Engineered flooring and laminate flooring are both cost-effective, durable alternatives to solid hardwood flooring. Engineered flooring is somewhat closer in appearance to solid hardwood due to its ...

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"Solid hardwood is exactly what it sounds like: Planks of real wood that can be sanded and refinished for years to come," says Hoffman. "Engineered wood has a real hardwood top layer over a plywood ...

Consumer Reports' experts round up the top flooring from Teragan, LL Flooring, Pergo, and more In CR's test for foot-traffic wear, discs holding abrasive paper rub left and right against flooring ...

Q: We’re redoing our floors and have been going back and forth in a heated debate about hardwood vs. carpet. Help our home find a peaceful resolution, please! A: Were your raised like I was? Red shag ...

In CR's test for foot-traffic wear, discs holding abrasive paper rub left and right against flooring samples. We check for wear after every 50 left-right cycle. The best flooring is unscathed after ...

When it comes to flooring, nothing matches the exquisite beauty and dependable durability of solid hardwood floors. While basic tile flooring may provide your home with average looking floors, solid ...

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