We just recently installed a 3" wide engineered hardwood floor over slate in the Montgomery area of Cincinnati, Ohio. This type of hardwood flooring is designed to go over cement floors on or below grade. The advantage of engineered hardwood is that the product is more stable than conventional 3/4 " solid wood flooring. You can also float the floor or directly glue to the subfloor. The home was a tri-level and we removed the carpet in the lower level and installed the Bruce floating hardwood over Quit Walk cushion. The cushion adds warmth and helps disguise flaws and imperfections in the subfloor. There were also 7 steps that the customer wanted to refinish to match the new wood on the lower level as well as the new wood we installed over top of the slate on the main level. Engineered wood is another plus because you can float it over ceramic tile or slate.
After the new wood installation which was Bruce Turlington we installed Bliss by Beaulieu wall to wall carpet in the living room and dining room. The carpet was a beautiful plush in a mat finish that features Scotchguard and texture retention warranty. The entire job took four days with wood installation and staining the steps to match along with installing the new wall to wall carpet.
Needless to say the customer was very pleased and told me the match on the steps was just perfect.
