How To Float Engineered Hardwood Flooring

No hardwood floor finish lasts forever and eventually your engineered floor will need refinishing.

How to float engineered hardwood flooring.

To prevent an engineered hardwood floor from being permanently scuffed or stained you ll need to clean it regularly. The planks glue together to create a floor that floats moves freely as a unit. This project focuses on installing a floating engineered floor. Floating hardwood floor overview illustration by gregory nemec.

While the surface of the engineered hardwood is genuine hardwood the underlying layers are typically made of plywood or high density fiberboard. Glue nail staple and float. Engineered flooring goes down over a thin foam sheet which provides cushioning and sound dampening. If you ve decided to install engineered hardwoods there are four possible installation methods depending on the subfloor.

Float glue and nail installation are three main methods used for installing this type of floor. Made from layers of real wood compressed together engineered hardwood floors are better able to handle changes in moisture and humidity than solid hardwood. Floating engineered wood flooring problems mainly come from moisture and not taking the proper steps to ensure the wood is protected from underneath the main drawback of using a floating floor installation for the engineered wood is the initial extra step to secure the boards. Restoring a worn finish.