Description
Flat White Grandeur Engineered Maple: The 2mm Wear Layer Is the Figure Worth Reading
Most specification sheets are skimmed, and the one number that deserves attention is often the one people pass over. Width and thickness describe how a board looks and how it fits. The wear layer describes how much of it you actually get to use. Flat White Grandeur Engineered Maple records a 2 mm wear layer, and that line tells you more about the floor than almost anything else on the page.
What the wear layer is
An engineered board is built in two parts. Beneath is a multi layer core whose layers run in alternating directions, which resists cupping and seasonal movement better than a solid board of the same width. Above sits the wearing layer, and that layer is genuine hardwood: not a print, not a film, not a coating. The 2mm wear layer on this product is maple timber, and maple is harder than oak and very fine grained.
So the surface under your foot is real wood all the way through its working thickness. An engineered hardwood wear layer defines the depth of genuine timber available for the life of the installation, and once you understand that, comparing one engineered board with another becomes far more straightforward.
Why it governs the life of the board
Everything that happens to a wood floor happens to the engineered hardwood wear layer. Traffic burnishes it, grit abrades it, sunlight works on it, and any future sanding takes material from it. A deeper layer means more timber to call on over the years. A shallower one can serve a room perfectly well, but it has less in reserve.
Here the honest answer has a boundary. Refinishing hardwood is possible on engineered boards in many cases, but whether a particular board can be sanded, how the finish is handled and how often it could be done depend on the construction and on the condition of the floor at the time. We will not put a number on it, because any number would be a guess at your floor. Please confirm with the Petun Flooring team whether and how often refinishing hardwood is appropriate here, rather than assuming it.
Looking after the layer you have
Protecting it is not complicated. Keep grit off the surface with mats at every outside door and regular sweeping, since abrasion is cumulative. Clean with a product intended for finished hardwood and keep water to a damp cloth rather than a wet one. Pad furniture feet, lift rather than drag anything heavy, and move rugs occasionally so the floor ages evenly.
Specification in brief
These are maple boards, 7-1/2 inches wide by 3/4 inch thick in random lengths of 2 to 6 feet, with a smooth finish that shows the fine maple grain clearly. Each box covers 23.32 square feet, the product carries a 35 year warranty, it may be nailed, stapled or glued down, and it is approved above or below grade. A wide, smooth board asks for a flat and well prepared subfloor, because a smooth surface shows unevenness more readily than a textured one.
Before you order
Professional installation is recommended. A wide smooth plank is unforgiving of a subfloor that was not levelled, and the fastening method needs to suit what is underneath. Confirm the specification, the install method, the suitability of each room and your quantities with the Petun Flooring team first.
Spend a moment with the product photograph, then let us hand you a board to look at in daylight, since a smooth finish reads quite differently in person. Flat White is available for pickup in Kitchener and Cambridge, inventory is limited, and if you come in with your measurements we can work out carton counts together.
Specifications
Grandeur Hardwood Flooring
Color: Flat White
Size: 7-1/2″ x 3/4 x Random Lengths (2 to 6 ft.)
Sqft: 23.32 sf per box
Wood Species: Maple
Finish: Smooth
Wear Layer: 2mm
35 year warranty
Can be installed above or below grade
Nail, staple or glue down installation
