Wood looking tile vs luxury vinyl

10 years ago

We cannot decide if we should do wood looking tile or luxury vinyl flooring. I would like there to be one consistent floor throughout the living space of our new build, but haven't really seen someone around here do LVT all over! We would continue the LVT into the main bathroom and then carpet just the rooms. Anyone have thoughts on how that would look and the warmth/hardness? If you have LVT in your living space I would love to see pictures.

I have posted a picture of where we would do the LVT, all of the space in inside the yellow. Also if we do wood looking tile, we would do carpet in the great room.

Interested in any feedback or product recommendations.

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handmethathammer

10 years ago

I just toured the Parade of Homes this weekend and saw a lot of new construction homes in a variety of price ranges, and almost all of them had the LVP floors. One had an example of one of the planks, which was interesting. There was one house that had the wood look ceramic tile all over, and frankly, I preferred the plastic floor! Perhaps the tile guy just did a poor job, but the grout lines were pretty apparent, especially with the long expanses of the tile, like across the huge kitchen or down a hall. Also, we noticed some awkward cuts that would be expected with tile, but not with wood, which the tile is supposed to represent.

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glennsfc
10 years ago
The "plastic floor" will be much more comfortable to live on.
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elatsch
10 years ago
I'm curious what you decide. We're replacing our floor on our first floor: entry way, half bath, dining room, kitchen and mud room. We've been mostly set on wood look tile but I'm having second thoughts mostly due to install costs and worried about the tile feeling cold and unwelcoming.
Sandy
10 years ago
Shelley, here is a photo of our LVP in the entry. We did it in all the rooms except for the bedrooms and master bath. Our house was finished in November, and so far this floor is performing great. It cleans up easily after the pets and is not showing any issues from their nails. We have 2 dogs and 3 cats that run through the house quite a bit.

We decided to do the LVP because we wanted something that looked good but would hold up under the kind of traffic we put on it.

In this area I have seen many of the houses from 230,000 up to 320,000 using LVP throughout except for bedrooms. I haven't looked at any of the houses higher than that so I can't say what they are using.
jmunkr
10 years ago
Sandy, what brand color is that?
Shelley Schroeder
Original Author
10 years ago
We haven't decided yet! We have gone back and forth about 10 times. The latest is that my husband found wood looking tile at Lumber Liquidators, but that makes me nervous with the history of that company. Our floors will support the weight, so we don't have to worry about sag. My husband is worried about putting LVP under the cabinets as he is not putting down quarter round, so the LVP needs to go under the cabinets. Sandy would love to know what brand that is.
Sandy
10 years ago
This flooring is by Earthwerks. Here is a photo of the end of the box with all the information on it.
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Shelley Schroeder
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you sandy!
Becky Henneforth
10 years ago
Here is the LVP floor that I laid in my bathroom. Very easy to do. I would say it only costed around $70 in materials.
Lisa G
10 years ago
Shelley, if you go the route of LVP, you cannot install it under cabinets unless you use a glue-down floor. All floating floors (whether they're LVP, laminate, etc) must be installed after cabinets are in.
nicefloorguy
10 years ago
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cpartist
10 years ago
Just realize that tile will be much harder on your back and knees. Also, my guess is that the wood look tiles are a fad and in five years, everyone will be tearing them out for the next latest and greatest, whereas real wood and LVT floors will stand the test of time.
Candace Mccabe
10 years ago
Sandy...Do you like your floors? I am considering the same company and laying 2500 sq feet of it.
Sandy
10 years ago
I think this floor is great. It is easy to keep clean, and with 2 dogs and 3 cats running over it there are still no scratches. I like the wood look and the fact that it can stand up to what my family throws at it.
Kristina
9 years ago
Sandy, we are considering putting LVT planks in our new house build. I am worried that they will look and feel cheap and plasticky under foot. My husband thinks they are great and wants to go ahead. Can you give me any insight on this?
Sandy
9 years ago
I like the way they feel under my feet and they don't look cheap to me. Your best bet is to try to find a home that has LVP and see how it looks and feels. We asked our builder to see a finished home that had this in it before we made our final decision.