francoisefromaix...Wow you were not kidding. That stuff looks dangerous. I would probably try to place thin plastic over some of those scrub oaks to see, what if any moisture comes off the plant. This method is also a good way to measure how long of intervals you can go without watering your garden. For instance check the transpiration rate of a plant in your garden (don't worry it is a small test and it will not kill the plant). Then take the area in square inches that the plant occupies. If you are working with a circle take radius squared times pi. multiply it times the inches of rainfall at any given time. Then divide it by the quantity of water the plant transpired in a day the result is how many days before the plant will transpire all the rain from the recent rainfall. There are variables so it would be best to do the test under the hottest part of the day in full sun. From this you will know the worst case scenario or the shortest evaporation time. I would also subtract a day for soil evaporation. This post was edited by hishouse on Fri, Aug 22, 14 at 17:07

Check all the pieces from Coretec before installation! We had a Palo Alto Walnut Coretec floor installed in August. As they were getting ready to install the T-moulding I realized the color was off. Also it was supposed to be skimmed in the same pattern as the planking but wasn't. They didn't install it. The quarter round was also off but similar enough in color that we agreed to keep it. FIVE MONTHS later Coretec informed the installer that Palo Alto Walnut is discontinued and we won't be getting the T-moulding. Back to square one. I am so frustrated. My guess is that they are outsourcing the trim pieces without telling anyone. Someone mentioned that Shaw bought Coretec.

Hi @Lini Alim - We have not used Calypso Oak in our kitchen. It was installed in our basement. But we do have cabinets in our basement that will be white. Unfortunately the cabinet doors are not delivered to me yet. But I think you can never go wrong with Calypso oak and white cabinets.

Yes I do like the color and the feel, but I had tile before so this is nice. No, I don’t feel like it is too orange. In fact, I told my husband that it seems like a floor that will go with everything. The darker parts of the floor are grayish, so that would go with anyone who decorates with gray. The blonde parts go well with any home that has cream or beige as their neutral. Pics don’t really capture the look of it...they always look more golden and high contrast (stripey). It is more subtle in person. I liked Calypso Oak also, but wasn’t a fan of the shorter planks and the fact that it is WPC and not SPC.