ᐅ Engineered and Solid Hardwood Wide Plank Flooring Experiences

Hi.

Requirements are

• Country-style floorboards. Preferably XL, meaning wider and longer.
• Wood: oak
• Robust construction, whatever that means. What good is a 3mm wear layer if dents appear after the first step because the subfloor is too soft?
• Wear layer at least 3.5mm (0.14 inches), preferably more.
• Solid wood is also welcome

Which manufacturers can you recommend?

I’m currently getting an overview, ordering samples, and visiting specialty stores. I’d appreciate some experience-based advice. Thanks.

Take whatever you like, whether solid wood, two-layer, or three-layer parquet flooring.
The dent has nothing to do with the top layer or its thickness.

Once installed, you won’t see or feel how the floor is constructed.

I have experienced all the options over the past 25 years.

A soft substructure will dent significantly under load. The choice of material for the second and third layers really matters. Usually, spruce is used for this, and it is extremely soft.

cryptoki schrieb:

A soft substructure will noticeably dent under load.

That is nonsense. I'm sure you know that yourself.

nordanney schrieb:

That’s nonsense. I’m sure you know that yourself.

Well, aren’t you a smart cookie. Here’s a practical example: take a 5x5m (16x16 ft) area without compacting the ground, put small stones on it, then place a 5x5m (16x16 ft) board on top. Apply pressure, and it won’t sink much. Then remove the board and jump on a few stones. Repeat the whole thing with a compacted ground.

… or drop a 1kg (2.2 lb) ball from a set height and measure the dent on different floorboards.

But hey, you’re such a great help.

@ cryptoki
Please take note of the information provided by "nordanney," as their response is technically accurate.
It is of no use if someone who is obviously inexperienced in parquet flooring makes unusual assumptions about issues that a professional has clearly and factually explained and disproved.
The key factor for localized impressions on a wooden surface is not the material thickness or the substrate, but solely the density of the wood species in question, which corresponds to the hardness of the wood.
And: attempting to discredit other contributors simply because their answers do not reflect one’s own opinion neither helps to find the truth nor belongs in this forum!
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