There are so many options with hardwood flooring today. Laminate, real solid, engineered???

In the past, a real hardwood floor was the only option you had. Today, with laminates and engineered flooring, an "old time" work of art is taken for granted at best.

There is no "real" beauty to any of the so called "hardwood" flooring today. Many people believe they are getting a true hardwood floor, but they are not.

Let's face it, a laminate looks fake and the floor above looks real. Which would you prefer, a hollow sounding piece of fiberboard or a real piece of solid hardwood?

Let's look at the definition of laminate flooring:

www.yourdictionary.com/laminate
laminate definition, words related to laminate, proper usage and ... flooring: Some laminate flooring, for example, does not cope too well with leaks.

1. to form or press into a thin sheet or layer
2. to separate into laminae
3. to cover with or bond to one or more thin layers, as of clear plastic
4. to make by building up in layers