Most hardwood floor installations are done directly over the sub-floor via nails, staples or glue. However, with new technology such as Engineered flooring we are able to float floors and put them in areas with higher levels of moisture such as kitchens, bathrooms and basements.
The first step to a floor installation is choosing a product that fits your needs. You have so many options to choose from including thickness, width, prefinished or unfinished and of course the species of wood.
Installation times vary for each job depending on the many variables that go into the installation. You should expect a light layer of dust with both prefinished and unfinished installations.
Vanderhoff offers two types of flooring construction: solid and engineered.
Solid hardwood flooring is a single piece of solid wood that is crafted into a strip or plank flooring through an advanced milling and finishing process.
Engineered hardwood flooring has a solid top layer, or face, supported by
six additional layers that are cross-grained and laminated together to form a 1/2" thick piece of plank flooring. This cross graining provides greater dimensional stability, minimizing the expansion and contraction that natural wood exhibits when exposed to varying moisture levels and temperatures.
Both are excellent choices to install on or above grade (ground level), depending on the type of subfloor you have. If you choose to put hardwood flooring below grade, in a basement, for example, you will need to install engineered flooring.
The main considerations for choosing solid or engineered flooring have to do with where and how the flooring will be installed.
This information was cited from the Somerset Hardwood Flooring website. For more information on Somerset products which Vanderhoff Floor Company proudly offers, please visit www.somersetfloors.com
The first step to a floor installation is choosing a product that fits your needs. You have so many options to choose from including thickness, width, prefinished or unfinished and of course the species of wood.
Installation times vary for each job depending on the many variables that go into the installation. You should expect a light layer of dust with both prefinished and unfinished installations.
Vanderhoff offers two types of flooring construction: solid and engineered.
Solid hardwood flooring is a single piece of solid wood that is crafted into a strip or plank flooring through an advanced milling and finishing process.
Engineered hardwood flooring has a solid top layer, or face, supported by
six additional layers that are cross-grained and laminated together to form a 1/2" thick piece of plank flooring. This cross graining provides greater dimensional stability, minimizing the expansion and contraction that natural wood exhibits when exposed to varying moisture levels and temperatures.
Both are excellent choices to install on or above grade (ground level), depending on the type of subfloor you have. If you choose to put hardwood flooring below grade, in a basement, for example, you will need to install engineered flooring.
The main considerations for choosing solid or engineered flooring have to do with where and how the flooring will be installed.
This information was cited from the Somerset Hardwood Flooring website. For more information on Somerset products which Vanderhoff Floor Company proudly offers, please visit www.somersetfloors.com