What is Engineered Hardwood?

Engineered hardwood is a flooring material that is made from real wood but is designed to be more stable and versatile than hardwood. This makes engineered hardwood an especially popular choice for basement and main floor renovations.

What is Engineered Hardwood Made Of?

Engineered hardwood is a layered material. The top outermost layer consists of real hardwood like maple or oak. However, below this are multiple layers of plywood or high-density fiberboard. This layered construction makes engineered hardwood much better at adapting to changes in temperature and humidity.

Why is Engineered Hardwood So Popular?

Engineered hardwood is extremely popular because it offers the look and feel of solid wood, while offering additional benefits. Engineered hardwood is much more resistant to warping and shrinking since it is more resistant to water and humidity. This makes it especially well-suited for bathrooms.

How Does it Differ from Solid Wood?

Solid hardwood, as the name suggests, is just one large piece of pure wood. While hardwood is naturally durable, it is a porous material that is prone to water damage. When exposed to water or humidity, the wood can warp and change shape. Since engineered wood contains other layers of material, it is much more stable and is unlikely to change shape.

If you want to build a home that is both beautiful and durable, then engineered hardwood may be an excellent choice for your main floor renovations. Get started with the renovation experts at Rose Building Group.

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What Homeowners Are Saying

An Outstanding Experience from Start to Finish

Our Oakville project with Rose Group was 3+ months and the overall experience was categorially outstanding. The entire Rose team, including sub-trades are patient, communicative, responsive, and professional. While any major renovation is stressful, Team Rose seem to have a calming way about them, for which we very much appreciated. The project was on time, on budget, and Rose is flexible to make sure you receive value add along the way.The end result of our project is beyond our expectations, and we have no doubt Rose will be engaged again.

Many thanks to Matt, Neil, Alisha, Matt, Brittany, Andrew, Adam, Chris, and the entire Rose team!!!!

google review Dan Smith, Oakville

high quality standard

Our family recently had the privilege of working with Rose Building Group for a kitchen/bathroom/laundry renovation and couldn’t be more satisfied with both the process and the final product. The RGB team and their trade specialists are exceptionally talented at their crafts and very conscientious. The project was completed efficiently, to a high quality standard and the entire team was an absolute pleasure to work with. Special shout out to Neil for being such a first-class professional and always leaving us feeling like our home was in the best of hands. We are so grateful we found RGB and can’t recommend them enough.

google review Julia Amorim

nothing but great things to say

Matthew, Settle and entire team were so professional and Alisha, the selections coordinator, was especially helpful and went out of her way to help with some of the finishing choices.

Other than a few things that were delayed beyond their control, this renovation was completed in a very timely manner and is absolutely beautiful. They made our vision come to fruition and we hope to use them again when we are ready to renovate our main bathroom. They made the process of doing a major renovation relatively low stress and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to do a major renovation.

Great job RBG- you were all awesome!

google review Katie Harrison

We Couldn’t Be Happier with Our Renovation!

It is a pleasure to offer a review of the Rose Building Group and Matthew Rose upon the completion of our whole home renovation in the fall of 2020. Despite many challenging circumstances that were not of his making Matthew remained focused, solution oriented and delivered a superior result on time. He maintained open, honest, clear and responsive communication and made himself available to answer any questions. The team from RBG was skilled, hardworking, polite and respectful. Similarly, the skilled trades that were subcontracted by Matthew were careful, thorough and demonstrated excellent quality work.

Our home is where we live out the heart of our family and we are grateful for all that Matthew and his team accomplished for us. Thank you!

google review Sarah M., Burlington

What is Engineered Hardwood?