{"id":31724,"date":"2026-11-02T16:57:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/?p=31724"},"modified":"2026-11-02T17:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:19:17","slug":"solid-vs-engineered-hardwood-which-stands-up-to-our-winters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/en\/solid-vs-engineered-hardwood-which-stands-up-to-our-winters\/","title":{"rendered":"Solid vs engineered hardwood: which stands up to our winters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31724\" class=\"elementor elementor-31724 elementor-31688\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-d1a6a67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1a6a67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71f798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b71f798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-500x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30053\" alt=\"Plancher en Bois Franc - Plancher r\u00e9sistant - 1600px x 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-500x800.jpg 500w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-430x688.jpg 430w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-700x1120.jpg 700w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-150x240.jpg 150w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-Franc-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Solid hardwood<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0210e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e0210e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-500x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30051\" alt=\"Plancher en Bois d&apos;ing\u00e9nierie - Plancher r\u00e9sistant - 1600px x 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-500x800.jpg 500w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-430x688.jpg 430w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-700x1120.jpg 700w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px-150x240.jpg 150w, https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Plancher-en-Bois-dingenierie-Plancher-resistant-1600px-x-2560px.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Engineered hardwood<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-bd0135e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd0135e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf71ee8 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf71ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outside, it&#8217;s -25 \u00b0C. Inside, the heating is running full blast. And your hardwood floor is working: gaps appear between the boards, the wood can split, the surface can peel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/en\/product-category\/hard-wood\/\">Solid hardwood<\/a> or engineered hardwood: which holds up best? We put the question to Filippo Tomasino, President and CEO of Planchers Payless, who has more than 40 years of experience in renovation. The company, a retailer in the Greater Montreal area, has been selling flooring for 15 years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061cecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"061cecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c47be color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25c47be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Engineered hardwood handles winter better than solid hardwood: its layered structure barely moves.<\/li>\n<li>Solid hardwood lasts longer: 100 to 150 years, and four to seven sandings.<\/li>\n<li>Wider than 5 inches, in a basement or on concrete: engineered hardwood is the way to go.<\/li>\n<li>In winter, keep humidity between 35% and 50%, never below 35%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae8583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bae8583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-e954dea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e954dea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b43e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b43e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why does engineered hardwood handle winter better than solid hardwood?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188eb60 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188eb60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Engineered hardwood handles Quebec winters better because its glued layers limit shrinkage, while solid hardwood shrinks under the heat and leaves gaps between the boards.<\/p><br><p>In winter, the thermometer drops to -25 or -30 \u00b0C, and there&#8217;s no choice but to turn up the heat. The result: the air dries out, and so does the wood.<\/p><br><p>On a solid floor, you can see it. Look at an old floor: the boards, rarely glued, leave gaps between them. A bit like a cake in the oven, which shrinks and pulls away from the sides of the pan as it bakes.<\/p><br><p>Engineered hardwood, on the other hand, barely moves, even in wide planks. Beyond 5 inches, solid hardwood tends to twist and cup over time. That&#8217;s why 6- to 10-inch planks are almost always engineered. <a href=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/en\/hardwood-flooring-trends-in-2026\/\">Hardwood flooring trends in 2026<\/a> point the same way: wide planks and engineered hardwood lead the pack. At Planchers Payless, sales have in fact shifted from solid to engineered over the past five years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c54c9bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c54c9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-e48917a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e48917a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4219651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4219651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is engineered hardwood? Is it real wood?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcbf74 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dcbf74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, engineered hardwood is real wood: its surface, the wear layer, is a 1.5 to 4 mm layer of wood glued onto plywood that provides stability.<\/p><br><p>The idea that it&#8217;s fake wood often comes up in store. Yet it&#8217;s 100% false. In both cases, you&#8217;re walking on real wood. The difference is underneath: solid hardwood is one piece of wood from top to bottom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d040be elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"8d040be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p>\u201cWhat matters is the surface, not what's underneath. What's underneath is only a question of stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Filippo Tomasino<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">President and CEO of Planchers Payless<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40edceb color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40edceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The thickness of the wear layer determines quality. Entry-level products are around 1.5 mm, while quality products go up to 4 mm. Engineered hardwood can therefore be sanded two to three times, sometimes four, compared with four to seven times for solid hardwood.<\/p><br><p><strong>Good to know:<\/strong> for products of the same origin, for example two Canadian products, engineered hardwood costs 25% to 30% more than solid hardwood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e9c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26e9c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-bf4346f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf4346f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1ee35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e1ee35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which hardwood floor should you choose for upstairs, the basement or concrete?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3707671 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3707671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On a plywood subfloor, solid and engineered hardwood can both be installed for $3 to $5 per square foot; in a basement or on concrete, only glued engineered hardwood will do.<\/p><br><p>In store, the first question is about the look: the wood species, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/en\/product-category\/hard-wood\/birch\/\">birch<\/a>, maple, <a href=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/en\/product-category\/hard-wood\/red-oak\/\">red oak<\/a> and white oak, and above all the width, the real deciding factor. Under 5 inches, solid hardwood offers more longevity and more value for the same price. Beyond that, it will be engineered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0821a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0821a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upstairs and on the ground floor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3e4ab color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b3e4ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upstairs and on the ground floor alike, most single-family homes in Quebec have a plywood subfloor. Solid and engineered hardwood can both be nailed down on it. It&#8217;s the simplest situation: the floor rests on wood, above ground level, and only goes through the humidity changes inside the house. The choice then comes down mainly to the look and the plank width.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19eb50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c19eb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On a concrete slab<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ec551 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5ec551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On concrete, nailing is impossible: engineered hardwood has to be glued, which adds about $1 per square foot. That&#8217;s the case in most condos and basements. Solid hardwood, which is nailed down, therefore has no place on a slab.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771f6c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"771f6c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the basement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f8b17 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f8b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That leaves basement flooring, below ground level and damp even in winter. The slab and walls are in contact with the ground, which keeps the air damp even when the house is heated. For wood, humidity should stay between 35% and 50%, ideally 40% to 45%, and engineered hardwood can tolerate up to 55%. But a basement can climb as high as 70%. Solid hardwood is therefore ruled out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e553f elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"20e553f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p>\u201cIf you're looking for stability and a more on-trend product, go with engineered hardwood. If you want something more classic, for the long term, choose solid hardwood.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Filippo Tomasino<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">President and CEO of Planchers Payless<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd08a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2dd08a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-0784dac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0784dac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a3202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9a3202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you care for a hardwood floor in winter to prevent cracks?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70e1e8 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c70e1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To care for a hardwood floor in winter, keep humidity at 35% minimum, ideally 40% to 45%, keep it away from strong heat sources and wash it regularly with mild soap.<\/p><br><p>Most of the time, the problem comes from heat, not from the floor itself. Near a fireplace, or when humidity drops to 10% or 15%, the glue in engineered hardwood dries out and the surface separates from the plywood: this is called delamination. An overheated basement can have the same effect on the floor above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b1a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"40b1a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p>\u201cJust this week, we had customers who found it abnormal that the surface of their floor was peeling. But when the humidity in the house drops below 35%, the glue dries out and the wood delaminates.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Filippo Tomasino<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">President and CEO of Planchers Payless<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce25bc8 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce25bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Solid hardwood, for its part, shrinks: gaps appear between the boards and, if the wood dries out too much, cracks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3bafc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f3bafc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Good winter habits<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825194a color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"825194a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Keep humidity at 35% or higher, with a humidifier if needed. CAA-Qu\u00e9bec also explains how to measure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caaquebec.com\/en\/advices\/maintaining-a-home\/guides\/your-healthy-home-guide\/temperature-and-humidity-variations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ideal humidity level in winter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wash regularly with mild soap.<\/li>\n<li>Hide scratches with a touch-up marker.<\/li>\n<li>If a light colour shows too much wear after about ten years, have it resanded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155a7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"155a7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ab0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c0ab0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a425d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a425d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engineered vs solid hardwood: how do they compare?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07aa34a color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07aa34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Prices as of October 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2441d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0c2441d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n#tablepress-8{border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #e3e3e3;width:100%}\r\n#tablepress-8 th,#tablepress-8 td{border:1px solid #e3e3e3;padding:12px 16px;color:#242424;background:#fff;vertical-align:middle}\r\n#tablepress-8 thead th{background:#242424;color:#fff;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;border-color:#242424;border-bottom:3px solid #D91818}\r\n#tablepress-8 thead th:first-child{background:#D91818;border-color:#D91818}\r\n#tablepress-8 tbody td:first-child{background:#f7f7f7;font-weight:700;border-left:4px solid #D91818}\r\n#tablepress-8 tbody tr:hover td{background:#fbeaea}\r\n#tablepress-8 tbody tr:hover td:first-child{background:#f3dada}\r\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e1807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f9e1807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-8\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-8\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Criteria<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Solid hardwood<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Engineered hardwood<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Common width<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2 to 5 inches<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5 to 10 inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Price, same origin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Reference price<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25% to 30% more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Installation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3 to $5\/sq. ft., nailed<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$3 to $5\/sq. ft., about $1 more if glued<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Possible sandings<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4 to 7 times<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2 to 3 times, up to 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Basement or concrete<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">No<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Yes, glued<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lifespan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100 to 150 years<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Shorter than solid hardwood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-8 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6193e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6193e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-1323f1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1323f1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b57b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41b57b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to choose the right hardwood floor before winter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f7561 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f7561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Basement, condo or wide planks: engineered hardwood is the way to go. Classic look on plywood: solid hardwood remains a very long-term choice.<\/p><br><p>Still hesitating? The Planchers Payless team will help you decide based on your home and your budget.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b9804 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25b9804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/plancherspayless.com\/en\/ask-for-a-quote\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2707ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2707ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-21b4cd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21b4cd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8735bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8735bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ: solid vs engineered hardwood<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ce0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4ce0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can engineered hardwood be nailed down?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d04362 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d04362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Engineered hardwood can be nailed to a plywood subfloor, just like solid hardwood. It can also be glued, which makes it even more stable in a condo or basement. On concrete, glue is mandatory and adds about $1 per square foot to the installation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa864d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fa864d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long should wood acclimate before installation?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d7ba7 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31d7ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allow 24 hours for engineered hardwood and 48 to 72 hours for solid hardwood, with the boxes separated in the room where the floor will be installed. Engineered hardwood needs less time because it is already more stable. Letting the wood acclimate longer causes no problem.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a82b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a82b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What humidity level should you keep at home in winter for a hardwood floor?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1303aab color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1303aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Planchers Payless recommends 35% to 50% humidity, ideally 40% to 45%, and never below 35%, even in extreme cold. Below that threshold, solid hardwood shrinks and can split, and the glue in engineered hardwood can dry out to the point of delamination. A humidifier helps keep the level stable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solid hardwood Engineered hardwood Outside, it&#8217;s -25 \u00b0C. Inside, the heating is running full blast. 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