"为什么hardwood 贵过engineered hardwood"! E# d9 H# ~0 \6 t8 x; s5 x0 {) C
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Because each plank is one whole piece of hardwood timber.
听起来engineered hardwood 应该是更加好的选择,但是为什么hardwood 贵过engineered hardwood。How about house resell value,which one is more desirable?! t3 p7 `1 [/ q" u. t
se200611 发表于 2011-4-17 13:57
4 l3 \9 J+ `. bThat's an unsupported claim. " h/ l3 j5 Q( @; W( X( B3 }$ Q, }6 L5 X
At the low end, common hardwood start at about $3/sqft. Engineered hardwood start at $6/sqft.9 N) n# [7 p0 c. }
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At the high-end it has more to do with the rarity of the wood.
The engineered hardwood that I saw, the surface layer is approximately the thickness of a laminate (hardwood looks). Is this too thin to be refinished? I heard the thickness varies, some can be refinished and some can't.