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highup, thanks for the replies. First thing I looked at was the yellow pine. But, as you and a lot of people have said, the engineered won't expand and contract as much. Room is 15x40. Stone walls are undercut to avoid the impossible task of installing baseboard along the jagged rocks...

Also, with engineered flooring does the species of wood matter regarding humidity? Seems like it would but the plywood layers below also seem like they would minimize it.

Thanks, Ernesto. I actually had found an engineered floor that would look great, buy it's only 3/8-inch thick and the top later is only 2mm thick, which I've heard can't be refinished. With the subfloor I have would you recommend floating or nailing? Does either method have an advantage with the...

My question is what would be the best wood floor to use in a restored rock cabin without HVAC, engineered or solid? I have had sales people tell me either would work or neither would work. I find it hard to believe that neither would work since solid hardwood floors were installed long before...