I would never choose red oak for anything so white and left unstained only clear coat

If you want a top quality product look at:

https://northernwideplank.com/

I looked at their products when we built in 2021, but ended up going for a slightly cheaper product as I felt it was a better fit for the market we were building in.

We ended up using DuChateau and have been very happy with the floors since moving in 4.5 years ago.

We used this collection: https://duchateau.com/floors/signature/elements/riverstone/

Also in Canada and we have Pravada. Very happy with it.

https://pravadafloors.com/products/chanel

Thank you!

"I would never choose red oak for anything so white and left unstained only clear coat"

Red oak is much maligned, which is unfortunate. It can be quite beautiful, and certainly is much more budget friendly than white oak. It all depends what you're going to do with it, the look you're going for. If you want an uber-light Scandi look then white oak is the way to go, but if you're going to stain it mid tone or darker save your money and go for red oak. I have red oak floors stained Provencial and love them!

Thank you! I have seen rift sawn red oak floors and they look great - which is why I’m considering it since it is budget friendly!

There are no end of issues with red oak on this forum so what look are you going for ? Really we only guess with limited info.. If you like a light colored floor IMO still white but if the plan is a dark stain then maybe red if the stain van be done with no pink undertones .

"There are no end of issues with red oak on this forum so what look are you going for ?"

The no end of issues is because expectations don't match the reality of the material, not because of the material itself. Same as with anything else. Don't ask red oak to be something it's not and there won't be disappointment.

Agree with porkchop …. I’ve had both, the red in my previous home, stained a mid tone, looked great in THAT home. My current home is very modern, lots of glass, so white is what we have now …. it really depends upon the ”look” you're going for.