The phrase “best engineered oak floors” is an oxymoron. However since you want 7” planks, which is something that would be hard to accomplish with a natural oak floor, you have no choice other than an “engineered floor“ (euphemism for plywood).

Wow.. I’m not sure what you want to accomplish with that comment but ok.. I imagine you’d preferred if I went with cobblestone or paved stone or something else from the Middle Ages..

I had no idea.. we’re in Houston. We see a lot of 4-6” widths here. I might want to stay close to 7” then. Thanks for the feedback- appreciate it.

Annied75: my thoughts exactly. I’m ok with some knots etc, that gives some character.. but prefer a select grade, just not looking for a rustic look for this house. :) thank you for the feedback!

Check out lumber liquidators French wire brushed oak by Virginia mills. It's a thin engineered floor, but people seem to like it. We just purchased 2100 s.f., but haven't installed it yet.

Jennifer Svensson, do you have pictures you can share of floors that you like?

Owens Plank Flooring. Up to 8" widths but the wider widths are unfinished. Random length up to 90".

Owens has a prefinished line in widths up to 5".

Expensive.

I have 7 inch oak floors that I love.:

Info Here

Your saved floor ideas show some character and then what almost looks like clear grade.

A few clear examples.

#1 - 3 1/4" width

#2 - 4 1/4 & 7 1/4" Random width

#3 - Mild Character 7/14"

#4 - Mild Character - 6 1/4"

@ Jennifer Svensson

Check this out. DuChateau is the only wide plank floor that carries a select-grade collection. Hope this will help. :）

THE VERNAL COLLECTION

@zthar, Is that picture of the floor in your house? How long have you had them?

@Scott T

I have had them for 3 years now, and yes that is a picture of my house right after they were installed. Everyone who comes to my house comments on how nice they are. I did a whole house installation except for laundry, bathrooms and garage entry.

My first pick was Mirage but that was ~ twice what these ended up being. And they were very similar in style and color.

Thanks zthar. I don’t want to hijack the thread, but could you share a whole room type picture? We are looking at this particular floor as well.

Hi Jennifer, you and I are in the same boat. I'm having a hard time narrowing down flooring within my wants and budget. I considered LVP for a while, but I'm back around to my original desire of engineered hardwood (we are on a slab), european oak/white oak, around 7" planks, not too yellow/orange, no reds, not too dark becuase what we have now my husband hates all the dust and dry grass and dog hair that's so noticeable after just sweeping. I originally thought I wanted light, but now I'm leaning more towards a light/medium, or a good medium tone true brown - not too gray. I've had a hard time finding what I'm envisioning in my head. I want my floors to speak to the style of my house as well.

Currently, my list right now is down to:

-Hallmark, alta vista line is my fave (although I'm somewhat hesitant after reading some bad reviews)

-Palmetto Road - Chalmers line, or Charleston line (but I'm waiting on my installer to receive sample boards, so I haven't seen this in person)

-Teka floors

-Mirage - although I haven't seen this in person

-Some samples from Hardwood Bargains - Jason C has been great to work with!

keshacagle , can you show us some colors you like? What kind of wear layer do these floors have?

@Scott T

@zthar they look great in your space! Good choice!

Viking big sky

@zthar, I can’t seem to message you, but thanks for your help. Just want to confirm your floors are the Medieval Oak?

"The phrase “best engineered oak floors” is an oxymoron. However since you want 7” planks, which is something that would be hard to accomplish with a natural oak floor, you have no choice other than an “engineered floor“ (euphemism for plywood). "

Stated by a person that clearly has no knowledge of engineered flooring.

@Scott T

Sent you a message. Yes they are medieval.

That Hallmark Cambria sample looks horrible. It looks very splintery?

I have never heard of TEKA flooring, but I checked the website and they have some really nice selections. Did you find them locally?? I don't think they are available where I am.

http://www.tekaparquet.com/

Located in Java, Indonesia. Probably not German wood.

So, I never did find my dream floor. :( Looks like we’re going with Kentwood brushed oak Saluki which is a grayish medium brown.

Yeah, I found them via a local floor company, but they didn’t have a lot of samples so I called the Kentwood HQ and they kindly gave me their outside sales rep’s phone number so I chatted with him and he sent me a bunch of samples to my home- the Saluki was one of them. I would never have considered or ordered it had he not sent me a sample so good for him! And me. :) we were going for Glace Bay, but it was significantly more expensive than Saluki.(thicker veneer and special treatment to create a certain pearly sheen).

I really like the Antique Sea Fog, but it is a UV Oil finish and there is no way I am getting oiled floors.

I found a Norwegian company with a nice selection of floors, Boen, but I had a difficult time finding reps in the US. Boen.com. Kährs is a swedish flooring company and more easily sourced in the US but the ones I liked from them were oiled and I know too little about that finish to want to go with it. My local floor rep says oil is great but ugh, I don’t know..

Jennifer Svensson, oiled is a LOT of work. Every year. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Never heard of Hallmark or TEKA.

There are sooo many companies once you start looking. And a lot of more companies if you add those that do custom made etc, (I loved Carlisle, but sheesh I don’t make enough money to pay $15+/sqft (floor only).. )

We have some pretty nice options under $10 per SQ FT and its made in America. Here are just a few :-)

Low Gloss Custom Finishes · More Info

Low Gloss Custom Finishes · More Info

Low Gloss Custom Finishes · More Info

nelsmama, do you mind me asking how much the Viking floors were approx per sq foot?

Checking, I will get back to you, Whatever flooring you get it may be worthwhile to purchase a box to lay it out and see the color little bit more difficult with a small samples I originally had a different color pIcked and when it delivered they stated that the colors have been darker so they brought a few boxes in and we declined chose another color that we had Purchased a box and when came they were quite a bit more red tone then got these and love love love them These are also a pretty thick engineered floor which would enable you to have more refinishing if you needed

nelsmama... I'm looking at the Viking Big Sky Alberta (color). Are you happy with your floors now that you've had them for awhile? Is the finish holding up well? Love the look!

Same here. Looking at viking big sky greycliffs. Can you share your experience one year out?

@User and @C Thoman did you end up going with Viking?

Christine Kaufman- Yes, we went with the Viking Big Sky and I believe the color was Reyes. We've lived in the house for 1.5 years now and I am obsessed with the floors. They are absolutely gorgeous and durable. I couldn't be happier and they are truely one of my favorite features in the house.

@C Thoman Thank you! Any chance you can post a couple pics of the floor -- so hard to judge from the samples. We looked at Snow Lake but its hickory and looks very white in all the pics. Thanks again for the perspective!

This is a pretty good representation of the color...perhaps just a touch darker than in real life. I will say that because these floors are fumed wood (not stained) the color from sample to sample in various flooring stores varied alot. We ordered a box in to confirm and approve the color and then secured everything from that lot early on so we could count on the color we approved. Hope that makes sense. They really are gorgeous and very easy to work around with all decor colors.