Just a follow up... I ended up using Life Proof LVP. This is a Home Depot product. I was very hesitant at first but after a very convincing employee and reading lots of positive reviews I went with it. The price point was about half of Coretec. I was able to select a color and style that look almost identical to a Coretec sample. . It’s been in for 6 months and I love it! The contractor made sure that all concrete below was perfectly level as this is a floating floor. Install was done professionally but did not seem too taxing. No sub floor products were necessary. No scratching or dents . I recommend you look at options. I’m happy I did .

@clubnev Thanks for the info! Hot and humid here in Houston as well especially when power goes out. I finally ponied up a did a whole home generator to avoid being out of power around hurricanes and freezes. Did you notice that when your whole First Crush floor went in the flooring warmed compared to sample boards or laying out a single box? In certain areas of my home samples/sample boards will grey up in the day with certain natural light, but at night under 2700K lighting.... Wow...perfect light brown floor with no wheat, yellow, gold, or orange.

A mix of color that I’ve tried is mixing water based stains together including early american and white pickling oak and then either mix in a top coat or do that after. I dont have exact ratios but I liked the outcome on some shelves I made.

That looks like Valor oak! Now I’m torn. Builder says he can stain red oak floors to match noble oak so I might have to go with valor. I understand the Coretec trees are $$$ and slippery!