Engineered Flooring
Fully Finished Engineered Flooring
Ideal for the home, office or high traffic commercial applications, the glue bonding of traditional engineered flooring combined with the beauty of natural wood provides a highly attractive, strong and secure floor with an engineered base that improves stability, increases the floor's durability, and is designed for quick and accurate installation.
Fully furnished engineered flooring is made with a real wood decorative/wear surface, providing all the visual qualities of wood, with the benefit of a fully furnished surface for an instant and distinctive flooring solution. This surface can be sanded and re-finished later in its life to restore the natural beauty of the wood and floor appearance.
Engineered Flooring Composition:
- High quality lacquer sealer or oil finish
- Solid lamella surface with selected plank length/width staves
- Very stable tongue and groove core strips made from ply or pine with dense annular rings
- Tongue and groove at end made from five-ply plywood
- Reverse covered with sanded pine or hardwood balancer
Engineered Flooring General Fitting Tips
Engineered flooring is traditionally laid as a floating floor and should never be fixed to the subfloor unless stipulated by the manufacturer. Strip overlay engineered flooring is normally adhered directly to the subfloor and for each situation you should consult the adhesive manufacturers for product recommendation.
All materials need to be on site for 72-96 hours prior to installation to allow them to acclimatise. Floors with over 2mm undulation over a 2m run should be levelled before installation. It is recommended that, to allow for natural movement of the floor, at least a 15mm expansion gap is left around all edges. Floors which are in excess of 10m long should generally be divided by an expansion gap.
In addition, if running between different rooms should be split at the door/room entrance by a floor to floor threshold which will allow for different rates of room expansion. Most engineered flooring can be used in conjunction with underfloor heating systems. Please follow the manufacturers recommended details for under floor heating and large area installations prior to fitting of your flooring. Damp proof membranes should be used on concrete floors. Allow a minimum 30cm stagger between board end joints running across the floor to maintain the floors integrity and strength.
To keep your floor looking as good as new never allow flooding / wet mopping / contact with excessive amounts of water plus always read and follow the manufacturer’s fitting and aftercare instructions.
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