No nails! No glue! If you have been dreaming of a hardwood floor that is free from glue and nails, then consider glueless engineered hardwood flooring.

It sounds unbelievable, but this flooring works through a unique click and lock mechanism ensuring faster and cleaner progress in floor installation.

Glueless engineered hardwood flooring gives your house a new look with minimum hassles. It comes with many advantages that justify its increasing popularity.

Engineered Hardwood Floors and Moisture

One of the greatest drawbacks of a hardwood floor is its sensitivity to water. Floating Engineered Hardwood Floors are almost moisture proof. They can even be installed in moisture prone areas like the kitchen and the basement. However, a moisture barrier needs to be installed below the floor to reduce the exposure of the engineered floor to moisture. The construction of the engineered floor handles whatever little moisture does reach it. Engineered hardwood is not a single block of wood. It is made of layers of wood. While ordinary hardwood is easily affected by water the layers in engineered hardwood are so designed that they do not buckle after exposure to water. Each layer expands in a different direction, imparting greater dimensional stability to the floor.

Advantages of Glueless Engineered hardwood flooring

Apart from moisture resistance a floating engineered wood floor has several advantages like –

• Strength and durability – Heavy traffic, pets and kids leave their impression behind on hardwood floors. With the passage of time the hardwood floor begins to show its years. Engineered hardwood floors on the other hand retain their looks over the years. They are strong and durable and put up with a lot of abuse. You don’t have to issue reminders to your family about the upkeep of the floor. So you can shift the furniture around as much as you want and let your kids run around, the engineered hardwood floor will keep its age a secret!
• Variety – The top layer of glueless hardwood engineered flooring is made from real hardwood. When installed, it is indistinguishable from hardwood. Engineered hardwood floors therefore have as wide a variety of species and finishes as solid hardwood floors. You could choose an engineered hardwood floor with a top layer of your choice – red oak, white oak, maple, cherry, pine, tiger wood just about any species you can think of.
• Easy installation – Glueless hardwood engineered flooring is very easy to install. Its click and lock mechanism makes the installation process a breeze. With glueless flooring you can give your drab room a whole new look in a jiffy! The easy installation makes it an ideal DIY project for individuals who love working with their hands. If you have chosen a prefinished engineered wood floor, you need not worry about finishing the floor post installation.
• Cost Effective – Engineered wood floor have a layer of hardwood on top. The lower layers of wood are made of fast growing, water resistant, cheaper varieties. This construction helps reduce the cost of an engineered wood floor compared to a solid hardwood floor – especially for expensive woods like maple and Brazilian cherry. The real savings are however obtained in the installation costs. You may self install or use a professional installation service, your costs are bound to be lower than solid hardwood.

Engineered wood floors offer a range of benefits over solid hardwood floors that have contributed to their rising popularity. When choosing a glueless engineered hardwood floor you must keep the reputation of your supplier in mind. It is important to ensure that the manufacturer has not used toxic or substandard chemicals in the construction of the floor. Contempo Floor Coverings has a range of glueless engineered wood floors from reputable manufacturers that you can choose from.

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