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-MIKE-

On 5/1/17 9:28 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 1 May 2017 19:40:27 -0400, Ed Pawlowski
wrote:

On 4/30/2017 8:47 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:
The boss and I are planning on ripping up 660 sf of carpet and
replacing it with hardwood. The advantage of engineered is
virtually no movement. The advantage of solid is multiple
refinishing opportunities. Any other thoughts as to which you
prefer and why?

Thanks,

Larry

About 15 years ago I put engineered wood in my family room. Looks
as good today as it did 15 years ago. It has a very hard factory
finish. I put some in another bedroom. Little used, it is still
perfect.

Just be sure to buy a decent grade with a good finish. I'd not
bother with the cheapo stuff unless it was a short term deal or in
a closet.
Surprizing how much low quality manufactured hardwood and inferior
laminate you find in resale homes - flippers.I'd give a few thousand
more for the house without it because it would save me tearing it
out and disposing of it.

The range of "hardwood*" flooring products is so vast that it really
hurts the industry as a whole to have such a wide array of products
discussed in the same conversations.

When you have people comparing the low end "laminate" products, which
are basically cardboard with a photograph of wood glued to the top, with
engineered hardwood that has a very thick, solid top veneer, it's like
comparing a Ford Fiesta to a Bugatti Veyron.

The high end engineered (plywood) hardwood flooring products are leaps
and bounds above solid hardwood in terms of quality, reliability, and
longevity in overall performance and finish.

*Using the term "hardwood" as a generic term to describe all flooring
that looks wood-like should be outlawed.

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