VINYL PLANK FLOORING REVIEWS

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REVIEW  FROM A HOMEOWNER

REASONS TO USE VINYL PLANK FLOORING

Cost. It’s half the price of the engineered hardwoods.

Durability. It’s waterproof. If you have a kid and pets you need a flooring that is tough and easy to clean

Ease of installation.

Warmth.  It has to be warmer than tile, right?

MY VINYL FLOORING REVIEW CRITERIA

Easy to install. $3 or less per square foot. Can be laid on a concrete slab. Excellent reviews—how does it hold up? Available for me to buy myself. Color the perfect gray-brown to tie in our existing coffee-colored flooring

SMARTCORE

The planks look amazing and felt substantial. One detractor, however, is that its backing didn’t seem as cushy as some of the others. The store associate also said I needed an additional underlayment—no biggie, but adds to the cost calculations.

Mohawk Luxury Vinyl

They felt very flimsy and I worried about how comfy they’d be on our concrete subfloor. The associate also said they wouldn’t be great for surfaces with any imperfections. Bummer.

STAINMASTER

The colors looked lovely online, and the reviews were great. The cost was excellent, too.  However they were flimsy like the Mohawk and I worried about using them in our basement

Lifeproof

Available in a lot of different colors, this flooring is substantial like the Smart Core. They say it is enhanced with ceramic bead” that “resists scratches and enhances durability

I loved the colors Coastal Oak, Crystal Oak, and Quiet Oak online. They were also all beautiful in the stores, and this line has a much wider selection of colors. But like some of the others, I thought they were too flimsy for my needs.

HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION

One drawback of these floors is that they have no preattached padding, which you can buy separately if you want. You also have to buy a moisture barrier, which is required.

TRANQUILITY

Swipe up to see which one I chose for our basement!