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Engineered Northern Oak (1/2" x 3 1/4" x Random Length), 22.8 SF/Box

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Wear Layer 4 mm: Sandable, 7 Ply, Saw Cut Face

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SJ Engineered Northern Oak Benefits:

Engineered products refers to products that have 2, 3, or 6 layers of wood laminated together to become one board.

These products will range in thickness from ¼” to 9/16” in widths from 2 ¼ to 5”. Lengths will be random from 12” – 60”.

Engineered floors can be installed in basements, at ground level, or even the second of a home. Most of these floors, or the floating installation method. Engineered floors can be placed anywhere in the home and on any variety of sub floors.

Why choose Engineered Wood?

Engineered wood floors have a number of layers of wood that are applies in opposite grain directions resulting in a floor that is more dimensionally stable than 3/4'” solid wood floors.

Maintenance is simple with a light sanding (screening) and applying another coat of finish after warranty period is over, will keep your floors looking like new.

Prefinished (engineered) is estimated to make up half or more of the wood flooring industries sales.

Two major reasons:

The increase in remodeling with a good economy

The increased number of on grade (concrete slab) constructio

Wood Floor Trend

The ease of installation by remodeling contractors & homeowners along with a strong do-it yourself market have kept engineered wood sales high.

It is being coming more accepted "engineered" is replacing laminated as the method the products are manufactured.

With wood flooring contractors reporting over 60% of there wood floor installation coming from the remolding sector, prefinished and engineered accounts for over 25% of there business.

Wood floor retailers report that 80% of there business is prefinished and/or engineered.