2012-11-12

devohoneybee: (treelove)
2012-11-12 12:06 pm

wood flooring question

Has anyone had experience putting in wood floors?

The guy who will install it for me showed me 3 options:

solid wood
engineered wood in an attractive wider width - pre-finished
bellawood  -- engineered, pre-finished

Using the solid adds cost because of the different sort of glue involved.   I like the idea of solid wood, but he says the engineered woods are more likely to fit, less likely to warp if there's water damage, and have a 25 year warranty.

The solid, on the other hand, has a lifetime warranty.  Seriously, 100 years, transferable to the next owner.

I'm going with  a natural red oak.    Advice, please?