Engineered Timber Flooring in Bayside & South East Melbourne

Yes. The top layer is genuine hardwood veneer, typically 2mm to 6mm thick, bonded to a plywood or high density fibreboard core. Once it is installed you are walking on real timber and it looks identical to solid hardwood.

Solid hardwood is one piece of timber the whole way through. It moves noticeably when humidity changes. Engineered timber has a real timber surface over cross layered core. That makes it much more stable. It allows wider boards. And it can go over concrete slabs and underfloor heating, where solid timber often cannot.

It depends on the wear layer. Boards with a 4mm or thicker veneer can generally be sanded back and recoated once or twice over their life. A 2mm wear layer can usually only be lightly buffed and recoated rather than fully sanded.

With normal home traffic and sensible care, 20 to 30 years is realistic. Floors with a thick wear layer that get refinished can run longer. The finish usually wears out before the timber does.

Kitchens are fine and very common, as long as spills get wiped up rather than left to sit. We do not recommend timber in bathrooms, laundries or anywhere the floor gets wet regularly. Hybrid flooring or vinyl planks are the better answer in those rooms.

Sweep or vacuum with a hard floor head, then damp mop with a pH neutral timber cleaner. Never wet mop and never use a steam mop. Felt pads under furniture, mats at external doors and trimmed pet claws will do more for the floor than any product.

Both. We supply European oak, Australian species and the full Quick-Step engineered range at trade pricing. We are also happy to install timber you have already bought, as long as it suits your subfloor and meets the maker’s requirements.