Laminate Laminate flooring Low-maintenance laminate flooring offers an enormous variety of styles, colors and patterns. It’s similar to engineered wood in that a top wear layer is backed by layers of plywood or compressed fiber backing that is extremely stable. The big difference is that the top layer is not real wood but a plastic…
DetailsBamboo This increasingly popular flooring material is often thought of as wood, although it isn’t a hardwood but a grass. Bamboo strands are glued together to form solid strips or engineered planks, just like hardwood. Cost to purchase and install are comparable to wood products. Grain patterns include flat, vertical and woven. Flat grains display…
DetailsEngineered Wood Engineered wood features a top veneer of real wood backed by layers of cheaper plywood. This construction makes the flooring more stable and much less susceptible to changes in temperature and humidity than solid wood. Instead of plywood backing, some newer varieties have substrates made from recycled wood fiber mixed with stone dust…
DetailsWood Hardwood flooring is renowned for its natural beauty and durability. Its classic good looks harmonize with any architectural theme or interior design, and it’s an especially good choice to create visual room-to-room continuity for homes with open floor plans. Hardwood flooring comes as strips 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches wide or planks 4 to 8…
DetailsFlooring Buyer’s Guide Given the wide array of flooring options available, you’re bound to find one that fits your lifestyle and budget. Learn about 10 popular flooring types to find your match. Today’s choices in flooring are more varied than ever, running the gamut of styles, finishes and installation options. Product innovation is clearly blurring…
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