Was looking at an engineered board today, it had less than 2mm of real wood on top. The backing was 2ply and was mdf in the middle with softwood on the bottom. What kind of quality/ price range would you class it?
Depends on the wood species, where it was cut, the locking system loads of different things go into quality and price, also what thickness was the overall board, the manufacturer's details?
Was talking in general, the species is walnut but as I said there is very little of it. Would a good quality board not have at least 4-6 mm of wood? Putting aside brand and cut.
to a certain degree but a thicker wood doesn't necessarily make it better, what finish has been applied (how many coates)?
Depends on the wood species, where it was cut, the locking system loads of different things go into quality and price, also what thickness was the overall board, the manufacturer's details?[/quote] Was talking in general, the species is walnut but as I said there is very little of it. Would a good quality board not have at least 4-6 mm of wood? Putting aside brand and cut.[/quote] to a certain degree but a thicker wood doesn't necessarily make it better, what finish has been applied (how many coates)?[/quote] It's a prefinished board, so don't know, what about the fact it has mdf and softwood as it's backing?
most engineereds have the same type of backing, but depends on method of manufacture more than anything.
I personally have seen alot of different types of backing, some multi layered, some single layered. Some with softwood ply and some with hardwood ply. What im trying to get at is, can i look at a random board and tell roughly what quality it is by overall thickness/amount of real wood/type of backing? Or do i need a full manufacturers spec sheet. thaanks again. :smile:
It's hard to tell from a sample what the manufacturing quality is like. Also it depends on the finish. Look at the Proteco Lacquer - tough as nails compared to some of the lacquers used on some of the cheaper engineered boards.
look at it this way, The surface is thin so no chance of sanding. The laquare on the top no matter how good it is can still be damaged which would result in the flooring needing to be sanded. MDF being introduced into the structure is a cheap way to manufacturer. is it as good as a hardwood backing? to many variables! Is it any good? i dont know without having the sample in my hand. If you refer to the above then it has started off poor. But it dosent actually mean it would be a poor product. Verdict = you as a professional installer will have to decide. if you have droughts then simply dont sell it.
