Engineered Flooring Thick Wear Layer

Let s say that a 14mm thick engineered oak flooring with 3mm oak wear layer costs 23 00 per m2 whereas a 15mm thick flooring with 4mm wear layer costs 25 00 per m2.

Engineered flooring thick wear layer.

We offer engineered hardwood flooring in both prefinished and unfinished domestics and exotics. Thick and thin veneer. You may first think that the 14mm product is the better purchase and will save you money but. Depending on how long you want the engineered hardwood flooring to last will decide how thick of a wear layer to purchase.

This high end collection is a 5 wide by 5 8 thick with a 4mm wear layer that can be refinished 2 or 3 times. Other thinner veneer products on the market today mention the same but in reality it is rarely possible. Thicker wear layer longevity. Due to our heavy 5 8 mm veneer or what many call the wear layer this type of engineered can be refinished as many times as a solid hardwood floor.

The thickness of wear layers varies from paper thin 0 6 mm to super thick 6 mm. In the middle is a slice of vinyl plank flooring from the home decorators collection in noble oak. Engineered flooring wear layer thicknesses really vary from product to product and there is a huge range of thicknesses available on the market right now. In the photo below the top sample carries the trafficmaster allure branding and is 3 8mm thick with a 4mil wear layer.

It s slightly thicker at 4mm with an 8mil wear layer while the bottom sample is shaw matrix at 3 2mm thick with a 6mil wear. Prefinished engineered 5 x 5 8 w 4mm wear layer hardwood flooring hurst hardwoods is proud to offer our line of 5 8 prefinished engineered hardwood flooring. Some of these wear layers can be refinished numerous times while others should never risk sanding through the veneer.