Seattle Engineered Hardwood starts at $8.99 per square foot installed in Fort Myers — a light gray hickory-look floor from LW Flooring’s Township collection. The embossed surface gives it honest texture and a matte finish that reads as natural wood without the upkeep demands of solid planks. Wide 7¼-inch boards keep the grain prominent and the layout open.
The Township Seattle is built for glue-down installation directly onto concrete slabs, which makes it a natural fit for the slab-on-grade construction that dominates Fort Myers and the broader Southwest Florida market. The wide plank format stays dimensionally stable when humidity climbs, and the matte polyurethane UV finish doesn’t show fingerprints or coastal dust the way higher-sheen finishes do.
It suits main living areas, open-concept great rooms, and primary bedrooms well. Avoid rooms with standing water risk — bathrooms and laundry rooms aren’t the right application for this product. Light commercial settings such as boutique offices or showroom entries also fall within the 10-year commercial warranty.
| Plank Width | 7-1/4″ |
|---|---|
| Plank Length | 48″ |
| Thickness | 2mm |
| Wear Layer | 8 mil |
| Finish | Polyurethane UV Matte |
| Species | Look |
Flooring Queen installs Seattle at $8.99 per square foot across Southwest Florida. That price covers delivery to the job site, removal and disposal of your current flooring, surface preparation within normal tolerances, the glue-down installation itself, and reinstallation of baseboards and transition strips between rooms.
Extra costs come into play when the slab needs significant leveling beyond routine prep, or when the scope includes stair nosing, custom border inlays, or unusually shaped rooms that drive up cut waste. Call or book online for a no-cost in-home measurement — you’ll receive a room-by-room written quote before any commitment is made.
Seattle is engineered hardwood, meaning it’s a real wood veneer bonded over a layered core. That construction allows glue-down installation on concrete slabs — something solid hardwood can’t do reliably in Florida’s humidity. Solid hardwood expands and contracts more dramatically with seasonal moisture swings, which causes gapping or cupping over time on slab foundations common throughout Southwest Florida.
Where solid hardwood wins: it can be sanded and refinished more times over its life, giving it a longer potential lifespan in ideal conditions. Seattle’s 8 mil wear layer permits light refinishing but not repeated passes. If your home is pier-and-beam with excellent climate control, solid hardwood is worth considering. For most Fort Myers homes on slab, engineered is the more practical choice.
| Seattle | Solid Hardwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Water resistance | Moderate — not for wet rooms | Low — warps on humid slabs |
| Scratch resistance / wear layer | 8 mil polyurethane UV matte | Varies; no defined wear layer |
| Comfort underfoot | Warm, real-wood feel | Warm, real-wood feel |
| Installed price | $8.99 / sq ft | Typically $10–$14 / sq ft installed |
| Best room | Slab living areas, great rooms | Pier-and-beam homes, climate-controlled spaces |
Sweep or vacuum on a bare-floor setting daily — fine sand tracked in from Southwest Florida driveways is the fastest way to dull a matte polyurethane finish. Damp-mop with a hardwood-safe cleaner such as Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner or a diluted WOCA Soap solution; wring the mop nearly dry before it touches the floor. Skip steam mops entirely — sustained heat and moisture force moisture into the seams and can cause delamination over time. Avoid vinegar, ammonia-based sprays, or anything acidic, as these break down the UV-cured polyurethane coating and leave the finish looking dull long before it should. For technical guidance, see the National Wood Flooring Association consumer hardwood information.
LW Flooring recommends allowing engineered hardwood to acclimate inside the installation space for at least 48 to 72 hours before the job begins. In Southwest Florida’s high-humidity climate, that window lets the planks adjust to your home’s ambient temperature and moisture level, reducing the risk of post-install expansion or gapping.
Seattle carries an 8 mil wear layer, which is thin enough to allow one light screen-and-recoat if surface scratches accumulate — but it won’t support multiple full sanding passes the way thicker engineered or solid hardwood products can. Plan on one careful refinish at most over the floor’s lifetime.
Seattle works well in living rooms, dining rooms, hallways, and bedrooms — anywhere on a slab that stays dry. The glue-down method is ideal for concrete-slab homes common in Fort Myers. Skip it in bathrooms, laundry rooms, or any space with regular moisture exposure, where a waterproof product is the safer call.
A single room typically wraps up in one day once the old flooring is out and the slab is prepped. A whole-home project — say, 1,200 to 1,500 square feet — generally runs two to four days depending on layout complexity and how much subfloor work the slab requires before the glue-down can begin.
Engineered hardwood handles seasonal vacancy better than solid hardwood, but it still needs a stable environment. Set your thermostat no higher than 80°F and keep humidity between 35 and 55 percent while the house is empty. Extreme heat and humidity cycling during unoccupied Florida summers can stress the adhesive bond and cause planks to shift or buckle.
The 8 mil wear layer offers moderate scratch resistance — adequate for small to medium dogs but likely to show marks from large, active breeds over time. Keep nails trimmed to minimize gouging. For spills and accidents, wipe immediately; the finish resists surface moisture but prolonged liquid exposure at seams can penetrate to the core, so quick cleanup is essential.
Flooring Queen has over 20 years of experience installing engineered hardwood across Southwest Florida — slab foundations, humidity, the realities Florida throws at real wood. We install everything ourselves. Free in-home measure: (239) 763-0770.
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Reviewed by Jack Maya, Lead Installer at Flooring Queen — 20+ years installing flooring in Southwest Florida.
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