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| What?s the difference between engineered wood and laminates? |
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Engineered wood is what most people know as hardwood. Laminates differ, because they are made from a HDF core (usually pine), they have a photographic image which is bonded to the top of the core board, and is then sealed on top and bottom with a melamine or aluminum oxide coating.
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| How are engineered and solid woods installed? |
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(see preferred methods of installation page)
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| How many times can I refinish these floors? |
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It depends on the life style of the customer
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| Some of the hardwoods and solid woods look similar to laminates, are they? |
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Some of the hardwoods and solid woods come with multiple slats already bonded together, this is done by the manufacturer and makes it easier to install. These are not laminates
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| Which is better: Laminate, solid wood, or hardwood? |
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That depends on your lifestyle and taste.
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