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2 2 COMPARISON OF SOLID WOOD WITH ENGINEERED WOOD
ooring, such as limiting the temperature to 85 F (29 The piece used for the connection can be made from
C), avoid sharp temperature uctuations, utilizing an wood, rubber, or plastic. This installation system al-
outdoor thermostat to anticipate heating demands, and lows for dierent materials (i.e. wood and metal) to
monitoring the moisture content for the suboor before be installed together if they have the same connec-
installation. tion system.
There are some characteristics that are common to each 4. Wood ooring can also be installed utilizing the
category: solid wood is more frequently site-nished, is glue-down method. This is an especially popular
always in a plank format, is generally thicker than en- method for solid parquet ooring installations on
gineered wood, and is usually installed by nailing. En- concrete sub-oors. Additionally, engineered wood
gineered wood is more frequently pre-nished, has bev- ooring may use the glue-down method as well. A
elled edges, is very rarely site-nished, and is installed layer of mastic is placed onto the sub-oor using a
with glue or as a oating installation. trowel similar to those used in laying ceramic tile.
Engineered wood ooring has other benets beyond di- The wood pieces are then laid on top of the glue and
mensional stability and universal use. Patented installa- hammered into place using a rubber mallet and a
tion systems allow for faster installation and easy replace- protected 2x4 to create a level oor. Often the par-
ment of boards. Engineered wood also allows for a oat- quet oor will require sanding and re-nishing after
ing installation where the planks are not adhered to the the glue-down installation method due to the small
suboor or to each other, further increasing ease of re- size pieces.
pair and reducing installation time. Engineered ooring
is also suitable for underoor and radiant heating systems. 5. Floating installation: A oating installation is where
the ooring is laid down in a glueless manner on top
of a layer of underlay. The individual planks are
locked together, and are not glued or nailed down
3 Installation systems to the suboor. By doing this the oor is oating
above the underlay, and can be laid on top of exist-
Wood can be manufactured with a variety of dierent ing tile or marble, without the risk of damaging the
installation systems: subooring.
polyurethane nishes that exist, but the two most [4] Field, Anne. Wood Floors and Finishing. Michigan
common are oil-modied polyurethane and water- State University. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
based polyurethane. Water-based urethane is harder
than oil-modied polyurethane and is much safer for
the user. 7 External links
World Floor Covering Association
4.2 Bung
The Flooring Contractors Association
Generally, hardwood oors need to be bued every 35
years. The process usually takes about one day. Bung National Wood Flooring Association Association
refers to the process of using a stand up oor buer. The
oor is abraded with 180 grit screen on the buer. This
allows for the new coat of nish to mechanically adhere
to the oor. This process works with great results as long
as the oor hasn't had any waxes or synthetic cleaners.
4.3 Renishing
Sanding the nish o old wood oors and smoothing
them out.
5 See also
Parquetry
Reclaimed lumber
Reclaimed Wood Council
6 References
[1] Taylor, Adam M. (2003). Bamboo Flooring: Better than
wood?". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 6 March
2012.
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