Engineered

Mirage Engineered

Real hardwood strips
over a plywood base

An environmentally friendly approach.
Real hardwood strips over a plywood base can be nailed to a wood subfloor or glued down over concrete with a radiant heat system anywhere in your home.
Flexible, stable, versatile-they're simply ingenious.
A perfect tongue and groove fit and micro V-joints on all sides ensure incomparable quality and an exceptional look.

Recommended Installation

Cutting Methods

There are three basic cutting methods for the hardwood wear layer of an engineered floor. Only the dry sawn method produces the perfect appearance and superior quality worthy of Mirage.

	Cutting Methods	Appearance	Wear Layer
Superior method used by Mirage	Dry sawn Hardwood precisely sawn in desired thickness of plank.	Rich and natural appearance Fine natural grain No repetitive pattern	Ultra-thick wear layer comparable to solid hardwood flooring Can be sanded 3 to 5 times
Methods used by competition	Rotary Peeled Log peeled in ultra-thin layer using a rotary cut (method used to make plywood).	"Plywood look" Repetitive patterns	Ultra-thin wear layer 1 sanding or possibly none
Methods used by competition	Sliced Wood block sliced into thin strips using a knife.	Natural appearance Wear layer can be composed of two different hardwood characters on the same strip (spliced veneer)	Thin wear layer 2 sandings or less

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Description	Engineered prefinished hardwood flooring, with tongue and groove edges Micro-V bevel (on 4 sides), Sawn hardwood layer 5/32" (4 mm) Herringbone features grooves at both ends.
Thickness	3/8" (10 mm) 5" wide only: 1/2" (13 mm)
Length	6 assorted lengths per box: 2-9/16" width: from 13-3/4" (350 mm) to 46-7/8" (1191 mm) 3-5/16" width: from 13-3/4" (350 mm) to 45-3/8" (1152 mm) 5" width: from 19” (482 mm) to 60" (1524 mm). Herringbone: 2 fixed lengths - 13-3/4" (350 mm) and 17-7/8" (455 mm)
Width	2-9/16" (65 mm), 3-5/16" (84 mm), 5" (127 mm)
Species	9 species: Hard Maple, Yellow Birch, White Ash, Red Oak, American Cherry, American Walnut, Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba), Santos Mahogany (Cabreuva), Sapele. Availability depends on width.
Grade	Select & Better (slight natural color variations) Exclusive (full range of natural color variations) Traditional (pronounced natural color variations)
Finish	Nanolinx^TM: finishing system made of aluminum oxide and nanosilica particle composites suspended in UV cured polyurethane. Up to 5 times more wear-resistant than most other finishes on the market. UV protection on Natural (without stain), excepting American Cherry, American Walnut, and Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba).
Finish	Cashmere or Semi-Gloss
Installation	Stapled or glued down (above, on and below grade)
Subfloor	Wood, concrete or radiant heat system (with the exception of Brazilian Cherry).
Maintenance	Quick and easy with Mirage Clean maintenance kit
Use	Residential or light commercial
Warranty	Structural lifetime limited warranty 25-year finish warranty for residential applications 3-year finish warranty for light commercial applications