Renovations can certainly be stressful when you’re not sure where to turn! Here are few recommendations from our team that identify the best flooring for the space. 1 & 2. We love a nice plush carpet, but if you are looking to carpet your entire upstairs we wouldn’t recommend a plush option. Although great for the bedroom, extra plush carpet wouldn’t be as ideal in the office – where you may want to roll an office chair – or for the walkway and stairs – which is more of a high-traffic area. And we wouldn’t recommend mixing and matching carpet that butt up to each other from a design standpoint. Therefore, we would suggest our Anso Colorwall - Gold Texture – as it is a smart choice for higher traffic areas. LVP is growing exponentially in popularity. If you’re looking at luxury vinyl plank options for the main floor you may want to check out Floorté, which is our enhanced vinyl plank. The collection boasts highly authentic hardwood and tile looks with products that are strong, durable, flexible and waterproof. Vinyl flooring is resistant to water, mildew and stains so it's a great flooring choice to handle all the activity of the main level. If you are set on having a glue-down, our locally made Uptown Now collection has many lovely designs. Hope this information helps as you make many decisions in the coming weeks!

Select the floor that is closest in color to the knots in your woodwork.

@Judy Frank are the ”saw” marks these textured stripes that run horizontally throughout the planks? my sample board of Finally Mine has them and wasn’t sure if defect of sample or true of the floor overall. Does anyone have experience and insight on these ”saw marks” sometimes I see them referred to as ”cut marks”

What SJM said you have to prep the floor properly. If you look at DriCore installation specs, it tells you that "Any dips or low spots in the concrete surface greater than 1/4" should be troweled level with a Portland cement compound or leveled with a self-leveling compound to ensure an accurate installation." The same goes for LVP flooring "A. The surface of the subfloor must be flat. The flatness requirement is defined as follows: the maximum difference between two high points and the intermediate low point is 1/4" in a 10' radius. Surface flatness must also not vary more than 1/16" when measured with a 3' straight edge. Additionally, the subfloor must not slope more than 1" in 6'. B. High areas can be sanded, ground down, or floated over with an approved self-leveling compound. Fill excessive voids or low areas using a non-gypsum, cementitious-based leveling compound. Allow the leveling compound to dry thoroughly before beginning the LifeProof Vinyl Plank installation. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to be sure it is appropriate for the application. Good luck