Here's my take; high-grade vinyl flooring is comparable in price (product & install) to porcelain plank. Porcelain has ZERO out-gassing, ZERO toxicity, is darn near indestructible, and can be repeatedly steam-cleaned without damage.

Agree with @chiflipper. Porcelain tile is SO MUCH NICER than vinyl flooring for a similar price.

Do find the Coretec thread in GW Flooring forum. Overwhelming info, ideas, and cleaning them.

i installed Coretec Plus in a 2700 sq. foot home 2 years ago. I could not be happier, no scratches, and no issues.

Anyone used Coretec? It is a long read, but the thread is very helpful

To chiflipper & Sabrina Alfin Interiors

I agree with the fact of tile being more durable but that is what we have now and have had, for 17 years. It's hard on the feet and we are in need of updating the floors. Replacing the tile is a huge mess, and heavy on the pocket book. LVP will be soft on the feet, less mess, and less on our pocket book.

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Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co.

I did take a look at the beveled edge and decided against that due to the concern of it being a dirt and dust trap.

Thank you for your input.

DO NOT install vinyl over tile...the tile grout lines will "telegraph" through the vinyl. Your current tile floor will have to be removed and leveled before installing any new flooring (real wood, tile, LVP, carpet). Please don't believe anyone who claims differently.

If you think vinyl will be cheaper than tile, you haven’t priced the demo and the floor prep needed for it. That will cost as much or more as laying it if you have someone worth hiring.

How about leaning to love what you have? Tile is a lifetime floor. Not a 20 year floor. “Updating” is a foolish concept when it comes to infrastructure.

Well, it's not in the best condition and it isn't like we can repair only the ones chipped? The grout is also needing to be redone. So...loving what we have? Not possible. Loving a new floor? Definitely possible. Most affordable, it is said, would be to place vinyl on top; which according to several contractors, it is doable.

@chiflipper

I do know people who had installed it over tile and they love it. (?)

@ sofaspud

cork? It has a cork underside.

We are almost finished building a new house and installed Coretec Pro Plus Belmont Hickory and it looks wonderful. I think a dark color will show scratches more than a varied color. These images are from the Coretec website.

Sorry - here is the photo of Coretec Pro Plus Belmont Hickory

love it!

also considering coretec but have 18 yr tile floor down now which they tell me it isn't a problem to lay on top but IDK.???

@Hogette-gw

Did you install it over tile?

If you are talking to me, ours is new construction, so the Coretec Pro Plus went over the OSB subfloor.

:) thanks for your reply, I figured that but I was asking ......

Hogette-gw

To sofaspud

Sorry for my ignorance but...I never heard of cork flooring. Can it be installed on top of tile floors throughout the home and is it waterproof?

Suki, would love to see photos of the Belmont hickory installed if you have them. We are considering as well

Here you go! The colors look a little washed out on my computer but they are not at all washed out in person.

another photo

beautiful! Thanks for sharing

You are very welcome

Suki Kabuki I am looking at the Belmont Hickory for our cabin. The sample looks a bit dull ..I do love the way it looks in your pics and I am wondering if there are reasonable amount of the lighter planks which I really like Thanks

The photo of the room is representative of what you get.

If you have just one plank it is hard to tell what it looks like because of the variation from plank to plank.

How is it with footprints, scratches etc. Can you repost a photo that is upright or send one to me. twbuss@att.net

Thanks

@Suki Mom. Hi I just came across this post and it's currently August 7th 2020. I wanted to ask you as you've had your floor in for some time if you're still satisfied with it if you love it if you like it less and if you would choose the same flooring all over again. I have a sample of it and I'm considering installation in my home throughout. I'm referring to the coretec Pro Plus Belmont Hickory which is the same that you used. My one concern about it before I move forward is the 5 mm thickness and if that's heavy enough. Most installers I talked to prefer 6.5 mm or more. I hope you can answer this because I need to make my decision in the next couple days. Tyia

5mm is fine because this is an SPC product, not WPC. It is very strong and durable. We are very happy with it.

And we would choose it again.

@Suki Kabuki wow I'm so shocked that you got my message and responded back so quickly. Thank you very much for your feedback. My one concern about the Belmont Hickory is that it might be too busy but I like the fact that it has lots of light streaking through it because I don't want a real dark floor.

It is a nice looking floor!

A friend of mine has Coretec and several dogs, no scratches that I can see. She loves it.

Suki Kabuki

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5mm is fine because this is an SPC product, not WPC. It is very strong and durable. We are very happy with it.

I tried reading through and I don't see the answer ---sorry if this has been explained but what is SPC and WPC?

thank you

I put it in our entire cottage in February. Seems to be holding up. Pleased that it doesn’t scratch easily.

i think it looks at times pretty busy in our larger spaces but my husband doesn’t think so.. We went from a floor with not a lot of color

differentiation to this so I think it takes time to get use to

The pic makes it look a bit busier. In person the shades arent as pronounced

https://www.fcnews.net/2019/12/lvt-wpc-spc-which-is-right-for-your-customer-3/

https://parterreflooring.com/spc-wpc-commercial-flooring/

@suke @meryl This thread has alot of good information. After much research, we are just about to pull the trigger on the Coretec Pro Plus - did you have it installed floating or glued? Did your installers use a level agent for the subfloor? Any advice?

Floating except glued on stairs. I don't know if they used a level agent.

Good luck with your floors - I hope you will be happy with them!

Thank you so much for the very quick response! We are considering a very light floor - the Roswell Hickory. So excited!

I just looked up Roswell Hickory online - it looks really nice!

I'm looking into Roswell Hickory too. I saw it in person and loved the red overtones. My biggest concern is that that one plank seems to have a very distinctive knot. If you install it, I'd love to see pictures.