Why is Engineered Wood Flooring so Popular?
In the modern competitive market of designing "green" houses, most people are opting for Engineered Wood Flooring. The Victorian era ushered in a new age and design of building houses with graceful features and accessories like fancy columns as opposed to plain, boring brick structures. And inside the house, changes in internal features were also developing – Engineered Wood Flooring was making its debut. As the world expanded and new horizons were conquered, engineered wood flooring became the new rage.
This flooring has grown and developed from those early days into a worldwide industry and its popularity has soared. Engineered wood flooring has consistently surpassed natural hardwood flooring in overall world sales. Why you may ask? Well, firstly because it costs less - and secondly, simply because it is manufactured with a number of very thick layered panels glued together - and that makes the flooring almost 100% water resistant.
Now, imagine if you were a musician – and you were upgrading the floors in your house – you would have to install engineered wood flooring because the salesman will tell you that it improves acoustics. So, while you tell your teenagers to turn down their rap music because the sound is already enhanced, you can safely go and play your own instruments at full volume and no one will hear you – wouldn’t that be paradise? In addition to this, you can make your wife happy because these water protected floors prevent rot and mildew spreading to the rest of your furniture. What a win-win situation!
To maintain their competitive edge, the engineered wood flooring companies are certainly at the top of their game, and it is no wonder that they are the market leaders. You have a choice of woods – birch or oak. These woods cover old concrete very well, and sit beautifully upon very old wood flooring. Oak is the wood most well known for being dependable, solid and protective in moist conditions.
The best thing about engineered wood floors is that any DIY enthusiast can install them at the drop of a hat! And you can use whichever installation technique suits your creative mind and your household circumstances – staple down, nail down, glue down or the “floating” technique – that sounds interesting considering this wood is “waterproof”?!