I've had Woodland Reserve engineered wood flooring for over four years now. My sister has had Woodland Reserve engineered wood flooring for five years. There is a long post where people have commented on their experiences with it.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6085619/any-reviews-of-floor-decor-s-woodland-reserve-flooring

My wood flooring looks exactly like it did when installed. I purchased this flooring for the four bedrooms located on the second level - it's made from European Oak with a reactive stain (made it look older - has quite a bit of gray in it). We went to look at it because we really liked my sister's flooring (the specs for her flooring were good). While we weren't planning to make a purchase when we went to look at all of the Woodland Reserve engineered wood flooring options, we decided to do so because it was on clearance in my area for under $1.00 sf (it was still listed for between $8-9.50 in most other areas in the country).

I hadn't spent much time looking at other brands of engineered wood flooring before finding this crazy clearance deal - so, I can't provide you with any opinions re: the other options you've listed in your post. We were renovating the entire house (inside and out) - so it was nice to get such a great deal on the flooring for the upstairs bedrooms (it meant I could add some extras to the planned renovation of my 135 SF primary bedroom closet).

Based upon reading quite a few flooring posts on Houzz, I knew that the specs for the flooring made it a mid level engineered floor.

My installer said that it was a great product (he'd never heard of it before) - he was impressed with the percentage of long boards (up to 86") + that he needed to cull very few boards. When I told him that I bought it on clearance for just under $1 sf, he immediately purchased some for his upcoming basement refinish!

Due the thickness of the veneer, it can be refinished up to 3 times (important because I bought it knowing that I would refinish it - I definitely wasn't looking for a floor with a lot of gray in it). However, I haven't yet (the floors look fine + have nice area rugs on them) - however, I will when I refinish the first floor solid wood floors + stairs + hallway upstairs (once I'm finished with my kitchen renovation). The finish is not aluminum oxide = it can be refinished without the issues an AO causes. It is 9" wide + 5/8" thick (4 mm wood layer). It has a waterborne UV cured finish.

My sister purchased Woodland Reserve engineered wood floors for her main level. The one she selected had basically the same specs as mine (except it is European Oak without a reactive finish + were full price at around $8+ sf). She hasn't had any issues + has a large dog who likes to run a lot!

@dani_m08 What a fantastic deal you got! It's really sweet when you land these!

We went to look at a few of the Woodland Reserve selections, some solid and some engineered, and from what we saw pulled from open boxes, most of these (Riga, Gabby, Pastoral) looked quite nice as far as quality is concerned, though they may be a bit wider than what we are looking for. We did look for the Ellsworth also, mentioned in your referenced thread, but it was not available locally.

FWIW to anyone out there, we just looked at Lauzon flooring at a local flooring company and were fairly impressed with their quality (solely based on available samples) though I can't imagine they'll be as affordable as the Woodland Reserve offerings. We'll soon find out when we receive our quotes on the Lauzon.

Thanks so much for the great comments and info- this will definitely help us in making a final decision!

PS- I'm glad you mentioned percentage of long boards in the boxes. This is an important detail, I think, that can be easily overlooked.

Miguel - I couldn't pass up the less than $1 sf for nice engineered wood flooring. Even when I add $ to cover the refinishing of the floors, it still will be a good deal.

I think that many people overlook the size of the boards + the mix of the different sizes - definitely an important part of your decision.

Also, it is important to be able to purchase a box of the flooring and lay it out. There have been many posts on here where people purchased the flooring for their entire house based off of the sample - and were disappointed when they saw the installed flooring (usually because the sample + manufacturer's photos showed pretty uniform boards - however, the installed boards had a lot of color differences + more knots/marks on the boards = they wound up with a much busier floor than they were expecting/wanted).