Provenza LVP

check out Flooret

Beachgal15 - we happened to be out last night and stopped into a flooring place. Flooret caught our eye and we brought a sample home. We also brought home Karndean. I really like both!

Are you sure you have Flooret? It can only be purchased online and there are no retailers that sell it.

Haha - we have Floorte

First of all, all LVT/LVP can be damaged by sun - it color-shifts. Regardless of brand, btw, unless a mfg has come out with a High UV-resistant line post-2015 when we did our LVP in the MBR.

However, I can say that it does take a consider amount of sun to make the difference, and I live in Northern CA where with an East-facing exposure, there is direct sun on my entire 2003 LVT kitchen flooring pretty much 300 days/yr. Knowing this, I had window film put on the main windows, but it only cuts it 50% (the 100%-UV blocking clear film wasn't on the market back then).

There has been a very slight color-shift on the LVT over 14 yrs, which I only noticed because one tile had to be replaced in 2016. Now, the pattern on my LVT is a slate-look, so it's less noticeable than a wood plank. The new replacement tile is a touch darker, and a little more reddish-tinted.

Realistically? It can only be noticed if you stand right over the tiles and look at them. From the usual side angle - say, you are 3' away and looking at it - you can't tell any difference.

So...will a wood-look LVP see a color shift? Possibly/probably. Have your windows anti-UV filmed - it wasn't that expensive, when I had it done in 2003 - and that should pretty much take care of it.

We have the Mannington Adura Essex Oak in our MBR which was installed in 2015. It's glue-down, our installer refuses to do any other type of install. We're extremely happy with it so far. Our south-facing windows downstairs are uncoated, but we always keep those blinds closed since the only view is of our neighbor's house!

If I had a view off to those side windows I would have just had them filmed. The other large window is north-facing, and indirect sun is not a problem.

High UV can damage just about anything. Before I had our kitchen windows filmed, the sun, over a decade's time, managed to fade even the laminate sides of my cabs, and laminate has the highest UV resistance of ALL materials. The UV actually bleached out the beech wood trim on the doors, turning it white in a few areas.

Some flooring types, like hardwood and vinyl, are more susceptible to fading or damage, respectively, when facing a lot of direct sunlight. If you are set on vinyl, we recommend you draw your curtains to limit direct sunlight exposure. On that note, our newer vinyl’s like Floorte and Floorte Pro are more suitable for rooms with prolonged periods of peak sunlight than earlier vinyl plank options. If you are open to other flooring types, we would recommend porcelain or ceramic tile, which isn’t as susceptible to damage from direct sunlight exposure. We have a lot of different wood-look tile options that would look great in a kitchen/living room. We have included a kitchen room scene below with wood-look tile for you to view. Let us know if you have any additional questions.