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Comments (2)both have aluminum oxide. The AO crystals in urethane are suspended and usually put on the top or 2nd to the top coat of finish. Laminate flooring also has AO. Engineered can be refinished but laminates can't. AO on engineered flooring is 10 times more abrasive resistant than site finished. As floorguy mentions they both can scratch. Nothing is undestructable....See MoreHELP! Engineered wood floor dilemma!
Comments (1)https://www.unitedtile.com/products/HOME/PRODUCTS/PROUCTS-PLANK.aspx...See MoreCalling all wood flooring experts: brass inlay in engineered wood??
Comments (14)I understand your inspiration, what inlay are you actually wanting to use? The inlay in this picture looks like it is inset into the wood flooring . Almost like they routed (sp?) the item into the board after the boards were installed. If the inlay is set to go around the edges of the floor where walking is less likely to occur, I wonder if you can select a different style of inlay. Something that is not flat but is rounded maybe? that way the inlay can sit slightly above the wood and minimize some of the gaping. It is hard to make a judgment on this as we do not really know all the details. I am wondering if Schluter has a product that could offer a solution. Attached the Schluter catalog link below. Might be worth checking out. I do think that for what you want you are going to have to make some concessions. Do you want to pay the labor for someone to perfect the cut edges of the wood? Can you tolerate the imperfections for this look? The final solution is the one you'll be able to live with and be within budget. Either way that is a beautiful floor! I hope you keep us posted. https://sccpublic.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/sys-master/images/hd9/h5a/8916622573598/Profile%20Brochure.pdf...See MoreNewly built home- Flooring dilemma - Solid vs engineered- need ideas
Comments (6)@User is right that the gray trend is behind us and has been for several years now. Do I take this right that you will be moving in 10 years? If so, I would keep the tile and save your money for improvements in your permanent retirement home. Also, I am in the middle of a home renovation and can tell you that the work required to prep a slab for wood flooring will be dusty, not to mention the demolition of the existing tile. You could end up with damages to other surfaces taking out that tile, and there will be dust all over everything to clean up. It just doesn't seem worth it when the tile you have now is so nice. If this were old tile or an odd color, then that's a different story, but it looks like you have a light neutral tile that is brand new....See MoreRelated Professionals
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