We were ready to give the go-ahead to our flooring contractor to order COREtec Plus 5" plank LVT from Usfloors until I saw in one of the Houzz blogs the extensive problems people are having with it, so I called my flooring contractor for his opinion.

Just one month ago he was gung-ho for COREtec Plus, but has since changed his mind. He said that there are two problems: 1) the attached cork underlayment creates gaps where the tongue and grooves come together, such that these become weak points when people walk across the floor, and eventually start breaking. When the tongue and grooves break off, the tile pops up, which causes maintenance issues. 2) there are quality issues with COREtec and Usfloors is "iffy" on supporting their product.

He said it is best to order LVT without the attached underlayment, and now recommends Paradigm waterproof flooring. Unfortunately the distributor Tri-West Ltd has had this product only 2-3 months and has no website and no showroom.

I'm hesitant to be on the "bleeding edge" and order Paradigm waterproof flooring without knowing what I'm getting into. Has anyone had any experience with it?