Can U Refinish Engineered Hardwood Floors

It cant be thinner than 3mm.

Can u refinish engineered hardwood floors. If you have engineered hardwood flooring and it has only a 1mm wear layer we don t recommend you refinish it at all. Consult with the manufacturer. Engineered hardwood has become more popular in the last few years as their is generally a lower cost associated with them.

Can your engineered floor be refinished. In a previous blog we discussed refinishing engineered hardwood floors and how the thickness of the wood layer determines if they can be refinished. Can engineered wood flooring be sanded and refinished.

Whether your home has hardwood or engineered wood most homeowners refinish their wood flooring about every 15 years. In most cases yes. Most engineered hardwood floors can be refinished two or three times before they need to be replaced but this depends on the floor.

Indications that your hardwood may be engineered. First look at your floors to see how widespread the issues are. With an engineered hardwood floor that number won t be as high.

If your floor is made of engineered wood you may still be able to strip and refinish it yourself depending on how thick the top layer of the wood is. As a general rule solid hardwood can be refinished but most engineered hardwoods can not. Step 1 get started.

The wear layer is the top solid part of an engineered hardwood floor that will wear away as your floor ages. The downside is you usually cannot refinish them. It all depends on the thickness of the wear layer.