Provenza Finally Mine LVP flooring. Pictures, Problems and reviews

2 years ago

Having trouble making my final decision on Provenza Finally Mine LVP flooring. It will be installed on my main floor (1,500 sq ft). Have read both good and bad reviews. Looking for honest reviews and real life pictures of Finally Mine LVP.

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Amanda B

last year

Thank you! I'm happy to share pictures. I remember when I was trying to pick out flooring (it took me a year to make a decision) I was so frustrated that I couldn't find pictures of all of my choices in rooms and only had swatches. Here is a picture of the front door. Our house faces the north so we usually get the sun through the side window. I love how it can change colors based on the lighting but I love it in each setting. I sadly don't have a current pic of the sun coming in on it but I can try and get one for you.

I honestly wasn't sure about the saw marks either when I was making my choice but now that the floors are done, I love them. They don't stand out much to me and when I pay attention and actually look, it makes it seem not so perfect and I like that. We did the whole first floor of the house so I'm including a pic of the flooring in a bathroom as well. I hope this helps!

Here is one with the area rug in the main room too:

On another note...since it can look so different based on lighting, I would say the overall look of it is closest to the picture of the dining room table without the rug under it. I remember having a tough time making a decision because each picture would look so different. Let me know if I can do anything else to help.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years ago
Sorry but all the picsin the world will not help you see what it will look like in your space . The best is to buy a box and lay it in your space . From what I see on the monitor it looks like a poorly finished hardwood where the sander was used wrong. Is that the look you want? I need a lot more info to even begin to guess if this is the right choice.
Jack
Original Author
2 years ago
You might be right! Hard to find a box seeing it's back ordered until August. It's a big expensive mistake to make. I have three samples that are all different, but I love the color and look of everyone of them. My hesitation sets in with the ridges that are very prominent in some of the pieces.
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Nick Sudbury
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@Jack i am following this, please let me know how it goes. My only hesitation are the ridges on my sample board as well. Otherwise, i think colour and look will be dependent on personal preference and overall decor, lighting, paint, etc. I love the colour and look of it. Modern, subdued
Nick Sudbury
2 years ago
Also, @Jack I am posting about these ridges in some other Provenza LVP threads on Houzz. I see some people may be referring to them as ”cut marks” or ”saw marks” please keep me posted on if you get any insight on them. l’m trying to determine what causes them, if they are standard throguhout or just defects on certain samples, if they are noticable when installed, etc etc. I’m asking my local floor store, Provenza directly, and hoping to get some more info online from others so I can decide if it is a deal breaker for me or not.

Here’s how they show on the Finally Mine sample I have
Ned
2 years ago
Nick, the parallel whitish lines running form one side to the other side of a plank in your photos, mimic lines created by a bent tooth of a band saw used to cut the logs at a sawmill. In the case of real logs, bent or missing band saw teeth create ridges on the face of boards. If you’re looking for a more rustic look, they would be fine. High quality real wood flooring would not have those ridges because they would be removed at the planing mill and further sanded down until they did not appear.

A bent or nicked tooth on a circular saw at the sawmill would create similar parallel lines across the face of boards, but in this case they would have an definite arc.
Nick Sudbury
2 years ago
Thanks for the educational post @Ned now that I know they're intentional for a certain look that makes me feel a lot better about them in general. Now the decision is if I want a rustic look or not. I suppose some of my modern furniture may balance it out. I’m just having trouble finding a real or engineered hardwood with the same colour (between a brown and a grey). I will keep looking.

@Jack have you decided yet?
Amanda B
2 years ago
I just had mine installed on my entire main floor and absolutely love them. I can't say enough good things about them. I love the look, the way they installed easily and the feel of them.
laceandroses
last year
Amanda, could you post a photo of the floor for us

to see?
Amanda B
last year
Of course!

Dining Room

Family Room ( I now have an area rug but this is the flooring without it)

Kitchen/Dining area

Dining area with rug
Amanda B
last year
Of course!

Kitchen area

Dining room

Family Room ( I currently have an area rug on it now but this pic was before I got it)

Dining Room (with area rug)
laceandroses
last year
THANK YOU!!! So much for posting these pictures! It looks so nice in the your house. If you have any more picts we would love to see them. We also have a vaulted ceiling in our front room and are planning on soft beige walls and white kitchen so this really helped alot. Where is your front door? We have a leaded glass front door and the summer sun in the morning really shines on the floor there. We are in Southern California. Kathie M
laceandroses
last year
I forgot, alot of the readers are not liking the rustic "saw" marks on the flooring, does this bother you somewhat?
laceandroses
last year
Thank you again! Your are so kind! I will get back to you later for comments on the pictures. One of the decisions is my hall bathroom. and my hall......Kathie M
Marsha Owens
last year
@Amanda B I love how it looks in your house and hope I love it in mine! I'm having it installed on November 11th and now I am trying to figure out paint colors because painting will be done on November 5th. What color(s) did you go with? My house does not get a lot of natural light and I don't want the floors looking too gray. I want a lighter color on the walls that will brighten up the room.
laceandroses
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Hi Marsha! Amanda B. and I would love to see the finished floor! My husband just ordered ours today! We can only do one room at this time, but we ordered enough for the kitchen front room bathroom and hallway.
Amanda B
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Marsha, I wish i knew an exact color name for you. It was a color in my bedroom when i moved into my house and there was no label. i had to just do a color match. It’s a greige type color - grey in some lighting and beige others. It has a bit more of a pink undertone than I’d like but I’m good with it.
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Amanda -- is that the Provenza Moda LVP line and if so, what color did you choose? It looks great! Thanks very much.