Mohawk has been around a long time. Ours however is a mixture of Bruce and Somerset both of which are holding up well after a decade.

Bella Cera is a good hardwood to lay down. Shaw and Bruce are wonderful to lay down also. We lay down a lot of Bruce and Shaw engineered hardwood.

I particularly like hickory so some of the ones that I am considering are:

Bella Cera - Villa Bocelli - Villagio

Bella Cera - Tissino - Serchio

Mohawk - Weathered Estate - Sephia Hickory

I also like Hickory, but not the traditional colors. I am looking at Craft Floors - they have lots of selections of Hickory in newer, more subtle colors.

So many choices now are products that look sawed, and beat up. Just wondering - why do people seem to like this? I would think one would get splinters from some of the wood planks I have seen.

@ Gary Hamilton

Thanks for sharing the brand names of the floors you like.

We actually just brought in a display of Bella Cera - Tissino - Serchio to our Bloomington showroom last week. I have to say it is a beautiful collection which has more real reclaimed look than many similar products on the market. One thing I noticed is that the collection has a thinner wear layer. It may not work for future refinishing.

If you like multi-width floor, We had pretty good luck with Hallmark Hardwoods Monterey collection. We also had a good feedback on Eagle Creak's Hickory Chateau.

Hope you can find your dream floor soon!

@Chess

I like many of their Hickory colors too. Did you happen to know how thick is their Hickory's wear layer?

I think I read that it is 4.5mm.

I found some pictures of a home with Prolex Greensboro Collection - Country Chic Oak - Cashmere flooring that really looked nice. Has anyone had any experience with Prolex flooring?

Does anyone know anything about Mirage brand floors? Or can you recommend anything in engineered wood that is 2 9/16" wide in something like a honey oak or darker? I would like it to have a thick veneer on the top, so that it can be sanded in the future.

Thanks for your help!

Becky:

Mirage is mentioned frequently here.

https://www.google.com/search?q=http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/flooring+mirage+hardwood&filter=0&biw=1472&bih=748

Also checking into engineered hardwood for a below grade concrete floor.

I don't know about the Prolex. Their website has very little information and looks like it is from the '90's. Doesn't scream innovation at any rate. I also couldn't find their site straight away. I had to go via a Yelp listing of all things.

Any eco friendly brands of engineers hardwood out there? No formaldehyde, no toxic glues? Use of post consumer content in the manufacture? Moisture resistant?

Pergo, it seems is famous, but garbage. A shame because I saw a really nice looking "Pergo Outlast+ 10mm Laminate Flooring" with "spill protect." The color was Applewood. I don't know what "spill protect" is, but hey, I spill stuff all the time. It's supposedly waterproof, which probably means it's vynl or something. Looking at the picture I took of the label it seems the "core" is 10mm in the fine print.

Lina Gimble, Pergo Outlast is not vinyl. It's laminate.

http://www.flooring.net/brands/pergo.html

@Kemper Flooring Inc. hopefully it is ok to hijack an old thread ... I am looking at villa bocelli cantico. I really am not looking for engineered wood. My first choice is hard wood and 2nd choice is vinyl planks. But, this color looked really good with my honey oak trim.

What are your thoughts on the quality? I am concerned that it can't even be sanded once. I think I will need to keep looking.

@oldjohnboy what did you end up using?

@ Gina S, i really like the true distressed look of a few Villa Bocelli colors, but I have to agree they have fairly thin wear layer. Hallmark's Organic collection comes in Solid and Eng. format. They are in similar look and feel. Here is a picture of solid Organic Tulsi in 3-1/4" and 4' mixed width from one of our builder customers. Hope you like it.

Hallmark Organic Solid Tulsi · More Info

That is beautiful!! Thank you!!

From the picture it looks like it would coordinate well with honey oak.

I went with the Prolex Greensboro Collection - Country Chic Oak - Cashmere and it turned out great. I am very happy with my decision. Attached are some pictures of the flooring installed in the great room of my new home.

Thanks . Gina S. Honey Oak is a tough one. But there are some Honey Oak tones in the floor for sure.

gwhfiveoone,

Thanks for sharing your flooring pictures with us. it looks stunning in your home!

Your home is beautiful @oldjohnboy!! I assume the Prolex is performing well for you. I think I am open to engineered hardwood considering the flooring might outlive the house -- it is an old school house that we are remodeling. It was amazing to see how well the house was made when we took off the drywall and rewired.

I will take a look at that one @Unique Wood Floors. I found a couple of places in Omaha that carry their line.

Thanks. Gina S. If you ever consider Engineered, Oolong Hickory is a good seller in close color to solid Tulsi:

Oolong Hickory