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Default Pros & Cons of various floor materials


"Sacramento Dave" wrote in message
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"Goedjn" wrote in message
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I would go with tile just because of the fact that sooner or later
water
will get on the floor go unnoticed and now your pulling up flooring. If
you


REAL wood doesn't self-destruct just because it gets wet occasionally.



Put some real wood in your house poor some water on it leave it sit for
about 30 minuets, then tell me what happens. Wood expands when it gets wet
engineered or solid its all real wood. The water will also get under the
finish and cause it to bubble and blister. Engineered wood flooring is
solid wood , If you do some research you can not put solid wood on
concrete.


Engineered is solid core like plywood that might better description for a
novice