3 4 solid hardwood flooring has a thick 5 16 top wear layer that can be sanded and refinished new again up to 7 times and can last well over 100 years.
Hardwood floor thickness.
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Flooring 3 8 or 1 2 inch thick is usually.
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3 4 inch solid this is a 3 4 inch thick solid piece of hardwood floor and what you might typically think of for hardwood floors.
The reason for this is that boards of this thickness will allow the heat to pass into the room more efficiently than a thicker board.
Actual wearing layer of solid wood floor is normally 5 16 or approximately 8 millimeters what makes the hardwood suitable for a few times refinishing.
Solid hardwood flooring also adds structural strength to a floor system due to its 3 4 thickness and interlocking tongue and groove milling.
The difference between engineered hardwood and solid hardwood floors.
How long will an engineered wood floor last.
Hardwood flooring materials are available in a range of thicknesses but solid hardwood flooring generally ranges between 5 16 to 3 4 inch thick.
An engineered wood floor which is being fitted over under floor heating is normally recommended to be a maximum of 15mm thick.
Depending on the thickness of the veneer that tops the flooring the quality of flooring used and how well you maintain your floors engineered hardwood can last a lifetime.
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Where a hardwood floor s thickness matters is whether you plan on flipping the home or one you ll pass down to your great grandchildren.
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Other thicknesses and widths are also available though solid hardwood flooring is rarely more than about 4 inches wide.
Unfinished and prefinished solid hardwood flooring are typically 3 4 of an inch thick and come in numerous of width from 1 1 2 to 8 inches.
First let s look at your two choices for hardwood flooring.
Because solid floors expand more when exposed to moisture than engineered floors you can only install them over a plywood subfloor at or above ground level.
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