Engineered Flooring Thick Wear Layer

Depending on how long you want the engineered hardwood flooring to last will decide how thick of a wear layer to purchase.

Engineered flooring thick wear layer.

In the photo below the top sample carries the trafficmaster allure branding and is 3 8mm thick with a 4mil wear layer. In the middle is a slice of vinyl plank flooring from the home decorators collection in noble oak. Other thinner veneer products on the market today mention the same but in reality it is rarely possible. It s slightly thicker at 4mm with an 8mil wear layer while the bottom sample is shaw matrix at 3 2mm thick with a 6mil wear.

Thicker wear layer longevity. Due to our heavy 5 8 mm veneer or what many call the wear layer this type of engineered can be refinished as many times as a solid hardwood floor. Let s say that a 14mm thick engineered oak flooring with 3mm oak wear layer costs 23 00 per m2 whereas a 15mm thick flooring with 4mm wear layer costs 25 00 per m2. Some of these wear layers can be refinished numerous times while others should never risk sanding through the veneer.

Engineered flooring wear layer thicknesses really vary from product to product and there is a huge range of thicknesses available on the market right now. The thickness of wear layers varies from paper thin 0 6 mm to super thick 6 mm. The thicker the wear layer the more times it can be sanded and the longer the life span will be. You can currently find products with paper thin wear layers of 6mm at one end of the spectrum and then 4mm and thicker at the opposite end.

The top layer veneer of an engineered floor is called the wear layer. You may first think that the 14mm product is the better purchase and will save you money but. We offer engineered hardwood flooring in both prefinished and unfinished domestics and exotics.