I have to admit, I am a authorized dealer in Kitsap County, WA that sells several major flooring brands of pre-finished solid wood and pre-finished engineered wood. When I had to make a decession between a laminate and wood my money was spent on Kahrs Flooring. This comes with one exception, my kids bathroom diffently had to have Pergo Select on it's floor. Why you ask? There names are Andrew age 5 and Christian age 3. If you have children than you know.