Elizabeth Estes we offer several low gloss polyurethane finishes that look like oil but are much more durable. Some people dont mind applying a touch up oil every 2-3 years but for others its not such a big deal. Here is a color you may like.

Hi, also wondering if anyone has this floor and what you think of it.

We’ve had the HF Design oil finished floors for 4 years now and love them (we went with the Palma color, not the lighter color in this photo). We’ve had poly finished floors before and got tired of having to refinish our entire floor because of scratches. We still get scratches, but now I easily sand out the scratch and stain the area I sanded then put new oil on it to protect it from water damage. Since our kids are grown, we don’t have a high traffic house and only oiled them again after 3 years (it’s an easy process and I do one area at a time). My wife and I think these floors look better every year and are very easy to take care of. We are now about to remove all our carpet upstairs and replace it with HF Wood Flooring with the oiled finish. I’ve attached a photo of the flooring just after installation.

HF Design Baroque Palma European White Oak Oiled finished engineered wood flooring.

Warning warning! We spent over $10,000 on these floors and they have shrunk/gapped + delaminated + chipped —> you name it!! They look awful and are terrible quality. Our installer discarded more than 20% for quality prior to install (vs a typical 5%)

Manufacturer refuses to stand behind their product and participate in making it right. Terrible customer service! Avoid at all costs!!

We have had same problems - beware!

Is this picture with the black staining the Montage line? We are about to purchase.

The use a black epoxy to fill any openings in the wood. We love the way it looks with it.

Kevin, why would there be openings?

It’s real wood so it has splits and knots in the wood

@Melinda Carlson and @Brent Kobayashi did you guys have problems with the montage baroque (lazio) as well? We are down to them as well

Would love feedback on the montage baroque lazio as well! @DonnaReed. Have you or anyone else on here found anything?

We have the Portofino Tuscan in 2 rooms. We are so impressed with it that we are finishing out the rest of the house with it. We have big dogs and it has held up very well. It gets prettier each year. 7+ years

We are actually doing the Villa Borghese in Alessandra. I did more homework than probably needed but best price for best product selection for us!

Elizabeth - did you end up getting the Lazio? I am looking at it now.

Kevin, I’m looking at the Palma for our house. Are you still happy with it?

Yes, we are go on 7 years with it and just removed all our 2nd floor carpeting and steps and installed the Palma.

Would you mind sharing what it currently looks like? Torn between the Montage European Oak Palma and the Hallmark True collection Neroli Oak. And need to make a decision by tomorrow.