The foundation of your floor.

The platform describes how a hardwood floor is built. Each platform type — Solid or Engineered — is crafted to provide different performance benefits depending on where and how you plan to install it. Both are made with real wood and deliver the natural warmth and character that define genuine hardwood flooring — but their construction makes them behave differently under various conditions.

Solid Hardwood

Traditional. Durable. Authentic.

A solid wood floor is made from a single piece of natural hardwood, milled to a consistent thickness — usually ¾”. Each board features tongue-and-groove edges for a seamless, secure fit.
Solid hardwood is known for its timeless beauty and longevity. It can be sanded and refinished many times throughout its life, restoring its original appearance even after decades of use.
However, it reacts naturally to changes in humidity — expanding and contracting with the seasons — which is why it’s best suited for stable environments.

Key features:

  • 100% hardwood throughout.
  • Installed by nailing or stapling to a wood subfloor.
  • Ideal for ground floors and upper levels.
  • Not recommended for basements or high-humidity areas.

Install ground floor & above floor

Knots

Timeless & Durable

Engineered Hardwood

Modern. Stable. Versatile.

An engineered wood floor is crafted from multiple layers of real wood — with a hardwood surface (called the wear layer) bonded to high-stability plywood or multi-layered hardwood core.
This structure gives engineered floors superior dimensional stability, making them resistant to seasonal movement and ideal for areas where solid hardwood isn’t suitable.

Key features:

  • Top layer: genuine hardwood veneer (same look as solid wood).
  • Core: layered hardwood or plywood construction.
  • Compatible with glue-down, float, or click installations.
  • Suitable for any level of the home, including basements and condos.

Install ground floor & above floor

Knots

Timeless & Durable

Advantages

  • It can be refinished (sanded, stained, then varnished) many times. The number of times it can be sanded depends on the thickness, the type of floor, and how the sanding is done.  
  • ts installation is straightforward: stapled or nailed (this varies according to the platform and the hardwood floor manufacturers).  

Weaknesses

  • Solid hardwood flooring is not compatible with underfloor heating systems. 
  • This type of flooring cannot be installed in a basement or in a condo.