I'm getting ready to put in some new hardwood floors - ground level foyer, hall, kitchen, and dining room. I've looked at a few things at a couple of different places and heard some different opinions on whether I should feel free to go with a solid floor, or if I should select an engineered floor. Some say I should go engineered since it's going into dining room and kitchen and could be exposed to water. Also because we live in Virginia, where summers can be very humid and we like to keep the windows and doors open if it's not too hot out. But others have said we'll be fine with a solid floor.
Any thoughts or opinions one way or the other? Any bad experiences with engineered floors?
Thanks!