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Recourse When HW Floor is Engineered, not Solid?

Steve A
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Just purchased a 12 year old, 2,100 square foot home. As part of the deal, we got a $2,200 credit to resurface the hardwood floors (approximately 800 square feet).

After closing, we had a contractor refinish the floor. But soon found that what we thought was “hardwood†flooring is actually “engineered hardwood†flooring.

The listing for the property clearly stated “hardwood floors thru out lower levelâ€. And at no time did our agent (who is also the listing agent) ever mention anything about engineered hardwood, even when we noticed that the floor would need to be sanded and re-varnished.

I’ve since done a bit of research on solid vs. engineered flooring and understand there are plusses and minuses to each. But it is clear that engineered flooring has a much shorter lifespan than sold hardwood flooring. As a result, a twelve year old engineered floor is worth far less than a solid wood floor.

Is it common practice to shorten "engineered hardwood" to "hardwood" in listings?

I feel cheated or at least misled.

What recourse options do I have?

Thanks,

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