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Difference between wooden flooring types

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  • 05-01-2007 10:52am
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    krinpit
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Can anyone explain the difference between the following wooden flooring types?
    • Semi-Solid
    • Laminate
    • Engineered Real Wood (as available in B&Q)

    Thanks


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    Avns1s
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    Semi-Solid = a solid veneer on a substrate like MDF.

    Laminate = Plastic!

    Engineered Real Wood = real wood strips or boards cut into narrow and short lengths and glued together which gives the benefit of solid wood in terms of looks etc but with less probability of warping and twisting.


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    krinpit
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭krinpit


    Thanks Avns1s,

    So out of that list, Engineered Real wood is the best?

    I haven't actually seen any flooring labeled as "Semi-Solid" in the shops yet :confused:

    (I've only been looking for the last week or so)


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