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Those of you who have decided that handscraped floors are for you, may be struggling with purchasing engineered or solid. The perception of many folks is that solid floors are superior because they are milled from a solid piece of lumber. There is also a belief that engineered floors are “fake”, and cheaply constructed. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.Using the ability to resand the floor as an excuse to go solid is a mistake. What happens to the scraping when the floor is resanded? It goes away, and you have a flat floor. So solid handscraped floors have no practical advantage over engineered. As a matter of fact, engineered may offer you one very big advantage. Engineered floors contract and expand less, therefore, during heating seasons, your floor will remain free of gaps. Solid floors can lose up to 2% of their size during winter months. Most handscraped floors are being sold in 5” widths and wider. The wider the plank, the more movement you will have.
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