Thank you for the replies. I am having a really hard time over this one. I have never complained about any job anyone has done before. One of the spots is about the size of a tea cup plate but you can see it from across the room. The other area looks fine but it feels terrible and is a BIG area. If I were to walk over it in nylons I think they would pull. My fear is that while the larger area looks fine that over time this area will collect dirt in all those rough ridges and look terrible. If is was only the small spot I would not say anything because I am putting a rug there anyway. The spot in front of my pantry is going to high traffic. Its in the middle of my newly remodeled kitchen and it feels bad. I am so afraid to say anything because I don't want to make any other areas that look fine worse and it is a poly finish.

It sounds like you already know all the pros and cons. For a tough decision I try to picture an imaginary scale stacked with the pros and cons of each finish and determine which way the scale tilts. Would it be worse to have a floor that stains with red wine than one that's hard to touch up if it gets scratched? I'm currently in the midst of refinishing my living room floor was finished with gym sealer and wax over 40 years. I've decided to use Rubio but haven't decided on the color yet. Of all the HWO floors I've done the only staining issue has been with dog urine on a White Oak floor finished in white. The client insisted on a zero VOC finish and I warned her the main problem would come if there was a dog accident. She assured me her dogs were all well behaved, then she got a puppy.

Has anyone installed PG Hardwood oiled flooring - colour "Hangar"? If so I'd love to see pictures of how it turned out. Also looking for thoughts on oiled vs. Urethane coating. I love these boards, but it's only available in oiled finish...

Lyndee Lee: Thank you. Good to know. I am going to try to get the odor out of this bedroom by lightly rinsing the floor with water, sopping it up with paper towels, continued airing out of the room via open windows, and probably priming the walls. If all this doesn't work, I may try sealing the floor with Sealcoat or something like that before putting down LVP. I am reconsidering use of Zinsser Bin for the walls and ceiling, as it seems like it would be unnecessary overkill if the odor is just Pine Sol on the floors and not from the old carpet/carpet padding. I have read that shellac primer could pose a problem especially to interior walls that are exterior on the other side, due to shellac's effectiveness in sealing. Might not be good to seal in moisture into sheetrock wall, but, I am not a professional painter and wouldn't know the particulars of this. Plus, I am not wild about the idea of putting shellac on every surface of a bedroom's walls. So, I am looking into other odor trapping primers for the walls that are water based and low VOC. Feels like I am spinning my wheels.