We have engineered wood and after one year, it is chipping and flaking.

I despise tile floors in a kitchen--everything dropped will shatter and tile is a bitch to stand on for any length of time. OTOH, it is easy to clean and impervious to water. There is no perfect kitchen floor;you gotta pick your poison.

IME, laminate is even more susceptible to water damage (and any kind of damage) than hardwood. I would never choose it over hardwood; if I had to cut costs, I'd do it somewhere else.

My favorite kitchen floor is real linoleum, but I wouldn't expect the next owners to thank me for installing it, lol. (That wouldn't stop me though.)

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Anonymous wrote:Our engineered wood can be repaired by replacing individual pieces. It doesn't scratch and fade like real wood.

Sounds like it's not engineered wood (real hardwood on top of plywood base).

That IS engineered wood. We had engineered wood in the house we just sold, and gave the buyers a $250 credit at closing, where a handyman they hired came in and repaired/swapped out a few pieces that were damaged after the inspection. You can absolutely replace individual planks and you can refinish engineered wood up to two or three times.

Engineered wood is not the same as laminate, please stop with the falsehoods.

OP, no way would I buy a house with laminate. Get real oak or engineered. Both will hold up well to kitchen abuse.

But if it can't scratch or fade then how is that engineered wood (real wood on top)? Real wood does scratch and fade.

I have no idea what kind of wood the PP had, but our engineered wood absolutely scratched--that was the reason we had to pay the buyers a credit to have the planks replaced and repaired, the furniture scraped it up pretty badly during the move.

We didn't have any issues with it fading though, but it was only seven years old when we sold the house.

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Anonymous wrote:Our engineered wood can be repaired by replacing individual pieces. It doesn't scratch and fade like real wood.

Sounds like it's not engineered wood (real hardwood on top of plywood base).

That IS engineered wood. We had engineered wood in the house we just sold, and gave the buyers a $250 credit at closing, where a handyman they hired came in and repaired/swapped out a few pieces that were damaged after the inspection. You can absolutely replace individual planks and you can refinish engineered wood up to two or three times.

Engineered wood is not the same as laminate, please stop with the falsehoods.

OP, no way would I buy a house with laminate. Get real oak or engineered. Both will hold up well to kitchen abuse.

But if it can't scratch or fade then how is that engineered wood (real wood on top)? Real wood does scratch and fade.

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Anonymous wrote:Our engineered wood can be repaired by replacing individual pieces. It doesn't scratch and fade like real wood.

Sounds like it's not engineered wood (real hardwood on top of plywood base).

That IS engineered wood. We had engineered wood in the house we just sold, and gave the buyers a $250 credit at closing, where a handyman they hired came in and repaired/swapped out a few pieces that were damaged after the inspection. You can absolutely replace individual planks and you can refinish engineered wood up to two or three times.

Engineered wood is not the same as laminate, please stop with the falsehoods.

OP, no way would I buy a house with laminate. Get real oak or engineered. Both will hold up well to kitchen abuse.

I would really really avoid laminate in the living room, family room etc... Engineered hardwood can pass but hardwood is better. I don't like the feeling of tile but after much thinking I am doing cement tile in the kitchen with heating pads.

Don't put laminate everywhere just because you can't deal with tile. Bad reason, big impact on resale value. In that case put luxury vinyl tile in your kitchen, comfy to the foot, looks good when new and if you resale it won't cost too much to next owner to replace with tile

Anonymous wrote:Our engineered wood can be repaired by replacing individual pieces. It doesn't scratch and fade like real wood.

Sounds like it's not engineered wood (real hardwood on top of plywood base).

Our engineered wood can be repaired by replacing individual pieces. It doesn't scratch and fade like real wood.

Anonymous wrote:What's the price point on your house?

<$500k- I can deal with laminate

PP is closer to 850K. Yes, that was along the lines of my thinking and discussion as well. In higher priced properties, buyers will value and expect nicer finishes.