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ENGINEERED FLOORING |
SOLID TIMBER FLOORING |
| Stability |
3 Ply Engineered flooring is more stable due to the cross lamination of timber to make the flooring, it holds it's form and reduces it's inclination to twist and turn like solids. |
Solid is single piece of timber sawn into square block. Depending how it is sawn, there is a generality of stress movements in all directions of the piece of flooring. |
| Movement after installation |
Engineered Timber flooring is produced at 7% +/- 1% moisture content. This allows the flooring to acclimatise to it's surrounding environment. Therefore, engineered flooring will expand and allows the floor to have a form fit, creating neater and better flooring installation. |
Solid flooring can only be produced to 10%-12% MC. Thus, solids have a tendency to shrink after intallation. This creates gaps and movement between pieces. |
| Height & Width Difference |
Due to our strict quality control, there is no lipping caused by height differences of the boards. Being totally engineered there are also no gaps between the boards. |
Solid timber flooring has a tendency to allow for a Banana effect. Height difference and off square joints, create gaps and lipping. Hence bevelling is a most common way to hide such defects. |
| Lengths & Packaging |
Elyseum Timber Flooring is supplied in fixed lengths of six feet/1820mm per piece and is packed 6 pieces per pack. These packs are shrink wrapped with branding suitable for showroom display. |
Solid timber flooring is dependent on the source of raw material and is available in non-fixed lengths. There is always uncertainty in the length and composition of each pack. |
| Laying |
Each pack contains a set of installation instructions for customers who wish to lay the floor themselves. Each method of installation can be easily done by the layperson to get a professional looking floor. |
Solid flooring is best laid by a professional handyman to get the most out of it. It is too difficult for a novice to attempt it themselves and too tedious if not done professionally. |
| Finishing |
Elyseum Timber Floors have different finishes to choose from depending on what your market or customer wants. ie. Lacquered or oiled. In a lacquered finish we have the different gloss levels and different durability (ie. normal, anti-scratch, or ceramic) In the UV oiled finish, you can do it in white or clear oil. |
Solids mostly come in similar finishes and the majority are limited to a lacquer finish only. |
| Efficiency |
Elyseum Timber Flooring is pre-finished, you do not have to worry about the tedious, cumbersome and messy lacquering, as is often experienced with solid timber flooring. Our product has a seamless joint with no unsightly bevel, unlike solid flooring. Engineered flooring is ready to walk on almost 24 hours after laying. |
Solids are best laid raw then allowed time to acclimatise before sanding and finishing. This means that the room will take longer to to be ready. Average time required to fit raw flooring is about 1 week. |
| Environmental Wood Usage |
ElyseumTimber flooring encompasses the usage of renewable raw material. Over 75% of the finished product is from plantation species. |
Depending on the species used. The whole product is of the same species. |
| Environmental Wood Volume Usage |
Elyseum Timber flooring has a more efficient use of timber as the amount of flooring in m2 is more per volume than solids. 3 ply reaps 120m2 per m3 |
Solid timber flooring at 15mm thick may only reap 55 to 60m2 per m3 |
