Put in a new wood like porcelain tiles from Cancos in September. Love the look and color but it has a haze when daylight shines on certain spots of the floor. Its driving me crazy!!!!!!!! I've tried lots of cleaners and cleaning methods.... Bona, vinegar and water, mr. clean, steam mop, microfiber and bissell crossover. Please help!!!! Would like to hear if anyone has come across this problem and any solutions would be greatly appreciated!

The hardwoods are extremely valuable. I would work in a medium brown that eliminates all yellow/orange/red. To do that, the stain will have to have a green undertone. That means a specialized mix for your situation. A HIGH END hardwood flooring professional can do this for you. It will take a couple of weeks to find the right colour/mix. The professional will come in and strip a section of flooring (like 20ft x 20ft). S/he will then apply different stain mixes to this area for you to view. You will then choose the colour that is the best fit for your situation. At a mutually agreeable time, the professional will come in and refinish the entire house - including the stairs (quite expensive but well worth it). The banister can then be stained/painted to match the hardwoods. The only time I would look at moving away from hardwood is in the DEEP south or in very hot climates. And it would be VERY helpful if the entire house was built on concrete and not wood joists. Tile is very heavy. It often requires wooden subfloors to be beefed up (decrease the deflection rating = no movement that would damage the tile). The wood is worth saving - unless you absolutely hate it (disregard the colour). If you love tile and wish to have it everywhere, then go for it. But realize that hot climates are some of the few places where this is considered normal. Everywhere else (any place with "winter") would find this a nuisance should you wish to sell the home. Besides, you mentioned budget. Ripping out the hardwood and replacing with tile would be double the cost of refinishing the hardwoods.

When it comes to Saltbox collection - the style called Berkshire - we are waiting on our flooring company to come back to our home because one plank is literally warping. This is a brand new install that happen 4 months ago. We regret not going with solid wood - and in fact- when we went shopping we were told that the technology with this flooring was extremely advanced. We have nothing but problems. Please do your research and know your budget- if you can afford solid wood- I would strongly recommend it otherwise make sure to get the tinted wax crayons they have available to fill in every little scratch and dent- because the flooring is terrible. PS they do not have tinted wax filler for all of their floors either - like the Berkshire - which is the style we purchased.......so make sure to ask upfront. Again- I do NOT recommend this product at all.

Mercier and Mirage are 2 high quality brands from Canada. They both have many choices of 4mm Engineered wood floors. It will not be easy to find solid hardwood options if you like wider boards than 5".