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Wear Layers are shrinking

Engineered flooring

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Every year, prices rise as wear layers get thinner and boards shorter. Wear layers, the actual veener on top are not mentioned in the marketing. That information is the really important part, right? The cost of real wood floors rises because of demand created by engineered manufactures, and Whiskey Barrels believe it or not.

Engineered flooring is only as good as the wear layer

Durabilty and Wear Layer

The wear layer needs to be at least 4mm to claim any type of durabilty. To be clear that is a veener, 1/16 of an inch thick. So, when you read the box at the liquidation store telling you that 2mm can be refinished you know that is 1/32 of an inch. Not much room to sand, huh?

Why is the wear layer so important?

We know what the ads tell you; they also claim LVT is “waterproof”, really…proof? The problem is that over time the wear layer “wears down” and that 2mm is no mil. The minimum thickness needed to one day refinish the floors, 4mm and 6mm, even better. The gorgeous 7″ Select White Oak next to us is 6mm, solid unfinished or prefinished using Bayou Rustic.

Bayou Rustic: The best of the best

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So many choices of prefinished engineered flooring

If you want to find any type of engineered wood flooring, imports or domestic visit Bayou Rustic. We offer our engineered heart pine to customers from the site, but there is so much more available. In fact, the confusing market for these products is the main reason our founders started (with parters) Bayou Rustic. The mission is to help homeowners find the best floor for their money. Our partnership allows access to over 400 different options of engineered floors, from $1.00-$15.00 per square foot, all located in same warehouse (s).

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Yes, we offer engineered floor, but we also mill 1/2 Southern Pine, perfect for glue down. Furthermore, you can glue 3/4 solid wood no matter what your local pro tells you. The adhesive is the question, and Bostiks best the answer, follow that link to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you about your project.

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