Your heart is set on Maple hardwood flooring, but your mind revolts at the thought of the expense. Nature created the classical beauty of maple flooring to add amazing beauty to your home. Thanks to the creation of engineered hardwood flooring, Maple and many other types of hardwood are now affordable, accessible, and able to be used by all.

Engineered Floors include both elegance and durability in a single affordable package. Engineered maple flooring can keep both the mind and the heart happy.

What is Engineered Flooring?

Engineered flooring consists of several layers of plywood or fiberboard glued to each other. A maple veneer is pasted on the ply board to create the engineered maple floor plank.

Advantages of Engineered Maple Flooring

• Compared to solid hardwood, the sandwich engineered plank is less prone to warping, cracking and moisture damage. This makes it an ideal choice for areas like the basement, the kitchen and the bathroom where pure maple wood flooring might be easily damaged.
• The uniform expansion of the engineered floor ensures that it is relatively unaffected by heat. If you are planning to install an in floor heat radiator, engineered maple floor is likely to serve your needs better.
• Engineered flooring is less expensive than regular wood flooring. It can be installed by a semi-trained workman or can be a great DIY project. Therefore you also save on the installation costs.
• Engineered maple flooring is a great idea for spaces like summer houses that are not used very often.
• Engineered flooring is of uniform thickness and requires little onsite labor during installation.
• Engineered maple floor is available in a range of stains and finishes from which to choose from.
• Engineered wood is has a relatively smaller ecological footprint.

Installing Engineered Flooring

When it comes to ease of installation, engineered flooring is difficult to beat. Can you cut a few boards? Do you have an even sub floor? That is all you need to be able to flaunt your self-installed engineered maple floor. The engineered floor is usually installed as a floating floor. Select a good prefinished engineered floor. Install a vapor barrier and place wood planks on top. Join the boards with the click and lock system and voila you have your maple flooring in place. There is seldom a need to glue or nail the boards in place.

Care and Maintenance

Engineered floors are easy to care for. They are not unduly affected by heat and moisture. If installed with a penetrating finish the surface is very resilient. The care and maintenance of the upper surface of an engineered floor is no different from that of a solid hardwood floor.

Engineered maple flooring is available in semi finished and finished options. You can choose from amongst a large range of finished flooring options from reputed manufacturers. If you want a look that is not available you can opt for the semi finished floor and get it finished on site to suit your décor. With engineered maple flooring you get the dual advantage of the beauty of maple and the cost of ply-board. The easy installation and customization options available with engineered maple hard wood flooring mean that you are unlikely to go wrong with this flooring choice. With good care the engineered maple floor that you choose today will last you a life time and beyond.

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