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Real versus engineered flooring
Posted on 8/5/26 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 8/5/26 at 2:57 pm
I had a discussion with a carpenter the other day and he said he thought engineered flooring was a better product for the high humidity environment along the gulf coast.
I don’t have any experience with it. I’m asking for insights here.
Anyone got advice ?
I don’t have any experience with it. I’m asking for insights here.
Anyone got advice ?
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Posted on 8/5/26 at 3:30 pm to SlidellCajun
I hate our engineered HW floors. We moved in April 2014. By October of 2016 the two labradors we had already had destroyed several planks with their claws at the back door. Literally took the top veneer of of the planks. We are either gonna go back with vinyl or real hardwoods. You can't sand down and repair EHW.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 3:38 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
You can if the wear layer is thick enough, many brands claim you can sand/refinish up to 2 times although I've never tried it. They're a hell of a lot more dimensionally stable than solid hardwoods, which in a high humidity environment is a major plus. If your dogs are clawing at the floor, solid oak gonna look like crap too, as will vinyl.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 4:07 pm to halleburton
Imagine the biggest difference is what kind of hardwood floor did you go with? Not all hardwoods have the same hardness, we bought some post oak engineered flooring out of Texas and I can't find one blemish on it. Now we did spend quite a bit of money on the glue and the finish sealer. We used bona mega one I believe. It was a two-part sealer that created a super durable finish. I think the hardness of the species and the type of sealer you use make a big difference. Installation quality is probably up there as well.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 7:29 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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the two labradors
How can you blame that on the flooring?
Posted on 8/5/26 at 7:54 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Literally took the top veneer of of the planks. We are either gonna go back with vinyl or real hardwoods. You can't sand down and repair EHW.
If they tore apart engineered hardwood they will tear apart vinyl even worse.
It really depends on what wood and your location OP.
I’ll also say this and maybe I’m missing something, but if you keep your house between 68-72 degrees year round and the humidity stays the same around 50% from the HVAC running then how does humidity effect wood floor?
Posted on 8/5/26 at 8:03 pm to SlidellCajun
I had engineered hardwood in my last house which i chose at build. I would go with real hardwood. I had to have people come drill holes and inject glue many times to remove areas that came unglued.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 7:13 am to SlidellCajun
LVP is the way to go. New stuff looks great and it is very durable.
I had engineered wood in a house that lasted about three years before it started to wear. Couldn't sand it because the top layer was so thin.
I had engineered wood in a house that lasted about three years before it started to wear. Couldn't sand it because the top layer was so thin.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 9:19 am to SlidellCajun
Rebuilding a house right now and picked out engineered wood floors yesterday. I was told like every other product, there are levels of quality. The "builder grade" which is lower level quality will scratch with dogs, furniture, etc and not last as long. Other levels of quality will last longer and not scratch as easy.
Posted on 8/6/26 at 10:43 am to Fishwater
Good points
I looked at some varieties and there’s a difference in the top layer veneer. Some are thicker than others
Cost is all over the place. Some are more expensive than solid wood.
Flooring guy recommended engineered due to humidity. He said solid wood tends to move with the varied humidity levels
I looked at some varieties and there’s a difference in the top layer veneer. Some are thicker than others
Cost is all over the place. Some are more expensive than solid wood.
Flooring guy recommended engineered due to humidity. He said solid wood tends to move with the varied humidity levels
Posted on 8/6/26 at 11:00 am to SlidellCajun
Real wood and the LVP are susceptible to the gulf coast humidity. The examples at the flooring place had cuts which show the thickness.
Checkout Hallmark Floors - Ventura collection. Not sure of your budget or what your per square foot spend is.
Checkout Hallmark Floors - Ventura collection. Not sure of your budget or what your per square foot spend is.
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