I'm in total agreement with you about green! Green = algae = not in my pool! Our plaster guy was really pushing Tahoe Blue, not sure why, although I got a hint from one of the installers that it might be one of the cheaper mixes. Anyhow... After looking at many, many pictures online and talking to people, I found that Tahoe Blue definitely has a bit of green to it. I'm guessing it's named after a lake because natural bodies of water are green-blue because of plants living in them. The ocean only looks pure blue on Sandals Resorts commercials. ;) We were between Midnight Blue and Tropics Blue and ended up using Tropics Blue (Stonescapes mini pebble) and we really like it. I think it's as close to a true medium blue as I've seen in a pool. It's dark enough to capture a little bit of heat but light enough to see the bottom clearly, and it has a really beautiful shimmer when the sun is on it. And we really like how the actual pebbles look where you can see them on the steps and in the spa. It's a really nice mix of colors. Now at some moments it might have a touch of the windex-look you're talking about. Thanks for that, by the way, I was calling it Kool Aid! But overall, it's a really nice, rich, shimmery, medium blue. I suggest that you search online for images of the exact color names you're looking at. Look at many pictures and take in the whole range. Don't just focus on one image you like because there's no guarantee of how exactly it will look in your pool, in your yard, with your sunlight, etc. Good luck!

It looks like the Titan 5.5 is a 5.5mm (hence the name) thick vinyl plank. It has 12mil wear layer. That is 'ho-hum' when it comes to toughness. It is 'good enough' for residential (1-2 people in the home...NO pets) but it is not a very tough finish. Many home owners who have used a vinyl with 12mil wear layer have been disappointed. In today's flooring world, the consensus is: 20mil wear layer = light commercial = exactly what is needed for today's North American homeowner. The Titan 5.5 is not cheap. The cost is roughly the same as many CoreTec products. I'm sure your designer can find something in the same visual with a better wear layer.

Not sure if you’ve already installed your floors but thought I’d give you my two cents worth. Hope you’re still considering your flooring choices. First, we just had about 1200 square feet of Happy Feet lvp installed in our home. Like the end of August. The only thing I like about it is the color! We have the stone elegance line in the Kona color. Our previous floors were tile and engineered hardwood. This new floor is very textured and that is something I’m trying to adjust to. It also feels like plastic and has a hollow sound if you tap your nails on it or have any sort of a heeled shoe on. The installation was okay but half the floor has been taken up and relayed twice. The installation was horrible. So that and the fact that I’m walking on plastic everyday has me hating this floor! For the price I wish we had shelled out an additional 3-4K and had engineered put back down. We had a major drainage issue and we had to jack hammer through the slab to replace corroded cast iron pipes. So, a tench through my house, with floors ripped out, cabinets ripped out and insurance was a joke. The LVP is on top of two rooms of remaining engineered flooring. The lvp in the other three rooms and foyer was laid in top of plywood that was nailed to the concrete slab. It sounds like I’m walking on plywood. The install directions clearly state floor must be leveled, the installers didn’t and I brought it up several times and was “assured” it would be fine. The installation instruction also mention flooring grade plywood. 3/8” flimsy plywood is not flooring grade. The plywood actually caused the floor to balloon up because it had been laid against the walls as well as the lvp. No 1/4” gap around the perimeter of the rooms. So the third time they came out, floors taken up and plywood pulled, new plywood installed with a smear on adhesive vs the liquid mails they originally used and then nailed back down. The floor still has areas that give way to much, creating a popping sound when you walk on them. One spot in my kitchen sounds like the squeaker from a dog toy is underneath the floor. The 2 yr old grandson loves to step there. Maybe if this floor had been laid properly I could get used to the plastic feel. It does clean easily. Old wood floors couldn’t be matched, so that’s why this was laid on top. Was cheaper than removing 🙄. The plywood was laid to make the floor level with old hardwood. I’d rather have plain concrete right now than this crap!

I cannot with door mat, but interested to hear what you think of Grande Petronas? Number of board variation for install? Issues? What like and do not like? I am trying to decide what to install and like sample board, but I read one post where post install they were j happy as lots of dark ends not seen on sample board.