Engineered Wood Flooring

Engineered wood flooring is a versatile, practical and highly durable option for your home and is suitable for areas like bedrooms or high traffic areas like hallways, living rooms or kitchens. One of the many benefits of this flooring solution is that it comes without the costs or installation typically involved with solid wood flooring, making it budget-friendly. In addition to this engineered floors are designed to be more stable and less prone to movement, making them an ideal choice for Under floor heating.

Whether you’re renovating your home or want to install a beautiful on-trend floor, engineered wood flooring is the perfect focal point. 

What is engineered wood flooring?

Engineered wood floors consist of a smooth veneered top layer of solid wood that is bonded to under-core based layers that allow the engineered flooring to have good stability. It also offers resistant properties over those typically found with solid wood flooring. The stability of this floor makes it possible to therefore be used as a longer and wider board, making this aesthetically more pleasing.  

Engineered floors are natural products and need to become used to the natural conditions found in your home before it can be installed, meaning it needs to be acclimated. Despite it being more stable than solid wood floors, it can still move slightly so we recommend you leave the flooring to settle into its new environment before installing. 

What styles of engineered wood flooring are available?

Engineered flooring offers all the rich textures and colour variations of solid wood and comes in a range of finishes from grey or herringbone engineered wood flooring to engineered oak wood flooring. If you’re unsure of what flooring will suit your home best, you can order a free sample. Or, if you don’t want to wait for your free samples to arrive, you can try out our V-Tool! The FM V-Tool allows you to virtually try out the floors you like in your home, making the decision process quick and easy! 

How long do engineered floors last?

Engineered floors are generally very durable and if properly maintained will last for decades. It consists of criss crossed layers of poplar and birch with a top layer of hardwood. The durable nature of engineered wood means that it should last for at least 8 to 10 years before needing to be resanded, but will have a lifelong structural warranty in the correct setting.

But, it must be said that an engineered wood floor needs to be properly installed and well maintained. The better a job you do of installing and maintaining your floor, the longer it is likely to last.

Is it easy to install? 

Engineered flooring is quick and easy to install, some boards are click systems, or can be either glued directly down or to each other known as a floated floor. However, it can only be installed over clean, dry and level subfloors, should your subfloors need extra attention it can delay the installation process. Underlay is also key for this product and if your current underlay needs to be updated, you can shop underlay here at Floor Monster. 

Finance available! 

Here at Floor Monster, you can shop with us and split the payments over three months with Klarna. The first payment is made at the point of purchase and the remaining instalments are scheduled automatically every 30 days. Spread the cost of your brand new floor with no interest, no fees, and no impact on your credit score. View the Klarna Pay in 3 Terms and Conditions. 

We ship our engineered wood flooring all over the UK - high-quality flooring guaranteed at Floor Monster. Order your free samples now and get up to 65% off RRP.