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My hubby and I are trying to decide what kind of wood floor to put in. I am looking for help in figuring out what all the different kinds are and how they wear--like engineered wood, bamboo, etc.
Any help or advice from anyone would be appreciated.
Well you do have your bamboo and hardwood, but you also have the wood look-a-likes like laminate and linoleum which I believe are cheaper.
Bamboo Types:
* Solid: Each plank of solid bamboo flooring consist of several solid strips adhered together. Solid bamboo floors are available in horizontal or vertical style. Planks of flooring can be glued or nailed in place.
* Engineered: These bamboo flooring types consists of a surface layer backed by another layer of wood, often plywood, pine, or fiberboard. They can be installed as floating floors over the surface of another floor. Many have click and lock edges for easy installation.
* Strand woven: Strand woven bamboo flooring is made up of thin strands of bamboo bound together under heat and high pressure. This creates an attractive woven look and results in some of the most durable floors you can buy. Strand woven floors can also be formed from strands of both carbonized and natural bamboo, creating an effect similar to tiger stripes.
Hardwood Types:
These are the different textures:
* Smooth: This is the most commonly seen hardwood floor texture, or lack thereof. It is simply a smooth finished surface.
* Distressed: Factory distressed hardwood floors are worn and distressed by hand, sometimes with the aid of a machine, giving your hardwood flooring a well–used look. Distressed hardwood floors bring a warm, lived–in look to any room.
* Hand–scraped: hardwood pieces are individually scraped by hand, giving your hardwood floor a naturally worn, distressed appearance. No two planks will look alike, so if you're after a unique, antiqued look for your floor, hand–scraped may be the way to go. Since this must be done by hand, it can be costly. Machine scraping can be done, but it will look machined, and will lack the random pattern of hand–scraped hardwood flooring. The terms "distressed" and "hand–scraped" are sometimes used interchangeably, but there is a difference. Distressed hardwood floors have a "beaten" appearance while hand–scraped hardwood flooring is attempting to mimic a more naturally time worn look.
* Wire brushed: Sapwood is removed by wire brushing, bringing out the wood grain for a grainy effect and feel. This texture is gaining popularity.
