Hardwood Flooring #1805589

Solid wood flooring is milled from a single piece of timber that is air dried before sawing. Depending on the desired look of the floor, the timber can be cut in three ways: flat-sawn, quarter-sawn, and rift-sawn. The timber is cut to the desired dimensions and either packed unfinished for a site-finished installation or finished at the factory. The moisture content at time of manufacturing is carefully controlled to ensure the product does not warp during transport and storage. Many solid woods come with grooves cut into the back of the wood that run the length of each plank, often called absorption strips, that are intended to reduce cupping. Solid wood floors are manufactured with tongue and groove design also.

Semi-Solid wood flooring (known as Engineered Wood) consists of two or more layers of wood adhered together to form a plank. Typically, engineered wood flooring uses a thin layer of a more expensive wood bonded to a core constructed from cheaper wood. The increased stability of semi-solid wood is achieved by running each layer at a 90 angle to the layer above. This stability makes it a universal product that can be installed over all types of subfloors above, below or on grade. Semi-Solid wood is the most common type of wood flooring in Europe and has been growing in popularity in UAE