Engineered Hardwood Flooring

[airdonut41]

Awesome! So no issues with expansion, I take it? I'll have to come up with a way to hide the staples, but that seems pretty tractable (particularly because I can use gravity/weights as a clamp for glue!).

[aggie79]

Some mentioned there would be expansion issues; however, I did not have any issues.

The engineered flooring I used was cross-laminations of wood with a top hardwood lamination. Essentially, this engineered flooring is plywood. Therefore, it had the same expansion rates, due to changes in moisture content and/or temperature, as the plywood framing it was attached too.

There are some flooring products that laminate a hardwood layer to fiberboard substrate. Others, like the original Pergo floors, laminate a vinyl or plastic laminate to a fiberboard or dense paper substrate. Because they probably have different expansion rates than plywood, I don't think these products would work.

[tony.latham]

Some mentioned there would be expansion issues; however, I did not have any issues.

We used it in our house. It doesn't move. That's the beauty of it.

Tony

[noseoil]

There are different types. The ply-core stuff is good, particle core not as good. In Tucson we would leave a 1/2" gap at the walls for expansion from dry season to July-August when humidity was increased quite a bit. In a small trailer, it's not a big deal, but a small gap at the walls would still be a good idea, perhaps 1/8" would be sufficient unless the rain gets in and soaks an area of the floor.

[bdosborn]

I used super cheap, closeout stuff that was in a pile by the door at Home Depot on mine. "Hmm,, that's pretty cheap,think I'll grab a couple of boxes." Then I butted it up pretty close to the walls with a minimal gap, figuring I would have to redo it sometime down the road. 10 years later and no complaints.

Bruce

[tubularfab]

I think the Engineering hardwood is a good idea - and am giving it a try. Here is my build thread just to link the topics together: viewtopic.php?f=50&t=72891

[wysedav]

I did that in my teardrop. Looks great no issues at all other than weight. I'm sure I've posted pictures on this site.

David