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Luxury Vinyl Planks
Posted on 7/3/26 at 9:21 am
Posted on 7/3/26 at 9:21 am
We had water damage to our oak living room floor and have to replace. We want to go back with LVP. Need recommendations. Cost not an issue.
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Posted on 7/3/26 at 9:39 am to Deerhunter62
I currently re-flooring all our upstairs rooms, except bathrooms, with the "designer-series' LifeProof LVP. The main difference between it and the regular LifeProof is the thickness of the wear layer, has a more matte and slip-resisant finish too. Think it was about $3,600 total for 54 boxes (~950 sq-ft).
Are you planning to do the work yourself?
Are you planning to do the work yourself?
This post was edited on 7/3/26 at 10:47 am
Posted on 7/3/26 at 10:12 am to Deerhunter62
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Cost not an issue.
I'd personally do oak if cost weren't an issue.
Posted on 7/3/26 at 11:26 am to Deerhunter62
quote:then go with ceramic. LVP in the residential market is pretty low quality. If LVP is what you want though, contact a local supply house and review their commercial grade options
Cost not an issue
Posted on 7/3/26 at 12:56 pm to Clames
Not doing the work myself. I have gotten to the age where my knees are an issue.
Posted on 7/3/26 at 1:34 pm to Deerhunter62
Built a house 40 months ago and went with LVT for all the BRs, hall, dining & den on the first floor (2300 sf). Went with the expensive stuff. It's separating and peeling in spots already.
Planning on replacing in 2027 with oak & tile.
Planning on replacing in 2027 with oak & tile.
Posted on 7/3/26 at 2:18 pm to HotBoudin
quote:not uncommon
Went with the expensive stuff. It's separating and peeling in spots already.
Posted on 7/3/26 at 4:52 pm to HotBoudin
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separating and peeling
Ours is doing the same. Slivers along the edges of some of the planks delaminate. I’m going to have to go fill them all in with epoxy so they don’t continue to propagate.
Posted on 7/3/26 at 5:35 pm to meeple
LVP is plastic with a picture of wood on it 
. Not something I would consider as adding any value to a nice house
. Not something I would consider as adding any value to a nice housePosted on 7/3/26 at 5:38 pm to HotBoudin
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It's separating and peeling in spots already.
Same, locking joints are cracking and causing all kinds of issues. Would not do it again.
Posted on 7/3/26 at 7:49 pm to cgrand
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LVP is plastic with a picture of wood on it . Not something I would consider as adding any value to a nice house
Agree…. And it has served its purpose with 3 boys
Posted on 7/3/26 at 10:33 pm to Deerhunter62
If you’re dead set on LVP, Do not, I repeat, do not do the floating floor. Please use glue down. They put the floating LVP (aka Cr@p) in my house before I could have them change it or knew this was cr@p. I had engineered wood before and I wish I would have had the option to go with that.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:46 am to HotBoudin
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Went with the expensive stuff. It's separating and peeling in spots already.
What brand / model did you use? Quality is determined by more than a mil wear layer.
I have Mannington Adura Max and it looks like the day I installed it 7 yrs ago. I also have 2 dogs that go nuts on it every day.
Flooret Signature seems to be the most recommended in 2026.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 9:27 am to jasonbr1975
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Cr@p
You can say Crap here man.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 12:58 pm to cgrand
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LVP is plastic with a picture of wood on it
There's ceramic tile with pictures of wood on it too. Engineered wood flooring is basically plywood with a veneer of wood and the same auminum oxide wear layer as LVP but often less of it. Flooring always comes down to the quality of installation and thoroughness of prepping the installation surface. I'd take properly done LVP over poorly installed tile or hardwood any day. There's a vast difference between lower grade LVP and the higher grade stuff. I am removing low quality, poorly installed floating LVP right now. It's seperating at seams where the subfloor is uneven and it's so thin that it's total thickness isn't even as thick as the core layer of what I'm putting down now.
This post was edited on 7/4/26 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 7/4/26 at 3:17 pm to Deerhunter62
"Designer Series" LifeProof. Has a 30 mil wear layer, feels more grabby than the normal stuff but basically all the upstairs areas could be called high-traffic in this house. Eventually the entire downstairs will need to be done as well as re-tiling the bathrooms.
Posted on 7/5/26 at 6:08 pm to Clames
Thanks to everyone for the information.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 7:47 am to cgrand
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LVP in the residential market is pretty low quality
Agreed. Just dropped LVP into a rental (about 900sqft of total flooring area) and it looks cheap.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 1:23 pm to Deerhunter62
Like every product, there are definitely different quality levels of LVP. Cheap LVP, like others have mentioned. won't last, looks cheap, and will start to show issues after a few years. Higher end LVP will look better and last much longer. In my opinion, the only reasons to consider LVP are budget or you want something extremely hardy to hold up to kids/dogs/etc.
All of that to say even the best LVP will never have the luxury look or feel of wood. I wrestled with this decision when I renovated a few years ago because I have an 80 lbs dog and young children. Ultimately, I went with LVP and have been satisfied (Shaw Pantheon HD Plus Saggio). Its not the best looking or feeling floor but it is damn near bulletproof and was the right decision for our budget then and life circumstances. However, when we redo the house in the future and finances/kids/dog permit, we will likely go with white oak or another material maybe slightly less hard but a more premium feel and look.
All of that to say even the best LVP will never have the luxury look or feel of wood. I wrestled with this decision when I renovated a few years ago because I have an 80 lbs dog and young children. Ultimately, I went with LVP and have been satisfied (Shaw Pantheon HD Plus Saggio). Its not the best looking or feeling floor but it is damn near bulletproof and was the right decision for our budget then and life circumstances. However, when we redo the house in the future and finances/kids/dog permit, we will likely go with white oak or another material maybe slightly less hard but a more premium feel and look.
This post was edited on 7/6/26 at 1:26 pm
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