A: Engineered wood flooring has been one of the more remarkable innovations to hit the flooring market. Engineered hardwood flooring is not made from solid hardwoods but may be the best substitute. It consists of 3 layers with each layer being stacked in a cross-grain configuration and bonded together under heat and pressure. As a result, engineered wood flooring is less prone to be affected by changes in humidity and can be installed anywhere and on all levels of the home. Engineered wood floors will not expand and contract with changes in temperature and humidity like solid wood floors.
Engineered wood flooring can be installed over just about any type of existing sub-floor and is very adaptable to a number of diverse applications. Engineered wood flooring can be glued directly to a concrete or wood sub-floor or nailed to a wood sub-floor.
One of the most important things to look for with an engineered wood floor is the wear layer. The wear layer, which is the top layer of an engineered floor, determines the quality of the floor and the number of times that floor can be sanded and refinished. Many people commonly mistake that a solid wood floor can be sanded and refinished more times because the floor is solid wood. The truth is it can be sanded and refinished only down to the nail head which is the bottom of the wear layer. J.M. McCormick hardwood flooring has a 1/6th inch wear layer on all ½" flooring products which is very comparable to a ¾" solid floors wear layer. Most engineered products on the market are rather inexpensive because they have a very thin wear layer. The saying "you get what you pay for" applies here. These products cannot be refinished and if the floor is damaged often times must be replaced.
Engineered wood flooring comes in various types of wood, finishes, and stains. We offer all our flooring pre-finished or unfinished. Many people often believe they will get a better and more even finish if they purchase flooring unfinished and finish it once installed. J.M. McCormick has teamed up with the industry's best in developing stains and finishes. Why create a mess in your home when we can finish your floors better and less expensive.
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A: Our engineered wood flooring is made up of a core of poplar hardwood and a top layer of hardwood veneer this is glued on the top surface of the core and is available in many different species. This product has the natural characteristics of the selected wood species as opposed to a photographic layer. Engineered hardwood flooring has been designed to provide greater stability, particularly where moisture and heat pose issues for solid hardwood flooring.
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A: Engineered hardwood flooring can be installed almost anywhere. The only place you might not want to install engineered hardwood flooring is in a full bath. The reason is from excessive water dripping from getting out of the shower/bath can cause damage to the wood overtime.
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A: Currently there are several methods for testing moisture in concrete. One of the most recognized in the Calcium Chloride Test Method which requires that three CaCl tests be performed per 1000 sq feet of concrete and one additional for each additional 1000 sq feet of concrete. For more information go to www.vaportest.com
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A: The instability of solid wood floors is usually moisture or heat related. Under adverse conditions, solid wood floors can cup, warp, swell or split apart. Besides being more structurally stable than solid wood floors, engineered hardwood floors can be installed almost anywhere where solid wood floors are limited. Engineered wood floors can be nailed down over a wood sub-floor or glued directly to a cured concrete surface.
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A: Yes wood is a natural product and will have variation. You will never see two identical boards.
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A: Yes, unlike most other hand-scraped products that are done with machines and appear repetitious. Every hand-scraped plank is done by hand and then graded for quality. We have more than 25 employees who hand-scrape our wood. This guarantees you will not get a consistent look like machine scraping. Each scraper is properly trained the same technique however will never turn in two identical boards.
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A: Refer to the Caring for your floors link on the hardwood flooring homepage.
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A: J.M. McCormick engineered hardwood flooring, unlike most other engineered wood products are very refinish able. Our products have thick wear layers that can be sanded 2-4 times depending on the overall thickness you choose.
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A: Our products are 3 total layers with the core being a hard poplar and the face and back layers being the same hardwood specie.
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A: Our 3/8" engineered hardwood flooring is a 3-ply with a 1/10" or 2.35mm wear layer. Our ½" engineered hardwood flooring is also a 3-ply with a 1/6 th inch or 3.95mm wear layer.
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A: This test is your standard measurement of how hard the actual wood specie is. The test is conducted by measuring the force needed to lodge a .444-inch steel ball into the wood species to a depth of half the ball's diameter. The higher the rating, the harder the wood specie and more it will withstand wearing and dents. For high traffic application a product with a higher rating is recommended.
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A: You can e-mail us on our contact page or call us. Samples of stock colors or standard products are free of charge. We may bill you for shipping however. Custom colors can have sample fees depending on the potential order size and client.
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A: Yes we have experience shipping worldwide.
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A: We accept all major credit cards. We will accept personal checks but prefer Cashier's Checks. Customers with credit applications on file will be granted a payment term depending on past history.
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A: We ship with UPS, FED EX, and Dayton Freight primarily. We will shop price for you however. Your product will be delivered on a truck equipped with a lift-gate. The pallet of flooring will be lowered to the ground and pulled onto your driveway with a pallet-jack. Delivery drivers do not unload the flooring into your home or garage however unless it is a local delivery made by J.M. McCormick. Please be prepared to receive goods on date of delivery and plan accordingly depending on weight of shipment. We have great relationships with all our delivery reps. We get very high discounts which we pass along to our customers. If you are worried about delivery costs please contact us so we may get a quote for you that will guaranteed by much less expensive.
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A: If you have a warranty issue you should contact the person/place you purchased the material from immediately. They will contact us for further assistance. If they are not helpful please call us directly.
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