Def photos darker than in person and looks different dependant on cabinet and paint colors. I say if the sample looks like what you want in your home, go for it.

@Todd Bowser Thank you for your thoughts and pictures! That is so helpful. I'm glad they read similarly neutral to you. We have a large sample from a flooring store - two of the boards are a similar tone, and one has a lighter portion along the side. Which is why I asked about it coming off as streaky. I love the tonal differences but want that to look natural! We really like how it reads in our house, so I think it's the winner! But I would love to see all the photos you have! It's so helpful to see it over a large area and in different lightings. Thank you again so much for your help!!

@Austin Treanicky Thank you for sharing that photo! Very helpful. Would you say the color variation looks as obvious in person as it sometimes looks in photos?

All of it photographs slightly darker so I’d say yes; a little bit. Here are a few more in dofferent light.

@Colleen my pleasure! =) This forum helped me so much when I was in your shoes 6 months ago! Austin's pics are very true to what the flooring looks like. I think this flooring looks very natural and high end. It costs a lot more than most of the flooring that I looked at but nothing else compares to how real this looks. The finish isn't shiny or plastic looking like many LVP flooring. I will mention the installers had a difficult time. They ended up having to go back and fix several areas, but my project manager said they had never installed such thick flooring before. I will take more pics when I go to the house tonight (we haven't moved in yet).

@Colleen A few more pics I took this evening. The darker planks aren’t as dark in person.

@Todd Bowser This is beautiful!!! Every bit of your home is gorgeous! What paint color did you use on the walls? I really do love it all!

@christiemcc thank you so much!!! All over paint color is Sherwin Williams Oyster White. Trim is Alabaster and my kitchen cabinets are Sensible Hue. They were all coordinating colors on the Color ID Nurturer palette. I really like Oyster White as it’s the perfect light greige that never looks gray and has a nice creaminess to it.

Todd, it looks like the beveled edges on your golden oak aren’t as pronounced as they are with the Petronas Oak, is that the case? We liked everything about the Petronas Oak except the painted bevels.

@Todd Bowser Thank you for the info!!! This is incredibly helpful!

@Austin Treanicky and @Todd Bowser What stain colors did you choose to match with the Goldin Oak? Austin your stair case looks beautiful, those are real oak treads though right?

@L Smith it is called storm maple on rustic hickory which is a dark brown with grayish undertones. I recommend a stain that is a neutral brown that doesn’t have strong undertones bc the flooring is neutral tan/brown. A walnut stain would work well.

@Todd Bowser .Thank you for all the photos! Absolutely beautiful and so helpful! The Lotte Oak is on a long back order and I am leaning toward Goldin now (even though that may take awaile too). Question: I am just about to choose that same island light, are you happy with them and the size? Thank you!

Hey all, this is such a great thread even though some are over a year old. This line increased in price for sure. $10+ a square foot. One question, do you install around kitchen cabinets? Around or under the kitchen island? TIA

We didn't go under our kitchen cabinets, but our cabinet installer shimmed our cabinets to the height of the floor so that we wouldn't have to use quarter round. We didn't do under our island either since it's trimmed out. I bought my Goldin oak from efloors in Dec 2021 and paid $5.75 a sq foot. The local stores wanted almost $10.00 a sq foot at that time too.

Thank you Heather. That's what i though. Just wanted to confirm.

Thanks Linda. Yes, no complaints and good brand. My island is 8x3 for reference. Lotte Oak was one of my favs, but it came down to Goldin matching my other finishes better. I love this flooring so much. It has a nice matte look, looks expensive and does not scratch like my other floors did. Our cabinets and island sit on top of flooring because that’s how our builder does it although I don’t think you’re supposed to install floating floors that way. So far, no problems.

After looking at tons of samples I finally chose Goldin Oak and found out last week it won't be available until Oct-Nov! Was told this was the case with the entire Grande line. Todd, your pictures sealed the deal. It's just beautiful and I have Sensible Hue on cabinets in one of my bathrooms also. Anyone have any suggestions as to what other Coretec flooring would be close to the Goldin Oak?

@kari that’s a bummer! I recommend Ravenswood Oak for the closet match. It is a bit lighter and reminds me a little of Lotte Oak but has similar undertones to Goldin Oak. Madrid Oak is somewhat close in color but it has pink undertones which I wasn’t a fan of.

@kari im in the same boat!!! i found blonde oak and parchment oak were super close to goldin oak based on recommendation. however they dodnt work with my lighting. i ultimately purchased cerith oak and am praying i dont hate it 😅. they might work for you though!

@brittaney Ok Thank you! Is cerith oak a coretec floor and the other two you mentioned also?

@Todd Bowser Thanks! I'll give them a look!

@kari yes all coretecs soft step line. i feel like the reviews for this line were all positive compared to some of coretecs other ones. cerith oak is alot darker than the others but i just liked it best in my space. you can catch alot of blonde oak on fb lvp forums, super pretty in pictures. and pics of parchment oak on coretecs ig.

@kari Blonde oak on left, parchment oak right, cerith on botttom and goldin oak in middle. hope this helps

@kari here is Madrid next to Goldin

@kari and here is Goldin on the left and Ravenswood on the right. After seeing Brittaney's photo of Parchment Oak and looking at it on the Coretec site, that looks pretty similar to Goldin as far as I can tell.

Thanks todd and brittaney. These help! Waiting for our local store to get a sample of Ravenswood. I think it might be the closest to the goldin oak.

Everyone that had any of the grande line of coretec installed in their home…..afterwards did all your doors need the length trimmed on them at all? I believe we currently have a 10mm laminate flooring and I really want a grande goldin oak but with how thick it is I’m wandering if all our doors would need to be removed and trimmed on the bottom to be able to open and close?! Anyone have this issues at all?

Thank you for all the pics and info. Great thread.

@Heather P did you have any issues ordering from efloors? Their price seems too good to be true so I wonder is there is a catch?

@Autumn Johnson I didn't have any issues ordering from Efloors. In my research, I found Efloors is so much cheaper because they buy in bulk from Shaw. I had a few boxes that were damaged during shipping and Efloors quickly replaced them. Just be aware that the floors are delivered "curbside". It depends on the delivery driver if they will bring it down your driveway.

Thank you! I appreciate your response🙂

@Todd Bowser does the goldin oak have a water distressing effect? The sample from our local store shows what looks to be like a water mark or bleach or something on one of the boards? I called coretec to see if it was the design or possibly a mistake but couldn’t get a straight answer.

@Todd Bowser What stain did you use on your island?

@autumnjohnson maybe, i took a few pics of what I think you could be referencing.

@Joanne Boorman its called ”storm maple” on rustic hickory. I wish I had chosen something a bit lighter. I recommend a walnut stain on maple, then the grains aren’t competing.

@Stephanie Potts no, I don't believe our doors had to be trimmed, and sorry for the delay in responding to your question!

Thank you for your response Todd Bowser. Yes, it looks like you captured what I saw in the one sample board in your first picture. Coretec sent me three large boards and there is zero of that effect. I know you have it in a larger space, do you see a lot of it? I have seen the other photos you shared and I love the floor in your space. Just nervous I wouldn’t like that if there was a ton of it.

@autumnjohnson no, I really didn't notice until you said something. I think once all the planks are put down, it kind of blends in. I found the floors to be much more beautiful once they were installed versus the store samples. My mom installed Coretec Ravenswood Oak, and she didn't care for some of the distressing on hers, which come to found out, mine have to. Again, I didn't notice until she said something about it. Now if every plank had the same markings, that would be different. There are some planks that I love better than others, but overall, this flooring is beautiful, and I can't say enough about durability. No scratches or dents and we've been here for 8 months. My only complaint is that it was difficult for the installers because they said it was more rigid than standard LVP (not to mention heavy!). It is essential for the planks to be line up perfectly or there will be gaps. There were several gaps that they had to fix before moving in, and there are new ones that I will be having them address at our 1-year check-in. I would make sure whoever installs your floor is experienced and comfortable with this type of thick flooring and be sure to order extra. I don't think this is a flaw of the flooring, but rather the installation, and the nature of floating floor. Gaps will occasionally occur.

How was the installation process for this plank?

How difficult was the installation process?

Anyone install Grande Aleta Oak? Trying to decide between Grande Aleta, Grande Petronas, Grande Goldin.

Any feedback on Petronas or Goldin? Or Coretec in general?

Dislike dark ends that matching up to light ends. With traditional hardwood oak and smaller boards, the color difference seem to blend, but with LVP I am finding that printed boards with dark edges (light in case of dark color) really pop. I also do not like soft plump bevels as this reminds me of big box LVP. I am evening wondering if best just to go with engineered wood so coloring more consistent across boards.

Appreciate any input.

Any advice for a stain color for steps that matches golden oak ? having trouble finding one even close for the railings

@diana0702 I doubt you'll find anything to match it perfectly because it's a chameleon color, but you should be able to find a darker stain than the floor that matches the undertones which are neutral. For example, dark walnut stain on maple wood or white oak. I would go darker than the floor, not lighter. The contrast would be beautiful.

This thread has been so helpful for me Thank you!

Has anyone installed CoreTec Golden Oak ? Would like to see more pictures.

This thread has some beautiful photos. I installed Goldin Oak and we LOVE it. So beautiful wide plank and really indestructible with our dogs.

Thank you. I guess that’s what I’ll be going with. If anyone has additional pictures to share, that would be helpful