I would love to hear what everyone says too! Ive been thinking of buying Coretec Grande Lotte Oak. It seems to have some light and dark colors. This is after taking probably 15 LVP samples back and forth from the flooring store.

I hear ya! I have ordered so many samples and been through all the local flooring stores and just can't seem to find the right fit. I was considering that one too

" We are a new house build and cannot land on a flooring option that actually looks like real wood. "

Not going to happen. You need to remember it is vinyl with basically a picture applied and repeated. LVP will never have the appearance and or warmth of real wood.

I have had good luck with Mannington for clients have you checked them out.

There are several large facebook groups that have lots of pics and reviews of LVP, I would join one of those to see options - make sure to order a box of your final choices and lay them out - samples and pics are misleading

LVP leans toward trendier finishes (like now ”white oak” is the rage) so something to keep in mind

engineered hardwood is much preferred to LVP on this forum but this one has been suggested before

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For LVP you want specs of at least 5mm and waterproof. I have seen some gorgeous LVP floors.

@Patricia Colwell Consulting I have been looking into Mannington thanks!

@la_la Girl Thank you! is there a specific forum that I should check out on Facebook?

If you search FB groups for "flooring" you will see many but here is one

ETA - you can search the group for specific brands and colors, just use the search icon in the upper right. It can help to see the floors in real people's houses

We put vinyl plank flooring (i refuse to use luxury in the description) in our vacation cottage and while i am very pleased with the cost and look, it is not scratch proof. we have scratches where furniture moved back and forth. i cant remember the brand but it was a premium one.

Hurst Hardwoods has some engineered wood flooring at decent prices.

European Oak. Discount European French Oak 7 1/2" x 5/8" w/4mm Wear Layer Hardwood Flooring by Hurst Hardwoods Order soon because prices will be 40% more soon.

I am also in the vehemently against vinyl floors camp. They will scratch. They will feel like plastic under bare feet. If you can’t afford an engineered wood or a solid wood then please consider laminate floors. They have come a long way with water resistant capabilities (nothing is water proof unless you have concrete floors or tile over concrete). Laminate is much more scratch resistant. But like Diana said - with real solid wood you are giving yourself the future capability to refinish them. And most scratches in real wood can be filled in w a wax pen or walnut shavings.

@thinkdesignlive thanks for the input! we actually are leaning more towards laminate now after getting input from several forums. back to the flooring stores we go haha

Our full-time home of 38 years has all hardood except tile in bathrooms. We still love it. we bought a condo 10 years ago to use as a second home for when we visit grandkids. We put LVP throughout the entire unit.. Does it look and feel like wood? No. We use felt pads on chair legs and anything else that moves in order to avoid scratches. We recently sold that place and bought a larger unit. We were very happy with the LVP. We had large area rugs in most rooms and found the floors so easy to maintain.. That place sold very quickly. We now have a much larger place which has primarily dark wood floors. I REALLY miss that LVP. It is a personal preference.

In CR's tests, solid wood, engineered wood, and nearly all vinyl performed poorly in scratch resistance.

The Home Decorators Collection Nobelford Oak 56807 laminate flooring earned a recommended rating though it's been replaced with model 64697.

The Stainmaster Barnes Oak LSM02-920 vinyl floor earned a recommended rating. You won't like that color but it's available in many other wood species with the same specs which would hopefully perform similarly.

Porcelain tile performed the bet in scratch resistance.

There is a thread somewhere on houzz of a woman who has been testing tons of different vinyl floors. There have been issues of them wearing holes in the knees of her kids pants and wearing out socks and having foot prints that never seem to get cleaned off. Many people have had similar issues. It is across several big brands - not the cheap stuff.

I found the thread...

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6056058/lvp-to-avoid-read-if-considering-coretec-or-calibambo-and-a-mystery

We are looking at flooring for our small bathroom. Consulting CONSUMERS REPORT. (our go to place to consult) we found a description of the differences. We need water resistance and SLIP resistance. the Vinyl does NOT contain compressed wood. Thus when the bathtub or toilet overflows, there wouldn't be the swelling of the compressed wood that would happen with compressed wood. I've been trained as an architect but in my 70's now. I've seen it all. We've chosen CR highest rated LVP.