Engineered hardwood flooring is a type of flooring material that combines the natural beauty of wood with enhanced durability. Here’s what you need to know:

1. Construction: Engineered hardwood consists of a real wood veneer (top layer) bonded to multiple layers of plywood or other wood composites. The top layer provides the authentic wood appearance, while the core layers add stability and strength¹.
2. Installation Methods:
   • Adhesive Installation: Adhesive is used to glue the planks onto the  subfloor, often for concrete subfloors.
   • Nail-Down Installation: Nails attach the planks to wood subfloors.
   • Click-Lock Installation: Modern engineered wood floors use a click lock system, creating a floating floor by connecting tongue-and-groove  planks without nails or glue².
3. Benefits:
   • Durability: Resists scratches and dents better than solid hardwood.
   • Cost-Effective: More affordable than solid wood.
   • Versatility: Suitable for various rooms and subfloor types.
   • Appearance: Closely resembles solid hardwood³.

Typically crafted from a hardwood species, such as oak, Spotted Gum , Blackbutt, Oak etc , solid wood flooring, as the name suggests, is made completely from a single, solid piece of wood. Solid wood flooring can be sanded and refinished several times over its life.

The methods of laying solid wood flooring: nailing, gluing .