Engineered Hardwood Floors
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Comments (2)wood products glued vs floated seldom have the hollow tinny sound of laminates. Of course the floor has to be leveled there are specific requirements most mfctrs put in the instructions. Most hardwoods I wouldn't consider 'slippery'. You can put wood anywhere but understand that in a moisture area if you have a plumbing leak you will have an insurance claim if it gets too wet. The good news is you can replace just the boards that get damaged so its a good idea to keep some extra wood around for repairs down the road....See MoreChoosing Underlayment for Engineered Hardwood Floor - 2nd Floor Condo
Comments (3)Quietwalk or 1/4" cork. I've seen the Eco-cork "numbers" and how they achieved them....not pretty. Unless you can buy your downstairs neighbor a 12" drop-down Armstrong Acoustic ceiling, you will not get what you want from that product. Eco-Cork foam is 90% polyethylene foam (not cork). They HAD to add cork because of some complaints that they were using the word "cork" when it didn't have ANY cork (100% polyethylene foam = false advertising anyone?). So...they added a snick of cork and then republished their old numbers. Done like dinner. And still wonky after all these years. Having sold and worked with cork for more than 6 years, I have investigated pretty much every underpad out there. QuietWalk is the ONLY one I have respect for. Please use their 3mm thick pad...or thicker if you can. The 1/4" cork is lovely because you throw it down like a beach blanket. No tape. No glue. Just butt the edges together and start laying the floating wood floor. It will help even out tiny wobbles in the gypcrete...which is helpful because gypcrete is a PAIN in the @ss to deal with if it needs patching. Either one will get you a nice quiet home....the cork will be more rigid and sometimes that is needed over a little bit of a wonky subfloor....See MoreHas anyone ever used Fuzion Engineered Hardwood floors?
Comments (53)i have had nothing but issues with this product! i have had the company i purchased the product from come out, months with no answers, finally got a company rep out to review the product in my house....still no answers back from the manufacturer! my house humidity is around 32%-37% totally within canadian home builder standards, not to mention the product is sold as 100% water proof?? how is that possible when they are concerned about humidity that has been proven by the rep not to exceed industry specs??...See MoreENGINEERED HARDWOOD FLOORS
Comments (11)Not all engineered hardwood is the same. Large range in quality and durability depending on what you bought. Maybe you want to share the manufacturer/brand, collection, model and color, so others who own the same brand can respond. Some of the things you show look like damage during installation and while the house was being finished? I have engineered european oak floors from DuChateau and don't have any of the problems you are experiencing. Our builder had the floors installed towards the end of the build and covered them for protection. My only issues was painters who did not cover the floors far out enough and we got some over-spray in a few areas, which had to be cleaned up....See MoreM B
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