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These are luxury vinyl planks

iCork Floor sells a vinyl-cork plank that is almost identical to that floor = Ash Wood Fusion Cork

https://www.icorkfloor.com/store/best-vinyl-plank-flooring-ash-wood/

https://www.icorkfloor.com/store/product-category/vinyl-cork-flooring/

Worth looking at if you can't afford factory finished engineered hardwood.

The du chateau is coming in at almost $22 sq ft installed with pro flex 80. That's just too steep. I can probably manage $12-15 tops

Fusion cork sells for less than $4/sf. Installation should be $2-$3/sf. This would be well inside your price range. It could be an option. But I digress.

A specialty wide plank floor in a very light colour (such as what you are showing) is going to be hard to come by in your price range. It is possible...but it will be a thin plank with a very thin wear layer. The installation price will be (roughly) 30% of the cost (wide plank engineered installed with adhesive = more expensive than traditional planks nailed/cleated/stapled in place). If you remove the install cost, your looking at a floor that costs $15 - $16/sf...prior to installation...am I correct?

If you can afford $15/sf INSTALLED then you are really searching for a plank that is $10/sf purchase price. Is there a reason why you need it glued in place?

These colours, planks and hardwax finishes are HIGHLY fashionable. And fashion has a high-price tag. Supply and demand comes into play with a special product in a special look with a special installation type.

Have you looked at local installers with site-finished hardwood - A white oak in Rubio Monocoat might be a snick cheaper than the du Chateau floor. It could be an option.

Good luck in your search.

It's a 2nd floor condo with cement slab but we have noise abatement requirements.

Cork Fusion can accept a cork underlay of 6mm or 12mm without problem. A floating hardwood floor can happily accept 6mm or 12mm cork underlay. Floating the floor + floating the underlay can save you plenty of money. Does your $22/sf include the acoustic abatement?

The Proflex 90 is a rubberized underlayment with self adhesive. The cost for 100sf = $229.24. That's a WHOPPING $2.29/sf!!! Ouch. You would probably float over top of this underlay. It is (roughly) 3mm thick.

6mm cork underlay = $0.69/sf = same acoustics as 3mm rubber

12mm cork underlay = $1.69/sf

You might be able to get the floor that you want by working with a different underlay. Cork and rubber do the same thing...rubber just works in a slightly thinner presentation. The ratio is roughly 3mm cork to 2mm rubber. That means the 6mm cork underlay should give the same acoustic presentation (or slighly better) as the very expensive 3mm rubberized Proflex 90.

You could save $1.60/sf if you work with cork. If your budget is tight...using cork in lieu of the ProFlex 90 could be an option. Good luck.

Whatever the acoustic numbers are for the pro flex 90 they meet the condo requirements. We have 3 rooms with sq ft of 350, 190, and 300. They are all carpeted now and we need to get to hard tile or wood. The adjoining floors are tile. We are in Florida.

Does anyone know anything about UA Floors?

UA Floors head quarters = Taiwan. I assume you are looking at the Parisian collection (some of their links spell it as Parician...should read as Parisian...but never mind). The wide planks (even in engineered floors) often have special installation requirements. Be sure you can meet those requirements using the rubberized underlay (can it handle a double stick? Most rubber CANNOT).

This is what I'm considering in Ash:

Ua Floors Grecian Collection 4 3/4 Hardwood Flooring

Nice floor. Please find their installation instructions (I can't find them and I can find installation instructions from years ago...hmmmm).

I would be suspicious of a Taiwanese company who can't get their website spelling in line...and the installation instructions are missing. I am concerned about the reg flags on this one.

Do what your budget tells you to do. Be aware of what it is pointing you towards. Caveat Emptor. Buyer beware.

Cheepchinesecrap is no substitute unless you want a 5 minute floor that burns your sinuses. Not to mention beware buying into yet another 10 minute fad colored floor. Something in a natural color, like plain old white oak, will have years and years of staying power. It rises above fads and fashion.

kentwood has oil finish flooring, beautiful

I'd definitely prefer the du chateau but I just can't afford it. I like the ash with a sort of white wash finish but I am very leery of the source. I'm open to suggestions for comprable look with little less price to du chateau.

The UA floor is $9 sf uninstalled. It is Taiwan and not China, close together but not quite the same.

This thread makes you think nothing is going to work including the du chateau. Any suggestions for USA made floors?

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2377423/has-anyone-put-down-oiled-wood-floors

Buy locally milled wood and have a Pro site finish it with no stain. You will end up cheaper, and it won't be so immediately dated as your original choice.

I LOVE our kentwood oil finish floors, they are super durable and look so beautiful. I love the matte finish, they don't look shiny at all. we have had them for 2 years, haven't had to reoil all of them yet, scratches disappear when you reoil, pet emergency and it cleaned up well. They have been using oil finish in Europe for centuries, Americans want "shiny and new" I prefer carrara marble and hardwood that ages and patinas with wear and time. Oil finish floors just get more durable every time you soap and oil them. My floors and counters will outlive me and my kids and theirs. If this is your forever home go for it

You can get some very similar colours and styles in Luxury Vinyl Planks.

http://www.torlys.com/residential/products/everwood-evertile/

I found a lovely tile by Dal Tile called Forest Park Oak 94. $19 installed without the pro flex, so almost the same price as the wood!

i wonder if the wood look will become dated quickly.

Jennifer, there are no Kentwood dealers within 100 miles of me (perhaps even further)

I'm open to tile in two of the three rooms but really want wood in the master bedroom. The UA Floor is CARB 2 compliant.

I am looking for the exact same look as you are and have just come upon a site called Uptown floors and they have engineered flooring that is called Authentic American White Oak Old Reserve that has the look we are interested in. The price is under $10.00 a sq ft and it's made by the Amish in America so it's not a Chinese import cheap product. I am just contacting him right now to get a few samples. Hope this helps :)

Maybe if you work with a designer you can get the Du Chateau at a better price point. We did.

Mackey's, I was looking at the Uptown website myself this weekend. They are not too far from me, about 2 hr drive.

suzyq53, then I need to add cost of designer to price, but it might be worth a try.

Our designer was so helpful and only $50/hour. No contract. Passed on all her discounts and to the trade sources. Saved us so much time and money.