{"id":63,"date":"2019-03-08T17:46:47","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T17:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/throne\/?p=63"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:09:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:09:45","slug":"why-should-you-choose-engineered-hardwood-flooring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/08\/why-should-you-choose-engineered-hardwood-flooring\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should You Choose Engineered Hardwood Flooring?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engineered hardwood is one of the most popular flooring products on the market today because it offers the opportunity to get the look and feel of real wood floors but at a more affordable price point. While vinyl and laminate floors do a top-notch job of mimicking real wood floors, close inspection will reveal that they\u2019re both synthetic materials. But the top layer of engineered wood flooring is a slice of real hardwood, ensuring that every plank is unique and feels just like real wood. This top layer is available in a variety of wood species, and can even be produced with optional hand-scraped, wire-brushed, or distressed finishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Installing engineered wood floors also brings practical benefits to your home. Unlike real wood, engineered hardwood can be installed over concrete slab subfloors, and even used below grade. Because its durable core is made from a composite material, engineered wood floors are less affected by fluctuations in temperature or moisture, making them a safer choice for those who live in humid environments. And engineered hardwood flooring is often quieter than real wood, which can be a welcome benefit in busy homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineered hardwood is one of the most popular flooring products on the market today because it offers the opportunity to get the look and feel of real wood floors but at a more affordable price point. While vinyl and laminate floors do a top-notch job of mimicking real wood floors, close inspection will reveal that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[17,33,34],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-adventures","tag-facebook","tag-inspiration","tag-instagram","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":679,"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homedecorfloor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}