There are numerous quality brands. Our #1 brand is Mirage. They make a nice product and have a fair amount of variety. That said, I don't see much in the way of truly bad flooring. In prefinished we carry Harris, Anderson (some recent reports of lower quality), Mannington (ditto), Armstrong/Hartco, Kahrs, Ark, Homerwood, Johnson, Bella Cera, Navarre, Garrison, Hallmark, Triangulo and Columbia. Each has decent offerings. My feeling is that if one can find an ideal floor that's prefinished, it has valid advantages. To be clear, we also do unfinished floors and refinishing.

Sophia Wheeler--no, it's not gall. Cancork promoted this as a DIY floor. We checked each step with them along the way. We hired a local general installer because there was not a specialist in the area, and Cancork said that was fine. The subfloor was within specifications. We checked that and, again, OK'd it with Cancork. Cancork told me at the time that they didn't tell me about adding a cork underlayment because "most people don't want to do it because of the expense, so we didn't think you'd want to." As for the peeling, it is not in one of the birdbath areas. The peeling is starting from a few very small spots (like 1x2 cm) in one area of the floor. The floor was prepped properly--exactly as per specifications by Cancork before applying the poly, and they specifically said only to vacuum carefully and then run a damp microfiber over it (no cleaning product) before applying the poly. They warned me against scratching the floor or abrading it before applying the poly. In fact, we had to prep it in sock feet to keep any abrasion from happening at all. I understand that things happen, but within 6 months, when we did everything as per Cancork's instructions and now they tell me that we didn't do it properly--that is truly gall.

These are the sample boards that we're using to pick our colors

What about quartz that mimics marble? My favorites are: Silestone Eternal Calacatta Gold, Cambria Britannica, ceasarstone Calacatta Nuvo, and for a very subtle look, Silestone Statuario. Have you looked at those? They all go so beautifully with light white oak floors. I’ve seen the eternal Calacatta Gold and Cambria Britannica installed as counters and up the backsplash - very nice.