One easy mistake beginners make when purchasing engineered hardwood flooring is dealing with dimensions. When you lay a run of flooring, you never want the joints or ends to line up, unlike tile, which gives you a nice uniform pattern. That’s where the term “variable length” comes into ...
To avoid the use of treated wood, there are species that offer natural decay resistance. White oak (Quercus alba) offers impressive strength and decay resistance [70] and would be suitable for long life in most solar racking applications. White oak also has slightly better mechanical properties ...