When you’re building a new home or remodeling or upgrading your existing home, flooring deserves a high place on your priorities list. Engineered wood flooring offers the look of hardwood with the stability, waterproof properties and easy installation of manufactured flooring. As you decide which type of flooring is the right one for your home, consider what makes engineered flooring different and how its benefits could improve your comfort and lifestyle.
What Are Engineered Floors?
Engineered flooring is a type of layered flooring. While solid hardwood has a single layer of wood topped with a polyurethane sealant, engineered flooring has layers of resins, wood and polymers. The top part of the layered flooring is a sheet of hardwood that is fully sealed for protection against scuffs, stains and spills.
When you’re in a hurry to have your project finished, engineered flooring is a great choice. It’s ready to install. There’s no need to paint or seal it. The less invasive process of installation doesn’t take as much time as hardwood flooring. This means your rooms will be ready for furniture and decor in a short amount of time.
Benefits of Engineered Wood Flooring
There are many benefits of installing engineered wood flooring in your living areas, hallways and bedrooms. It has a nice textured look that mimics that of hardwood. It has a softer feel to the step than hardwood. If you spend a lot of time on your feet at home, your heels and toes won’t feel sore by the end of the day. For homes that include children or pets, the waterproof nature of engineered flooring makes it a wise choice. Spills and messes are easy to clean. The stability of engineered flooring means you don’t have to worry about humidity warping the floorboards. Engineered flooring increases the value of your home. Prospective buyers will appreciate the low maintenance requirements. They won’t have to frequently polish or sand and refinish the floors. Engineered flooring also has a much longer lifespan than carpeting.
Caring For Your Engineered Wood Floors
Engineered flooring has simple maintenance and care requirements. As a low maintenance flooring option, it just requires regular sweeping. A lightweight broom is the best choice. You can also use a damp mop, such as a Swiffer. This type of mopping lifts dirt, sticky messes and dust off the floor. Occasional deep cleaning with a solution designed for wood floors will help the wood veneer maintain its strength, shine and durability. In most households, the deep cleaning only needs to be done once or twice each year. Use a damp rag, mop or sponge for the deep cleaning. Avoid rubbing anything abrasive on the flooring, such as steel wool. Don’t use any oil-based waxes or soaps. Floor mats and rugs with a latex backing can leave stain or residue on the engineered floor’s wood veneer.
Wood Species
We have many types of engineered wood to choose from, including the following:
- Red Oak
- White Oak
- Hickory
- Pine
- Poplar
- Ash
- Cherry
- Walnut
- Tiger Wood
- Brazilian Cherry
- Ipe
- Reclaimed Heart Pine
Your Source for Quality Engineered Wood Flooring in
Winston-Salem and the Triad Area
We’re conveniently located in Clemmons and customers from all over the Triad area visit us for their flooring needs. We also deliver! To learn more about your engineered flooring options, or to get started planning your flooring project, contact us today for a free in-home estimate.
What Our Customers Say
It has been fabulous working with Wood Source to get the quality wood we need for our home. Their customer service is fantastic-they go above and beyond to accommodate the customer’s needs. They are friendly and helpful and have beautiful wood options. Great for individual homeowners and builders alike. Definitely a company to be supported!
R. Velduizen 
Top notch service and products!!!! Walked in and discussed what I was looking to do and went over a few options, next thing you know I was swiping my card to pay and loading the truck up to head home!!! Will definitely be doing business with these fine people again when I need more wood flooring!!!
C. Maynard
Johnny is fantastic. He takes personal pride and care with every interaction with his customers and the vision they have for their projects. Johnny is extremely helpful and thoughtful and will help as much as he possibly can, he guided me through the process and helped me along. I really can't say enough about him and this business.
T. Receveur
Awesome owner who really knows his stuff about wood flooring, tile, LVT/LVP, etc. They have great installers who are masters of the trade. I would recommend to anyone.
S. Hawk
These are a great couple of guys that I have done business with in the past, and look forward to working with them in the future.
A. Miller
Great place to get all your wood desires. I highly recommend.
C. Covington
Wouldn’t go anywhere else but here. We’ve wasted so much money other places. Could had saved so much money. Customer service is the best.
S. Goins
Great customer service. Owner is very knowledgeable of his products and could answer all our questions.
Highly recommended for your flooring needs.
A. Fullam
Excellent customer service. Messaged Johnny with questions regarding pricing. He responded back in under 5 min or less.Very thorough and explained between the grades of hardwood. After prepping the floor for our hardwoods,I will definitely be buying from Wood Source!
S. Cranford
The help that we received from them was amazing. The owner and staff was very knowledgeable about the different types of flooring. The prices were so much better than any other competitors. I would differently recommend them to everyone. I will be making all my future purchases from Wood Source
S. Bovee
Highly recommend this company! Not just for great prices but you’d be hard pressed to find a better group of people to work with! Highly motivated and aiming to please! Thanks to everyone at Woodsource for making my last flooring project a great experience!
M. Hutchens
Customer service was friendly and informative while helping me through options. Very happy with the all around experience. Quality wood flooring products at a great price. I would recommended this company to anyone in need of supplies!!!
J. Felton
A great local company to do business with. I highly recommend them!
W. Harper
Great product, great price, great communication and a real effort to try to please the customer. I would recommend these guys to everyone!
J. Hubbard
Professional,friendly and knowledgeable! Wood Source is the place for homeowners and/or contractors. My husband and I will be dealing with Jonny and his staff again soon!
H. Crisco
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