Considering Laminate Wood Flooring and Engineered Wooden Floors

Although they both have "wood flooring" in the name, these two products are not at all alike. Unfortunately, this does not keep the two products from being confused. Let's take a look at laminate flooring and engineered wood flooring, see what the differences are, and decide which will be better for you and your home. Be careful, because it's not uncommon for people to call both of these products a laminate floor.

What Laminated Flooring Is And What It's Not

There's no solid wood at all in wood laminate flooring. It's actually an extremely high definition picture which is covered in rock hard resin, then laid on a wood-chip mixture. Although the end result looks quite realistic, the only wood involved is the composite base. Regardless, there are many people who truly cannot tell the difference unless they physically get down on hands and knees to look.

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