In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Jules wrote:

On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:33:00 +0000, DIY wrote:

Have considered laminate flooring but ruled it out because it is too
slippy for dogs and noisy when their claws tread on it. Does anyone
have experience of engineered wood flooring? Is it just as slippy
and noisy as laminate?

Hmm, do you mean hardwood tongue/groove flooring vs. some cheapy thin
plastic-like crap? (I believe* "engineered wood flooring" is also
typically a laminated design, rather than using solid bits of wood)

* possibly mistaken

cheers

Jules

Engineered wood flooring is *real* wood - unlike laminated, which has never
been anywhere near a tree!

Engineered flooring has a thin layer of hardwood (about 3mm) at the top and
(usually) two lots of a softer wood underneath - with the grain going
lengthways in one layer and crossways in the other - making a very stable
product. The overall thickness is about 14mm - much thicker than laminate
floor.

The sort which I used is tongued and grooved - but with the tongues and
grooves having a cross-section which snap into each other - so, with the
help of a smear of glue, you get a good solid job with no gaps.

You need expansion gaps round the edge of the room, of course, and need to
remove and replace the skirting and undercut the doorframes if you want to
make a proper job of it.
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Cheers,
Roger
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