Fuzion Flooring Nouveau Renaissance European Oak Engineered Hardwood

Engineered hardwood gets dismissed as the budget option, which misses the point: it is real wood built to go where a solid plank fails.

In simple terms: Fuzion Flooring Nouveau Renaissance European Oak is engineered hardwood, which means a real oak surface over a cross-layered core. You get the look of solid wood with the stability to put it over concrete or in a basement. Squarefoot Flooring stocks it and installs it in-house.

It is real oak, a warm, familiar grain that takes stain well and suits almost any room. Its dry-sawn wear layer is a thick 4mm of real wood, enough to sand and refinish more than once, just like a solid floor. Underneath the wood is a 3-layer solid core, and that is the whole point: it keeps the floor flat where a solid board would react to the seasons. That is why it may be suitable for on-grade or above-grade use, and some collections for below-grade use when approved, including basements and concrete slabs, and over in-floor radiant heat, places solid hardwood cannot. Planks run 8 1/2 inches wide, a wide-plank look that shows off the grain. A low-sheen finish keeps dust and footprints from showing. Micro-bevelled edges define each plank and disguise the small seasonal movement every wood floor has. It carries a 35-year residential and lifetime structural warranty.

Decision line: Nouveau Renaissance European Oak is the pick when you want real, refinishable wood that can still handle a slab, a basement, or radiant heat.

Installation is in-house and never subcontracted, across the Toronto and Mississauga area up to Barrie and Simcoe County. Engineered board can be glued over a slab, floated, or nailed down, so we assess the subfloor, test for moisture, and pick the right method. Browse our projects or the hardwood installation page.

Wood reads differently across a full floor than in a sample chip, so it is worth seeing Nouveau Renaissance European Oak under room light at either store. Because it is rated for radiant heat, it also pairs with the in-floor heating membranes we stock. Contact us to check availability, or browse the full hardwood flooring range. See more Fuzion Flooring options on our Fuzion Flooring page.