I’m looking for advice and/or direction.
We currently have a tile floor in our kitchen which my wife has hated for years. I’ve finally given in and gave her a green light to rip it up and put down a new floor. We have 440 square feet to redo (including a small bathroom off the kitchen). She wants a wood (or engineered wood?) floor. For reference, the rest of the house has a 50 year old red oak floor.
She picked out a wood floor that the salesman told her was on sale. Mirage Elemental Platinum flooring. Solid Maple with “Nanolynx” finish (some kind of polyurethane, I think). She brought a sample home and as a test, I spilled some curry sauce on it and left it on overnight. The next day I wiped it off and there was no trace of any staining. I was impressed.
I Googled this product a bit and the only knock on it seemed to be that it dented easily and that big dogs caused a lot of scratches. I don’t have a dog.
So, the sale price of this floor is about $6000 (not including installation). That works out to about $13.60/square foot. I told my wife to get another estimate.
I don’t know much of anything about wood and engineered wood floors. Is this a reasonable price given that wood prices have soared? What should I be looking for?
P.S. – I have zero interest in making a hardwood floor on my own.
TIA for any help.