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There are two main types of wood flooring; solid wood or engineered wood. This article explains the key difference, which is largely in the manufacturing.
Engineered wood is made from 3 or 4 layers of plywood which are glued together making a plank of about 14 mm. This layering makes it strong and hardwearing. On top of the layers of plywood there is a real wood veneer of about 4mm. It can be sanded back and refinished once or twice in its approximate 20 to 40 year life time. In the engineering process there is little waste as less of the tree is used for any one plank.
This is also known as hard wood flooring. It is made from a single solid plank. It is usually made from a hard wood species such as oak, walnut or maple. Due to using a large amount of the tree for one plank, solid wood tends to be a little more expensive than engineered wood. It can however be sanded back and refinished about 4 times in its approximate 30 to 100 year lifetime.
Both types of wood can come in a range of colours and finishes and laying formats and what type you choose comes down to personal preference.
For more on which type of wood floor is the best please see our article on “which is better, solid or engineered wood”.
