Wooden flooring and underlay choice

neilmcl

buzcheva wrote: »

I work in architecture and we tend to steer clear of speccing wooden floors unless the clients are despearate for it. They tend to bend, warp and be a pain in the a** due to fluctuations in temperature

The whole purpose of Engineered Wood is that are considerable less susceptible to any of this. I've had my flooring down for over 15 years and never experienced anything like what you describe, I've spare boards sitting in a cold and sometimes damp garage and they are as straight and true as the day they were delivered.

buzcheva

My apologies
I was referring to solid wood floors and not engineered wood floors. I should have said this in my description. I was merely suggesting a possible alternative that I was both familiar and confident with.

I am glad your floor is still performing to this day

Regards

Matt

Keep_pedalling

buzcheva wrote: »

I work in architecture and we tend to steer clear of speccing wooden floors unless the clients are despearate for it. They tend to bend, warp and be a pain in the a** due to fluctuations in temperature.

There are some excellent vinyl products out there these days the polyflor Expona PUR range is one I have throughout my house. Its pretty bullet proof as its got a 25 year guarantee from memory (could be wrong) Other manufacturers are available though!

Problem is with vinyl though its best bonded to a ply surface which in turn is screwed to the floor so the underlay not be an option

I have laidr solid wood floors in several rooms in my home and my sons house, some of which has been down a good few years, and none of it has shown the slightest sign of bending or warping, so I think to say it tend to bend and warp is a bit of an exaggeration to say the least.

I do have engineered wood in my hall and to be honest there is little difference in appearance between the two and neither are showing any serious signs of ware yet. Both also seem to provide a good level on insulation, and feel much warmer than the laminate they replaced, but I can’t remember what underlay I used.