Engineered wood flooring is made of plywood with a veneer of fine hardwood on top.Debatable. Certainly, the thin veneer skin on top is real wood.

Yet the base layers are high-quality plywood, which is no more "natural wood" than laminate flooring's pressed wood base.

Can You Install Laminate Flooring in the Kitchen?Water is laminate flooring's mortal enemy. Eventually, water will find its way to the core.Only the laminate core matters.

With precautions, water can be kept away from the core.Wears poorly, as the only surface cushioning the fiberboard core from abrasion is a wear layer.Laminate's wear layer is surprisingly durable for such a thin surface.

What actually is laminate flooring? Laminate flooring is made 100% from natural resources, notably wood. The heart is a board made of compressed wood fibres. There is backing for stabilisation underneath.

With some floors there is even integrated sound insulation here. On top is the laminate flooring's "face", the decor paper, i.e. with authentic wood effects, stone decors or really creative designs. The top layer consists of resistant melamine resin and gives the laminate flooring its incredible durability and easiness to CLEAN.