I just used the Feast and Watson Liming stain and varnish on my cypress pine boards....an absolute disaster! Doing a bit of google research I find sooooo many people who've had the same experience. I spoke to a couple of professional guys who said 'don't do it' (I still did). Sometimes it works out ok....but often it doesn't. Followed the instructions to the letter and still it went badly blotchy. Whenever the roller touched previously painted, it just grabbed at it. I've just had to sand the whole floor back again :(

Roxanne I'm sorry you're in the same boat. They are no longer responding to emails and have basically used the report their former claims person put on about our vacuum and standing behind that for any issues. We've moved Beyond The White surface scratches, we actually have cracks that are starting to appear, in addition to the delaminating planks, and now we're seeing some of the peeling or stain dropouts like Kathy has. If they seriously want to stand behind a vacuum causing all of this damage to engineered hardwood, what does it say about their product? Funnily enough, they included a paragraph in their warranty with regards to vacuums after our issues cropped up. Unfortunately for them, it's not the warranty that was in place when we purchased the product. Their customer service is absolutely non-existent. The warranty isn't worth the paper it's printed on and they're flooring is absolutely abhorrent.

Thank you Elmo629! I’m looking at Shangri la right now. Trying to make a decision. Are you still liking it? Any issues? My concern is the whiter “ grout lines” Your pics don’t seem to show white so that’s encouraging me to go with it. Also, is the matte ness of it hard to keep clean? Like does it show everything or pretty good at hiding things. I have a dog… Tia

We’ve always used engineered hardwood and are considering doing wood core flooring instead for durability. It looks and sounds great, but looking for feedback from someone that’s used it.