This will be my final update. My Diamond W Coretek "Breckenridge" has been installed into my new home. I have not yet painted the walls or moved in, but I feel I can make a judgement on the floor. I am VERY happy with how it looks. It has a matte look to it (not glossy), which I like. With many fake floors, if the sunlight's glare shines on the floor, the glare often highlights fake-looking indentations that manufacturers put into the planks to make them look rustic. I hate that, and I am happy to report that when you look at these planks in the sun's glare, what I see is simply a grain pattern (no weird divots or anything like that) that I feel actually looks pretty real! While there are a lot of "knots," I really like how it looks and I do not feel that there are too many knots. This install job is not glued to the foundation (downstairs) or glued/screwed to the subfloor (upstairs). It is floating. Yet, when I walk on it, it feels very solid (as if it were glued down). There is a "quarter round" (or something like that, I forget the name), along the bottom of the normal baseboard. This extra baseboard piece is attached to the wall yet is not attached to the flooring. The flooring is then NOT installed all the way to the wall, but about 1/2" short of the wall. This extra baseboard piece covers this gap between the flooring's edge and the wall, and the gap allows the flooring to expand and contract without buckling or bubbling up. (Note that this extra piece has not yet been installed in the two photos shown below). As of now, without having lived on it yet, I couldn't be happier. My flooring guy turns out to be great, and he said he is a fan of this particular Diamond W product. He really had nothing negative to say about it. His only advice is that the floor can temporarily "buckle" or "bubble" in areas, most likely facing east or west, where you have a patio door with no overhang where the floor is exposed to daily periods of very hot direct sunlight. So, in those fairly rare cases, he recommends a window covering to diffuse the light/heat. On a side note, shame on Diamond W for having such a horrible website. I mean, seriously, shame on you. You give your customers one terrible photo of this product/color, and you expect us to be able to make a quality assessment? And, in your photo, you actually have a very poor install job shown with planks that are not properly staggered? There are some industries that simply need to experience a revolution of efficiency, and the flooring industry is one of them. Shaking my head... A final note: To anyone seriously considering this product, I highly recommend you simply buy an entire box of the stuff in the color you prefer for around $75 and lay it out yourself. I don't think any quality judgements can be made with just a sample from a flooring store. I was able to get a box delivered to me in less than one week.

Susan, I didn't end up going with the Armstrong Rigid Core Vantage Dockside Brown. I chose this flooring instead: Paradigm Longboard Lanikai (PAR20101XL). The 2 floors have a very similar look, but the Paradigm floor is a closer match to the specific color tones I wanted. Having said that, I wouldn't dissuade you from considering the Armstrong Rigid Core Vantage if it meets your needs. It was a close call for me because I really liked the Armstrong Rigid Core Vantage product line. In fact, it was technically (but not cosmetically) superior to the Paradigm floor. It's one of the newer SPC (Stone Plastic Composite) LVP floors, and those are nearly indestructible. If you want to know more about SPC vs. WPC LVP flooring you can check out this article: https://parterreflooring.com/spc-wpc-commercial-flooring/ I ordered a sample of the Armstrong Rigid Core Vantage Dockside Brown, and it looked very nice. The texturing was good and so was the print. And it was tough as nails. I took a hammer to it and scraped it with the side of a quarter, and it came out with barely a dent or scratch. On a side note, I did purchase an Armstrong LVT floor for my master bathroom, and it is very nice. But that floor was from a different Armstrong product line (not Rigid Core Vantage). During my flooring search, I called several manufacturers including Armstrong. Armstrong's support staff was much more knowledgeable and helpful than the "average". I hope that helps. Good luck!

Jen K We're putting down Countryside Oak - Gunstock from their Luxe line. Was back-ordered for 2 months so I'm very excited. The ruggable reviews I've seen on here are from years ago and I know they're constantly updating. I did order a felt pad just in case, so we'll see how it goes.

I did select the Lux flooring as it was sold by a local reputable carpet and flooring wholesaler in Virginia. I used an independent installer who also spoke very highly about it... he told me no complaints in many installs. I put it directly on the subfloor - no one thought underlayment was needed. The matching quarter-round was a bit expensive relative to what you can find in the big box stores, but it matches perfectly. I am happy with the result.