Can You Sand Down Engineered Wood Flooring?

When you are trying to decide which type of flooring will be the best fit for your home, you will probably want to know the answers to a number of questions such as this one. The short answer is that yes, it is possible to sand down engineered wood flooring, but there is a little more to it than that.

Engineered wood flooring has a very similar appearance to solid wood flooring, but they are very different materials and it is important to understand what you are getting when you opt for one over the other. Engineered wood flooring is made up of multiple layers of ply wood, which are squashed together under huge pressure and then finished off with a layer of veneer to give it a beautiful grained appearance.

If your floor has been damaged or stained then sanding it down and refinishing the surface may be a suitable option to bring it back to its best. The process of sanding takes approximately 0.5mm off the surface, so the number of times that you can safely apply this process will depend on the thickness of your veneer.

For example, if your engineered wood flooring has a 1mm thick veneer then you probably won’t want to sand it down any more than once. However, if your veneer is 6mm thick then you will have the flexibility to sand the surface back three or four times if necessary, in order to help your flooring to survive through many years of use.

Here at Luxury Flooring & Furnishings we are experts when it comes to all kinds of flooring solutions, and we are always happy to offer advice to our customers. If you need any tips on taking care of your floor, or are trying to weigh up the options before choosing a new floor for your home, we’ll be happy to help. Call us on 0333 577 0025 or fill in our online contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

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