Clean glue line bond break-minimal wood shear

Possible delamination

Clean glue line bond break-minimal wood shear

Clean glue line bond break

Possible delamination

Delamination

Clean glue line bond break in areas

Possible delamination

Possible delamination

Clean glue line bond break in many areas

Possible delamination

Delamination - Clean glue line bond break

Delamination (Engineered Hardwood Flooring)

Floor Detective® Claims and Conditions Guide

Summary

Delamination is the separation of bonded layers within an engineered hardwood flooring plank along an internal adhesive interface. Engineered flooring relies on adhesive bond lines to unify multiple wood layers into a composite structural panel capable of responding as a single integrated unit. When separation occurs at the glue interface, the plank no longer functions as a unified composite structure. Delamination is identified by adhesive interface release rather than rupture through wood fibers. In the absence of corroborating evidence regarding timing, environmental exposure, or

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