Engineered Hardwood Flooring: Oak, Walnut and Herringbone

• White oak and European oak: the largest part of our range, in smooth and wire brushed finishes.
• Red oak: warmer tones and a more open grain.
• Hard maple: a lighter wood with a quieter grain.
• Hickory and pecan: strong colour variation and a rustic character.
• American black walnut and European ash: darker walnut tones and pale ash.

Formats: mostly plank, from 3-1/2 inch boards up to 15-3/4 inch Biyork planks, with 5 inch and 7-1/2 inch the most common widths. Herringbone comes from brands including Vidar, Anderson Tuftex, Biyork, Fuzion and Grandeur, and chevron from Vidar and Purparket.

• Wear layer (veneer): the hardwood on top, mostly 1.2 mm to 4 mm, with a few 1 mm boards and up to 6 mm on some Anderson Tuftex boards. A thicker layer leaves more wood for sanding and refinishing later.
• Thickness: mostly 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch overall, with a few thinner click boards and thicker 13/16 inch boards.
• Finish and texture: smooth, brushed, wire brushed and hand scraped, from ultra matte to semi gloss.
• Grade: cleaner grades show fewer knots and less colour variation; character grades show more.
• Installation: many boards can be nailed, stapled, glued or floated, and some lines from Canadian Standard, Green Touch and Power Dekor click together.
• Radiant heat: many boards are approved over hydronic (water-based) in-floor heat; a few are not. We check the maker's guide for your system.
• Warranty: mostly 25 to 35 year residential finish warranties, some with lifetime structural cover.

Main floors, bedrooms, condos over concrete, and basements where the maker approves below grade use, which many of our boards do. It is the hardwood we recommend over in-floor heat when the board is approved for it.

Not the right floor for bathrooms and laundry rooms, and anywhere water can sit. For those rooms, look at waterproof wood, vinyl plank or porcelain tile. Our advice: if the subfloor is concrete, below grade or heated, choose engineered over solid hardwood.

• Appalachian: Signature, Alta Moda, Verita, Red and Hard Maple, in red oak, hard maple and white oak, 4 to 7 inch widths.
• Fuzion: Patina, Summit Ridge, Nouveau Renaissance and Outer Banks, mostly oak, many in 7-1/2 inch planks.
• Anderson Tuftex: Imperial Pecan, Grand Estate, Noble Hall, Coast To Coast and European Ash.
• Vidar: American white oak and American black walnut, including herringbone and chevron and click planks.
• Pravada: European white oak in 7-1/2 to 9-1/2 inch planks.
• Biyork: European oak and hickory, up to 15-3/4 inch wide.
• Canadian Standard: Origins Oak, Brand Surfaces hickory and Boen.
• Also on display: Grandeur, Green Touch, Twelve Oaks, Shaw, Woden, Richmond, GoodFellow and NAF.

Compare engineered hardwood vs laminate, see herringbone hardwood flooring, or visit engineered hardwood in Mississauga and engineered hardwood in Barrie.

Our in-house crews install engineered hardwood across Ontario, supply and install stairs, and sand and refinish hardwood floors on site. Our installations carry a one year workmanship warranty. We deliver anywhere in Canada, to your door or to the nearest transport company terminal.

Mississauga: 700 Dundas St E, Unit 3-4, 905-277-2227.
Barrie: 112 Saunders Rd, Units 1-4, 705-726-2272.