When building or renovating your Scottsdale home, you have the option to choose one type of flooring for the entire home or select a different flooring option for various rooms. By choosing natural or engineered hardwood flooring, homeowners will find the versatility they need in any flooring options they choose.
At Home Solutionz, both natural and engineered hardwood flooring is available. The company also provides interior design assistance as well as verified and experienced installation companies, taking all of the guesswork out of the process for Scottsdale homeowners.
Natural Hardwood
Natural hardwood, which is also called solid hardwoods, is made from actual wood. In other words, it is planks that are manufactured from logs, so it contains natural variations, and it is one solid piece.
Most solid wood floors are three-quarters of an inch thick, although there is the option to customize the wood thickness for special types of flooring needs. The planks or boards can range in size from two and a quarter inches, which is the traditional classic size, to up to 11 inches in width for the new styles of wide plank flooring. This fully installed and nailed or stapled into place. It can be prone to damage from water exposure.
Engineered Hardwood
Very similar in size and appearance to solid hardwood, engineered hardwood is made of layers of wood products with a thin layer of hardwood on top. It can be installed in many ways, including left as a floating floor, glued in place or specialized locking types of systems.
Engineered hardwood cannot be sanded as the thin layer of hardwood is easy to wear away. While durable, they can crack and chip, but they stand up better to moisture and can be a good option for hardwood flooring in the kitchen and bathroom areas.
To learn more about solid hardwood flooring and engineered wood floors, visit www.homesolutionz.com. If you need assistance with choosing flooring that is right for your Scottsdale home, talk to the experts at Home Solutionz.
