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  • Engineered Hardwood Floors What is engineered hardwood flooring?
    Engineered hardwood flooring is a product made up of a core of hardwood, plywood or HDF and a top layer of hardwood veneer that is glued on the top surface of the core and is available in almost any hardwood species. The product thus has the natural characteristics of the selected wood species as opposed to a photographic layer. The "engineered" product has been designed to provide greater stability, particularly where moisture or heat pose problems for solid hardwood floors.
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  • Laminate Floors How is laminate flooring laid?
    The most important thing to consider in laying laminate flooring is the nature of the subfloor on which it is being laid. Is it even enough and sufficiently dry? For screed floors a vapour barrier will be required. This prevents any residual moisture from the subfloor forcing its way upwards. A PE sheet, for example, designed for the purpose and available from dealers and retailers, is ideally suitable as a vapour barrier. It should be at least 0.2 mm in thickness. In addition, you will also require a separating layer in order to reduce footstep sound, ...
  • Solid Wood Floors When should real wood floors be installed, and under what conditions?
    A real wood floor should be installed only after all other building and decoration work has been finished; it should be the final part of the decoration, just before furniture is returned to the room. All work relating to the installation of windows, doorframes, central heating systems, electrical wiring and painting should be completed, and the interior fully dry before the installation begins.
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