| Shade Name |
Engineered floors |
Solidwood floors |
| Dimensional stability |
The cross grain technology in engineered
floors makes them dimensionally 70% more
stable than conventional solid wood floors.
This technology minimizes tension in wood
and results flooring to be more resistance
to hrinkage,gapping and warping. |
Very prone to expansion, warping, cupping
and shrinkage, to a significant degree when
exposed to temperture changes. |
Resistance to moisture
and heat |
Engineered floors are more resistant to
both moisture and heat if compared to
solid wood floors. |
Solid wood is unsuitable for applications at
any location with increased moisture or high
temperatures such as below-grade installation
and over radiant heat. |
| Resistance to
cimatic changes |
Engineered floors are more resistant to higher moisture levels than solid
flooring and thus a better choice for installation over radiant heat sources,
damp basemants, and at locations in rainy climates. |
Solid wood generally expands and contracts a
lot more than engineered wood during climatic
changes, especially extremes in heat and cold
and rainy season. |
| Real wood |
Engineered floors are not laminates.
They are made from 100% real wood and
so they exude the natural beauty and
warmth of which is expected of solid
wood floors. |
Solid wood flors are made of real wood. |
Precision in
pre- finished |
Engineered floors are pre-finished in the
factory. This results a higher precision
and even application (+_1gm/m2) as
compared to finishing at site.
Floors have 6 layers of lacquer cured by
UV light; which is only possible with
machine application and thus, making
them more durable and highly scratch
and stain resistance.
Pre-finished floors make installation 3
times fster as compared to unfinished
solid floors. |
Most solid wood floors are finished manually
at site resulting non-precision result and this
also makes the floors less durable and more
prone to scratches and stains. In addition, the
entire installation duration is also lengthened |
Frequency in
re- sanding |
Ego Naturalwood floors can also be
sanded upto 3 times. |
Solid wood floors can be sanded upto 3 times.
They cannot be re-sanded once you get down
to the “tongue”` |
