Typically, the flooring used on the main floor is also used on the stairs - does your flooring not have stair treads? That's what I would do -I'd add the flooring + matching stair nosing.

If you really want to use red oak and need "disguise" the red, you need to find a stain that has some green in it - or add a green wash prior to staining. You should be able to get a color that is a little darker - but disguises the red. You also could try using Bona Red Out on your stair treads or Ciranova Pink Blocker. I have no experience with the Bona product - however, I did use Ciranova Pink Blocker on red oak before - and the half of the board with the Pink Blocker was no longer pink while .the other half was.

Why are you not using the flooring up the stairs with the matching stair nosing? The vinyl flooring you selected is simulated White Oak IMO and you will NEVER GET RED OAK TO MATCH WHITE OAK!

@dani_m08 @BeverlyFLADeziner @millworkman

Thank you all for this feedback. Our builder recommended doing red oak stairs so we didn't know matching the stair treads to the LVP we're going with on the floors was an option.

What do you do for the newel posts though? And the handrail? How would you match those to the LVP stair treads? I'm assuming Coretec wouldn't sell those

Your GC maybe a bit lacking in knowledge. I'm not sure I would rely on the GC for major decisions.

1. Do you have a closed or open stringer on the stair?
2. Are you planning on painting wood balusters white?
3. Are you planning to paint the risers on your stairs white?
4. Will there be a carpet runner on the stairs installed in this build?

Matching the LVT is NOT an option unless your staircase fabricator is a freakin magician.

You have two choices:

You either stain the handrail and newel post a contrasting stain (darker)

or you pay less money for a cheaper specie of wood and paint the handrail and newel post.

I had my staircase redone in solid red oak. My staircase craftsman stained my staircase to match my woodlook Italian porcelain entry hall flooring.

" stained my staircase to match my woodlook Italian porcelain entry hall flooring. "

Tile is not vinyl LVP and honestly in my opinion (and my opinion does not matter I realize) that match is not that close either. And in my opinion you are better going in the opposite direction then trying to match vinyl anything to wood.

I agree the right choice in the LVP flooring with matching nosing . Now if the treads are in I would choose the darkest color from the floor to stain the stairs , Can you post a tleast a pic of the flooring that would help us help you.