milocat
Drama Llama
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Location: 55 degrees north in Alberta, Canada
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Post by milocat on Jan 26, 2025 5:48:39 GMT
IMHO either hardwood or tile that looks like hardwood is the way to go. I cannot stand LVP and unless it's absolutely installed correctly, the lifespan would only be 10 years or so. IF it's installed correctly, you might get 15 years out of it. I have never heard that about LVP. What is the reason for this? My LVP is about 10 years old and looks as good as the day it was installed. I like that I could pop a piece out if it ever got damaged. |
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FuzzyMutt
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Jan 26, 2025 6:27:37 GMT
We have a split level, and the two main floors are hardwood. The condo is 15ish years old, and they are holding up well (except the stairs… they don’t look bad- but they are definitely more worn.)
Home is three adults and a dog.
Several years ago we had the floors removed from the 3 bathrooms and the downstairs entry from the garage - I think they were laminate lol but I can’t remember. They could have been stick down tile. Hated it.
Anyway… the difference between the hardwood floor and lvp is wild to me.
I hate the way the dogs feet sound on the lvp. It seems slick. I don’t like the look of it or the pattern (not the choice- but the fact it allllll repeats.) I also don’t like the way it feels under my feet. But I haven’t really thought about it a lot til right now hahah if I were redoing a home- there is no way on earth I would do lvp. I’d do carpet and a little hardwood if cost were that big of a concern.
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Post by mom on Jan 26, 2025 13:36:45 GMT
IMHO either hardwood or tile that looks like hardwood is the way to go. I cannot stand LVP and unless it's absolutely installed correctly, the lifespan would only be 10 years or so. IF it's installed correctly, you might get 15 years out of it. I have never heard that about LVP. What is the reason for this? My LVP is about 10 years old and looks as good as the day it was installed. I like that I could pop a piece out if it ever got damaged. Mainly it comes down to the subfloor. If LVP is installed over a floor that is not absolutely level (usually the manufacturer wants something like 3/16in over a 10ft span) then it’s going to bulge and lift. If the LVP is properly installed and any subfloor issues handled at the beginning then it will most likely last. But shitty prep and not getting the subfloor level will decrease the lifespan. |
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milocat
Drama Llama
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Location: 55 degrees north in Alberta, Canada
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Post by milocat on Jan 26, 2025 19:17:51 GMT
mom thanks for the explanation. They laid a new subfloor down before installing the LVP.
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