Ok...first things first. Janka hardness ratings only apply to solid hardwood. Engineered planks do not work with Janka because the plied layers underneath are often 'soft woods'. Considering Janka measures how much force it takes to imbed a metal ball into the wood, it isn't possible to offer Janka scores for engineered. They just don't compute.

The next thing I'm going to point out is the oddity of trying to match the ENTIRE HOUSE to a single room of existing hardwood. You have a small amount of hardwood that is dictating the rest of the house. It's not impossible but it is HIGHLY unusual.

In other words, you are trying to put down more than a thousand square feet of flooring by trying to match 150 - 250sf of dining room (I don't know the size of your dining room so I'm only guessing here). That's a little like putting the cart before the horse.

Usually we see this the other way around. Usually we have a house full of hardwood (big amount) but the bedrooms have carpet (small amount). The homeowners then agonize over getting a match for the smaller area. That is normal.

As for your price range that you are looking at, they are too low and a little thin. The gold standard is 3/4" thickness (solid or engineered). An engineered product with 3mm or more of wear layer is the base level. The thicker the wear layer the more times a floor can be refinished. The Gold standard is 6mm wear layer (usually in the $10/sf range).

If you are having a hard time finding floors that you like, you might want to think about replacing the dining room at the same time. This takes away all the pressure to work with low-grade hardwoods just to get a match to a small amount of hardwood.

Solid or engineered should be more than what you are looking at for price. Prefinished wood flooring should be in the $7/sf just to start and they go up from there.

SJ thank you, yes we are looking to have a different hardwood floor for the 2nd floor(1300 sq ft). I have updated my post, the planks are 3 1/4 in width and 3/4 inch in thickness. So 3/4 = 19mm which is ok right?

A 3/4" hardwood (solid or engineered) is a great product. The manufacturer's finish and the accuracy of the milling becomes the most important part.

Again, the question becomes, why are you trying to save a small amount of dining room flooring?

The first floor has engineered wood in the dinning, hallway and living room. Family room (300 sqft) is carpeted. Kitchen is tiled. We are happy with the Kitchen being left as is. We don't have the budget to change all the existing wood area on the first floor. Second floor, I am not concerned if the colors don't match. Waiting on more quotes.

I like this -

Gunstock Oak Smooth Solid Hardwood Bruce (3/4in thick. x 2 1/4in wide plank.) - $3.74/sq ft

Bumping this up...is there a time which is best for installing hardwood/engineered floors?

I read somewhere that Spring is a better time than Winter. Thoughts?

I wish I saw your response in the AM..we just had our HVAC guy come and service our furnace. Anyway will ask him..to my best knowledge we don't have this "humidity control system". I have family in Illinois and they do have some humidifier with their unit. (60s home). Sounds like this is more of a Northern or Colder places tend to have this with their HVAC? Regardless will ask my tech. Thank you again!

Ask what type of product is needed (in your local micro-climate) to keep your house (tell them square footage) in a humidity range between 35% - 60% (should sit around 45% in real life setting). They can do the calculations from there.