Solid vs. Engineered Hardwood Flooring

Brian from Floors To Your Home goes over the major differences between solid hardwood and engineered hardwood, for a particular rooms. Clear and thorough. More resources on Hardwood Flooring: https://www.floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/hardwood-flooring/ https://www.floorstoyourhome.com/hardwood-flooring.html 0:18 - Solid: basics 1:07 - Cross section needed to differentiate solid, engineered & laminate 1:31 - Engineered: basics 2:23 - Solid: Installation specifics 4:09 - Engineered: Installation specifics 5:15 - Solid: Sanding & refinishing 6:56 - Engineered: No sanding & refinishing 7:57 - Solid: Humidity & Temperature issues 9:18 - Engineered: Better stability in humidity and various temperatures 9:54 - Shared benefits 10:48 - Differences overview Here is a Resource Center article we did which goes over the Janka Scale, the standard rating for the hardness of various species of hardwood: https://www.floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/hardwood-flooring/choosing-your-hardwood-flooring For Jadambomb, a piece (not one of mine) on plywood subfloors over concrete: http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/articles/view/pro/28/241 For BecThis, blog post on repairing engineered hardwood: https://www.floorstoyourhome.com/blog/2013/01/engineered-flooring-dented-scratched-what-to-do-2/ Waterproof floors with real wood looks: https://www.floorstoyourhome.com/vinyl-flooring/vinyl-plank.html https://floorstoyourhome.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=our+videos Follow us! Our Expert Center (Flooring 101) https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/ Our Inspiration Blog - https://www.floorstoyourhome.com/blog/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/floorstoyourhome Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/FTYHflooring/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/FTYHFlooring Video thrown together by W. David Lichty at https://www.linkedin.com/in/w-david-lichty-6a97404b/