Prying into Prefinished Engineered Timber Floors
As a home-owner, we know you want a flooring option that is not only beautiful, but also durable and long-lasting. This is where a pre-finished engineered timber floor can be an excellent choice.
Unlike solid timber floors, pre-finished engineered timber floors are made from multiple layers of wood that are compressed together in different directions, creating stable and durable planks of various lengths & sizes of floorboards or various parquetry designs, which are then glued individually with a flexible adhesive to your sub floor.
The top face layer, between 3-6mm, is your species of choice with multiple layers of specialised coating applied & cured under UV light by the manufacturer. A variety of finishes are available – from an ‘is this floor actually coated?’ look, to high gloss, or stained any colour under the sun it seems! Every design style is covered. This gives you a complete, high quality, finished product which can be installed & is ready to move in straight away, which will also save on the extra cost of time & labour involved applying the coating on site.
Factory finished floors still provide you with the natural beauty & feel of real timber, with the added strength and stability due to the engineered construction & combination with the core material made either of hardwood blockwood construction with a backing layer (often birch, poplar or pine) or a multi-ply core depending on the brand & manufacturing area.
You can find inspiration from the displays in our showroom (Shout out to our own Town & Country Prefinished Oak range) & also samples to help you make the best choice on site for your needs.
These floors are designed to be lived on, not around, they are actually pretty hardy. An ideal choice for busy families or homes with pets. There is even one range that offers a water-proof surface! Pretty awesome! Long term maintenance involves a maintenance coat every 5-10 years & this process can be carried out multiple times until a sand back to raw timber is again required to remove deeper scratches & dents which will happen over time.
As an extra benefit for the eco-conscious, the engineered flooring brands we offer mean that natural timber is used to its advantage with the most up to date technology utilised at each stage of manufacturing of wood acquired from sustainable sources both in Australia & globally with a chain of custody & PEFC accreditation.
