Vinyl Floorboards

CLEM · ‎03-09-2010

I am planning to rip out my wall to wall carpeting and perhaps use vinyl flooring instead. It's for my bedroom, living room/dining room, and a narrow hallway. I have a huge oriental carpet in my living room, a 8' round one in my dining area, a runner in front of my desk and a couple of smaller area orientals in the bedroom and one in the hallway. So not much of the wood/vinyl area would be exposed.

I want to keep expenses to a minimum and wondered if anyone here has used this kind of flooring. I looked on line and it seems to me that there is not much of a difference between wood and vinyl flooring. I would be interested to hear of anyone's experience.

ccassaday · ‎10-21-2010

We are putting resilient Viynl floor planks in the new house. It's actually not much more then carpet. I am not sure what brand it is. We did upgrade it because we went with one that had more detail and looks more like hardwood. It's not super dark with gray hues in it. I will see if I can get a picture. My mom has it on her phone.

staciesmom · ‎04-13-2010

We removed the wall-to-wall carpet in our living room, dining room and hallway. Did it in August 2016. Replaced it with Mannington Adura Max luxury vinyl. It is scratch proof, waterproof, and has a lifetime warranty. It is available in many different finishes and colors. DH and I are extremely happy with it and recommend it to others. In fact, I bought it because it was recommended by a co-worker.

OnlyShopsOnline · ‎03-09-2010

This is the first I've heard of this product! I'm going to check it out one day this week, at our local flooring store.

We have some laminate and some carpeting in our home. But between our dog, and the grand kids, Im so tired of cleaning carpeting. And it's not the greatest as far as allergies are concerned.

I've been toying with the idea of putting hardwood through the entire house, but the cost is incredible.

Does anyone one know if this is a low VOC product?

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ccassaday · ‎10-21-2010

@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
This is the first I've heard of this product! I'm going to check it out one day this week, at our local flooring store.

We have some laminate and some carpeting in our home. But between our dog, and the grand kids, Im so tired of cleaning carpeting. And it's not the greatest as far as allergies are concerned.

I've been toying with the idea of putting hardwood through the entire house, but the cost is incredible.

Does anyone one know if this is a low VOC product?

There are going to be different grades. You want to get the best one possible. The one we upgraded to was I believe a quarter more a square foot. If you google you can see the best brands. It looks like shaw makes one of the better brands. But if you go cheaper it won't be as thick and will look cheaper.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

The big difference in Vinyl & Wood flooring is the PRICE. Nothing wrong with the vinyl if that's what you want. They have so many out there today that do look like wood.

Since you want to keep expenses at a minimum I would go with the vinyl.

We have tile & engineered hardwoods.

ccassaday · ‎10-21-2010

The one on the top with the gray hues is the one we are getting.

CLEM · ‎03-09-2010

@ccassaday @Nightowlz @OnlyShopsOnline @staciesmom

Thanks for your input. I am so glad that you all had great experiences with this. I had only heard about it mentioned on Property Brothers so I thought that would be a great alternative.

I had been looking on line and there really are great choices. At present I am leaning toward a warm light brown and I saw a few in the luxury brands that would be fine. I also saw a lovely driftwood color, but that might be a little too light for my apartment.

@ccassaday I really also love your choice. It has gray hues, but still looks really warm. Do you remember what they call that color?

ccassaday · ‎10-21-2010

@CLEM wrote:
@ccassaday @Nightowlz @OnlyShopsOnline @staciesmom

Thanks for your input. I am so glad that you all had great experiences with this. I had only heard about it mentioned on Property Brothers so I thought that would be a great alternative.
I had been looking on line and there really are great choices. At present I am leaning toward a warm light brown and I saw a few in the luxury brands that would be fine. I also saw a lovely driftwood color, but that might be a little too light for my apartment.

@ccassaday I really also love your choice. It has gray hues, but still looks really warm. Do you remember what they call that color?

Yes it is cortech plus HD in Fresno driftwood. I am not sure if retailers have that brand. Ours is from the builder. But maybe you can find the same. My dad thought the regular plank looked to fake and shiny. That's why they upgraded to the HD. It has more of a pattern that mimicks hardwood and was only a quarter more per square foot.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

If I was having new floors installed, I'd go with the vinyl planks. It's the most practical solution if you have pets. It the only floor you can scrub and get soaking wet. I had cork floors installed about 10 years ago and they've been a disaster. If only I'd known they were coming out with vinyl.

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