Thank you so much for your frank reply. It is exactly what I wanted to hear. And if Coretec is eliminated, is there a big difference in value/quality between engineered and solid hardwood? Would I regret engineered?

Ditto what @Oak & Broad said. At the end of the day, the “V” in LVP stills stands for VINYL. And unlike wood, whose finish can be repaired when the wear and tear of everyday life (you might even call it patina) starts to show, when LVP’s top layer of plastic gets scratched or the printed-to-look-like-wood layer starts to peel at an edge, not only does it look like garbage (no patina going on here), it needs to be replaced. If it wasn’t pretending to be wood or stone, and was allowed to just be what it is—plastic flooring, well that’s a different story entirely.

Sammy , such an excellent answer!

hh rawlins , good quality Engineered can be refinished several times just like Solid. Look at the floors in the pictures I posted. They are Engineered and look like a million bucks :-)

We put COREtec in 6 of 9 bathrooms in our inn. We love it. Tough as nails and very pretty.

In a 110 year old house I would do my best to retain the integrity and go with regular hardwood if I could. I always try to replace what would have been. I don't ever think you regret choices using that principal.

Would go with hardwood as I assume that will work for you. Grew up with hardwood, always will be my preference. My grandma’s house which we rent out has the original wood floors from 1910, still beautiful. My current home in So Cal has a slab foundation so the previous owners used an engineered wood. I have not noticed any difference in appearance or wear from wood but we have been told that they have already been refinished twice and will not be able to take another refinishing.

This is a really helpful string of replies. I'm so thankful that you all took the time. I've ruled out LVT and will weigh the budget/value/appearance of hardwood/engineered. I'm glad to hear there's not a huge difference in attitude toward engineered v solid hardwood. The house was built in 1910 and requires a whole lot of work. Hasn't been lived in by a family in decades. While our budget seems big, pretty much everything except roof and foundation need TLC, replacement/repair and renovation for family life. So while my preference would be solid wood, I have to be conscious of how much that would take up of the overall budget. A hundred thousand thank yous!

What is the name of the flooring in the pictures? It’s beautiful.

hardwod floors are always and will always be the look. though people seem to not underatand thatbthe reason why these products exist outside of harwood. hardwood is just not practical anymore , yesrs ago youd have certain rooms with different flooring to accommodate the room , now, its all usually open concept and having patchy flooring all over doesnt work. honestly i just dont see hoe you can put hardwood lets say in a kitchen , kitchens take a beating , if you can afford to or want to samf your floors every few years , espec especially if you have a busy household , them go for it , i know of no one that has ever resanded their floors and if so , what a mess. so lvp , laminate etc… all have come along due to the demand for the wood look without the issues of hardwood , so its all a decsion though we have decided on 1400sq ft of coretec lvp, we just love the hardwood though just not practical anymore , i cant have adults and kids tip toeing on our floors. plus in the future if you want a new floor , just pick it up , no demo. just my opinion