Hardwearing flooring

neilmcl

Rosa_Damascena said:

kdotdotdotdot said:

I like it, but it's not a close match for the existing, if that's what you're trying to do.

I'm getting closer though.

Opinions on engineered wood in an area that gets wet? Eg kitchen / utility/ cloakroom?

Don't. Engineered wood is still just wood and not suitable for places that can get wet.

Rosa_Damascena

Ok so which of the 3?

Doozergirl

The one that we can't really see!  That probably makes it the left or right sample.  You've got pretty good colour matches.  None are exactly the same size so it depends which you'd find easier to live with.  

Plank width and length is an indicator of price point.  It's easier to produce small pieces from a tree than it is to produce long, wide planks without imperfections.  

Not sure if that affects your decision.  Wear layer in engineered wood will also affect price, but in the main, you'd expect the existing floor to be cheapest of all, then the middle boards to be cheapest of the ones you'd picked.  

Rosa_Damascena

Exactly, the foundation test! In my mind I was weighing up colour vs plank width. 

On that basis it would be the far left with the wider plank. The middle is a good enough colour match but the plank width is like for like.