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Engineered hardwood - anything like Hallmark Laguna but more durable?

3 years ago

HELP!! I’m looking for a 7” (or wider) plank white oak engineered wood floor. At first we were looking at more ”select” grade but they are so spendy! Anyone find something similar in price /color / grain to Hallmark Alta Vista in Laguna? We would just go with this but even the sample is showing water spots when tested. We live in the wet NW with a dog and toddler. The reviews of watermarks scares me and they seem to be true. Hoping for any feedback on this + any more durable recommedations! Thank you!

Comments (3)

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    The floor is an oil finish. Either select something else in the engineered category, spend more, or do an LVP.

    This is going to be HIGH maintenance in a wet climate, coupled with dogs.

    All hardwood flooring requires common sense care, but this is not for you.

    Directly from the care/warranty PDF:


    2. Mineral Stains: Hard water can leave surface stains on an oil finished floor. Mineral stains can generally be removed with Nu Oil® Natural Oil Cleaner. For stubborn mineral stains Restoration Oil can be used on a board by board basis, following instructions for use of Restoration Oil (available on Hallmark Floors website). If staining is persistent additional coats of Restoration Oil should be applied to make the floor more resistant to surface staining.

    FYI:

    I would abandon any idea of a board wider than seven inches. It is unnecessary for a good look in the largest of homes. It's an invitation to greater instability with even slight / normal fluctuation in humidity.

    At some point, go to a dedicated flooring store, local to you. Think care and longevity over trend. Hardwood has withstood children, dogs, and normal living for centuries. A good engineered product will last for decades, and the type of substrate you have seems to dictate you need that.

    I'd never in a million years buy a single plank of any hardwood on the internet. ...........consider that very good advice. Go shopping.

    bacochrane thanked JAN MOYER
  • PRO
    3 years ago

    IMO wet an wood never work well together. We have LVP in our walkout in Creston BC los of rain at certain times of the year. we have big dogd that use a free run dog run so in and out in all kinds of weather a quick mop up at the end of the day and 15 yrs later still looks like new . This was the old style LVP the new ones are even better. I also agree in humid climes the wide boards have more issues if you insist on wood and for sure no online shopping for any flooring.

    bacochrane thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    We built last year and installed Duchateau engineered wood floors. The Riverstone Collection in Sava color. https://duchateau.com/product/sava/

    We have been in the house about 11 months and I am very happy with the floors. We have 3 dogs, two of which are high energy shepherd mixes. I don't do a good enough job of keeping their nails short and the floors aren't showing scratches.

    I have the hard wax oil finish and happy with it. We use the Duchateau branded products for cleaning. The floor does not stain with dog drool and one of mine drools a lot after exercise in hot weather.

    The boards are 7.5" wide. Also have some texture which does a great job at hiding any scratches that might occur.


    LVP was not for us, specially after we got to walk on some that was installed. We have always had wood floors and didn't like the sound when walking on LVP.

    In the past we also lived in a climate with snow and had wood floors with no issues. Most houses had a mudroom, backdoor, or garage entry that was used by any people/pets that arrived covered in snow!

    bacochrane thanked chispa