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2. 6 of the Most Common Home Renovations — Are They Worth It ...

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   Marino called new flooring a potential game-changer, depending on the material and the condition of your current floors. Replacing old carpet with hardwood or luxury vinyl is almost always worth ...

3. Wood flooring - Wikipedia

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   Wood flooring is a popular feature in many houses. Engineered wood flooring consists of two or more layers of wood adhered together to form a plank. Typically, engineered wood flooring uses a thin layer of a more expensive wood bonded to a core constructed from cheaper wood. The increased stability of engineered wood is achieved by running each ...

4. Masonite - Wikipedia

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   Masonite board Back side of a masonite board Isorel, с. 1920 Quartrboard, [1] Masonite Corporation, c. 1930. Masonite, also called Quartboard or pressboard, [2] is a type of engineered wood made of steam-cooked and pressure-molded wood or paper fibers. The fibers form a stiff, dense material in a range of weights.

5. Plywood - Wikipedia

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   Hardwood plywood is characterized by its excellent strength, stiffness, durability and resistance to creep. It has a high planar shear strength and impact resistance, which make it especially suitable for heavy-duty floor and wall structures. Oriented plywood construction has a high wheel-carrying capacity.

6. Homasote - Wikipedia

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   The Homasote base reduces the incidence of impact injuries such as shin splints caused by dancing on the concrete floor. Homasote is used in theatrical sets as a noise deadening layer for stage platforms consisting of a 3 ⁄ 4-inch (19 mm) plywood sublayer, a 1 ⁄ 2-inch (13 mm) Homasote layer, and a 1 ⁄ 4-inch (6 mm) Masonite top layer.

7. Flooring - Wikipedia

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   The common installation method for laminate flooring is a floating installation, which means the floor connects to each other to form interlocked flooring system and is not attached to the sub-floor which means it is free to "float" over a variety of sub-floors. This includes existing flooring like ceramic tile and hardwood floors.