Armstrong Engineered Hardwood Wear Layer

The difference is that instead of a photographic image of wood grain under a clear coat wear layer mass timber has actual hardwood on top.

Armstrong engineered hardwood wear layer. Thicker top layers can be sanded just like solid wood allowing you to erase deeper scratches and dents. This is how the thickness of a wear layer becomes important in selecting an engineered floor. The top layer of engineered flooring is wood so hardness depends on the species. Engineered wood flooring can inflate thickness by adding more layers of plywood or particle board but still only offer a thin veneer of real wood on top.

Much like vinyl or laminate planks engineered hardwood is made up of layers. Yes they can at least once. 2mm is a decent veneer thickness while 3mm and above assures you of a high quality flooring that can be refinished multiple times with a 50 year plus lifespan. Complete with a 30 year warranty and an 11 coat aluminum oxide finish.

Hurst hardwoods is proud to offer our line of 5 8 prefinished engineered hardwood flooring. An engineered floor with a very thin wear layer for example a 1mm thickness cannot be sanded and refinished at all over the lifetime of the floor which can lessen the floors lifespan quite a bit compared to styles that have thicker wear layers. The dense core allows for rigid core floors to be significantly thinner than traditional hardwood floors with wpc floors being thicker than spc products. Staple glue or float.

Oak maple and hickory are naturally harder so they resist dents scratches and other signs of wear better than softer woods like birch cherry and walnut. Performance plus a click locking engineered hardwood floor with an acrylic impregnated wear layer for superior resistance against wear and tear. The boards become interlocking planks which fit together in a drop and lock method. Engineered wood flooring has a layered structure.

Wood top and backing with a strong stable core made from cross layers of pressed plywood. Engineered hardwood flooring installation can be done in three different ways. The thickness of the solid wood wear layer is crucial to the overall quality and longevity of your engineered flooring. Brazilian cherry walnut white oak maple and red oak.

An industry leading manufacturer of innovative flooring products focusing on design performance and durability for the home and commercial applications. This high end collection is a 5 wide by 5 8 thick with a 4mm wear layer that can be refinished 2 or 3 times. Quality hardwood veneer wear layer. An engineered floor with a 3 millimeter top for instance can handle two refinishings.