Royal Oak Floors prides itself on providing innovative, original timber floor products unlike no other available in Australia. When calculating the cost of hardwood vs. engineered wood, it is worth remembering that engineered wood flooring can be installed by a novice, or at least with minimal professional oversight, whereas solid hardwood should probably be installed by a professional entirely.
Engineered timber flooring is real timber - made with durable, high quality plywood and a strong hardwood veneer on the surface that can be sanded and polished as many times as a solid floor. These versatile discount engineered hardwood flooring floorings come in a wide range of finishes. Meanwhile, solid wood timber are traditionally cut from blocks or single materials, which make it less sturdy compared to its engineered timber counterparts.

The plywood layers of engineered flooring help keep the floor from moving too much, thus minimizing cupping and being said, there is no way to completely prevent hardwood from expanding and contracting as temperature and humidity change, and this fluctuation can cause any hardwood flooring to cup from too much moisture or gap from excessive dryness.
As with the many different types of actual flooring there are also many different types of finishes on wood flooring, the most versatile is unfinished (natural timber) the unfinished option can be finished using a Variety of different finishes (ask your local flooring or wood working store for details) this option offers many different options and you can try different options before covering your new floor.
Smart Choice Timber Flooring specialize in supplying and installing wide range of Australian and exotic timber flooring products, including hard wood timber flooring, Bamboo flooring, Engineered floating floor, laminate timber flooring, trims, plywood and all timber flooring accessories.

All floating floors such as Laminates and Hybrids must have joints supported underneath and can lose integrity if constantly flexing, meaning that the subfloor requirements are higher than, say, Loose Lay vinyl flooring or any floor that is being glued to the floor.
We are excited to offer new options to our range of pre-finished engineered flooring. Because of its genuine timber construction, it is possible to find an engineered timber product in the same wood types as traditional hardwood flooring. When choosing flooring for your Australian home, look for timbers that come from the southern hemisphere or as close to your home as possible.

However, experience has shown that termites can eat bamboo flooring. But you cannot perform the same act for laminate flooring because there is a thin layer of the wood pattern on its flooring surface. The ply core provides the same strength you would expect from a solid hardwood board but with greater stability.