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Engineered Wood Flooring

A modern alternative to solid wood

We install solid wood, engineered wood & laminate flooring across North Wales, Cheshire and Wirral.

For many of our clients, engineered wood has become an excellent modern alternative to solid wood. Engineered wood offers many benefits such as strength, stability in moisture and heat, a beautiful real wood used on the top layer, and often a lower cost than solid wood.


Like solid wood, engineered wood can be used in parquet wood flooring.

 

What is “engineered” wood?


Put simply, engineered wood is made up of several layers of different wood types, whereas solid wood is made up of a single wood type.


With engineered wood, it’s the top layer that’s visible. The other layers in the plank are designed to give the plank resistance to moisture, to give it bulk and provide a cheaper alternative to solid wood. And it’s called “engineered” because the planks are designed with specific purposes and finishes in mind, and the layers are tightly combined together during the manufacturing process.


Is engineered wood real wood?


Engineered wood is still created from real wood - the difference is that the wood is layered from several different wood types.


Not only can engineered wood be designed to withstand variations in moisture and heat, but it can often be less expensive than solid wood.


Solid wood flooring vs engineered wood flooring


For many people who are considering a wood floor, the assumption is that it automatically means a solid wood floor. But engineered wood flooring can look just as good as it’s solid wood equivalent, but is often less prone to changes in moisture and heat, is cheaper and actually more suited to certain rooms - for instance, on top of underfloor heating systems.


But the choice isn’t 100% clear-cut. The main benefit to solid wood flooring is that future repairs are relatively easy and cheap, as the material can be sanded, resurfaced, oiled and refinished many times. This makes it a good choice for rooms which aren’t subject to a great deal of moisture, and where there is particularly heavy footfall which will often mean dents and chips over time, which need to be repaired.


With engineered wood, repairs and maintenance can be more difficult and expensive, depending on the thickness of the top layer.


The experts at Wood Floor Solutions NW are more than happy to advise on the best option for your room.


Engineered wood choices


Engineered wood offers you many different wood types and finishes to choose from. Some of the most popular choices of woods are: 


  • Oak is a very popular choice and available in a large range of colours. It is distinctive for its straight and swirling graining patterns, and gives a traditional look.


  • Walnut gives the floor that luxurious dark timber look, which many homeowners now prefer.


  • Ash flooring is a light, creamy wood colour, often with darker and distinctive knots and patterns. The wood is both flexible and very strong, and often an ideal choice for floors that need to withstand heavy foot traffic.


  • Beech flooring is pale with a slight hint of pink, to give the room a warm feeling. Beech is great at resisting dents, and has a straight, regular grain.


  • Maple is generally light and pale in colour, with darker graining to give the room a clean and airy feel. Maple is one of the hardest woods available for flooring, and is very durable to dents and knocks.


Whichever you choose, the fully qualified fitters at Wood Floor Solutions NW will ensure your new solid wood or engineered flooring is installed to an exceptionally high standard, and is built to last.


See some of our previous engineered wood floors


See some of our engineered wood flooring work today. Contact us for a free quote or to simply discuss the pros and cons of each option. 

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Solid oak engineered wood flooring project in West Kirby

Oak engineered wood flooring, finished with UV oil. The oak’s natural and distinctive grain comes through, enhanced by the UV oil, to provide a timeless look and comforting colour, especially for those winter evenings.


The project started with preparation of the floor, before fitting the oak engineered wood tiles, then repairing and fitting the skirting boards, and then applying the UV oil for that polished effect. What’s more, the UV oil is very environmentally friendly and easy to repair.

Preparation of the floor for engineered wood flooring installation.
UV oiled solid oak engineered wood flooring.
UV oiled solid oak engineered wood flooring in daylight.
UV oiled solid oak engineered wood flooring at night time.
Engineered wood flooring made from solid oak with UV oil.
The finished floor! Fully installed solid oak engineered wood floor

Solid oak engineered wood flooring project in Rhyl

This was a complete solid wood flooring installation we carried out in North Wales (Rhyl) using individual engineered wood oak planks measuring 110mm long.


We used Wakol PU 280 Polyurethane Primer, which acts as a moisture barrier, and Wakol MS 260 Parquet Adhesive to really secure the oak planks into place.

120 mm wide solid oak installation. Oil finished oak. Wood floor fitting
Solid oak flooring with engineered wood using adhesive.
Solid wood engineered wood flooring.
Preparation for solid wood installation in north Wales.
The finished solid wood engineered wood flooring.
110mm engineered wood flooring using solid oak.

Elka engineered wooden oak flooring in Prestatyn

Below is a complete engineered wood floor installation we carried out in North Wales (Rhyl) using individual engineered oak wood planks measuring 110mm long.


We used Wakol PU 280 Polyurethane Primer, which acts as a moisture barrier, and Wakol MS 260 Parquet Adhesive to really secure the oak planks into place.

Preparing the floor for the installation of elka engineered wooden flooring.
Elka wooden floor installed in Prestatyn.
Engineered wood floor made from Elka.
An elka flooring we installed in Prestatyn.
Elka engineered wooden flooring we installed in Prestatyn.
We can install elka wood flooring anywhere in north Wales, Cheshire, and Wirral.
Elka wooden flooring installed by Wood Floor Solutions NW in Prestatyn.
The finished elka wooden floor installation.

Solid Oak engineered wooden flooring in Conwy

This kitchen in Conwy, North Wales, was transformed with an oak engineered wood floor. The white matt walls contrasted with the rich colour and tones of the oak wood to give a fresh, classy look to the room.


The grain and knots within this oak variety gave the floor a really sense of character. Each oak plank measured 120mm wide and 18mm thick.


We used Wakol PU 280 Polyurethane Primer and then Wakol MS 260 Parquet Adhesive to bind the planks to the floor. 

Preparing the floor for our solid oak engineered wooden flooring installation.
Halfway through our installation of solid oak engineered wooden flooring.
Halfway through our installation of solid oak engineered wooden flooring.

Solid engineered wood flooring oak in Chester

Using 120mm wide, 20mm thick engineered wood, this flooring was stripped back and then made new by Wood Floor Solutions NW, in an old building in Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire.


The process included using Wakol PU 280 Polyurethane Primer, followed by Wakol granular primer (self-levelled), with the planks being glued into place using Wakol MS 260 Parquet Adhesive. 

Preparation for the installation of solid engineered wooden floor.
120mm wide and 20mm thick solid engineered wood flooring oak.
The final installation of solid engineered oak wood flooring.
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