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LVP/EVP Waterproof Flooring

7 years ago
Looking for best options for good quality Luxury Vinyl Plank. 20mil wear layer and at least 6mm. Big box store has Lifeproof at one and Smartcore Pro at other. About $3.50 sq ft. Anyone have experience with these products or recommend another close in price.

Thanks in advance!

Comments (29)

  • 7 years ago

    We just installed SuperCORE by We Ship Floors. It's SPC rather than WPC, which both of those products are. Price ranges from 2.59 a square foot to 3.59.

    It looks great, and is a better product than anything you can find at a big box store.

  • 7 years ago

    we installed life proof before we sold the last house. install was easy but it did scratch

  • 7 years ago
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    I will echo suseyb on SuperCORE SPC plank flooring. I don’t have it installed in my home, but hope to within the next 3 months. They have some of the best looking colors of any flooring I have seen , IMHO anyway, They have many YouTube videos that show the various colors. I am anxiously waiting for my chosen samples to arrive. Check them out on YouTube and also WeShipFloors.com. I think you will be impressed when you compare the SuperCORE to what you find at the big box stores.

  • 7 years ago

    Floor & Decor carries another proprietary brand, NuCore, which has more options than we found elsewhere. Lots more options in stone-look styles.

  • 7 years ago

    I'd compare SuperCORE to Coretec, Adura Max Prime, etc rather than box store products. It's quality is more similar to them, (even though they are priced like the box store) partly because of how they sell the product without the middle man.

  • 7 years ago

    Suseyb, did you install the SuperCore with the 20 or 30 mil wear layer?

  • 7 years ago

    We installed the 20 mil. The 30 was not available when we purchased.

  • 7 years ago

    Thank you suseyb. We’re looking at the 20 mil in some of the lighter colors. I love the Lumberjack Pine, but it has too much red/amber for our space. From what I have read, 20 mil is all we would ever need in our homes. I think the 30 mil is probably for commercial installs.

  • 7 years ago

    WOW! You didn’t get samples? I could never be that brave. Hope you love your floor and look forward to seeing photos.

  • 7 years ago
    I did get samples of the SUPERCore but not the Napa Valley, I received samples of the Xtreme (30mil stuff), I have the Burkey maple, faded glory, and acacia sunrise. It seems well made, looks real, and the texture is nice. I plan to test the samples for scratch and dent testing against big box samples of WPC.

    My floors should be delivered Tuesday or Wednesday. Super fast processing and shipping. I ordered 1400sf. Fingers crossed!!!
  • 7 years ago

    I'm getting ready to start a flooring project, so I'll be very interested in what you think of the SUPERCore.

  • 7 years ago

    We received 5 samples this week for TN River Hickory, Krypton, Bulletproof, Lumberjack Pine and Burley Maple. Our top two choices are TN River and Krypton. We're waiting for the new shipment of TN River to come in so we can get several samples or maybe a full box.

    I tried denting one of the samples, but didn't. I tried to scratch it with a coin but didn't. I did succeed in scratching it with a sharp pair of scissors, but it was barely noticable because of the texturing.

    Jake, I'm glad you got some samples before you ordered. Please keep us up to date on your flooring project.

  • 7 years ago
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    I have also researched several brands.... I have narrowed it down to Republic flooring and Superocre. I have a couple boxes of Supercore coming to see If I like it. Its at a really good price point. I just have figure out if I want to install it on stairs as well.

  • 7 years ago
    So I have 3 samples of big box LifeProof Rigid Core WPC and I have my samples of SUPERCore SPC.

    I will beating them up a bit with a hammer and will update you with a video of what I find out!

    Should be fun and informative.
  • 7 years ago
    Received 50 boxes of my SUPERCore Napa Valley (20mil). Contractor will begin install in Monday!! I will keep you posted and ask questions about the ease of install.
  • 7 years ago

    I think Alan took an anvil with him to the Flooring convention this week. ;)

  • 7 years ago

    Yes, Zoe had it in the video from the Builder’s Show.

  • 7 years ago
    Floors went down easy he said. Impressed with the quality. I will uploads pics later when everything is cleaned up.
  • 7 years ago

    Cant wait to see them...

  • 7 years ago

    Nathan, have you received your boxes of SuperCORE?

  • 7 years ago

    I have not... Called the other dat... Tennessee hickory was on back order still.. I ask if they could ship the krypton. Hopefully I get it next week...

  • 7 years ago
    jake pictures??? kitty...decision?? installed?? thx for all your info so far, now pictures?? cant wait to see your finished projects!! thanks for sharing!!
  • 7 years ago

    We chose Krypton and have received our 51 boxes. We're still doing floor prep and will be a while before we start installation.

    Nathan is installing Krypton now, and looking at stair nosing.

  • 7 years ago

    If you want to see photos, see the Adura Max versus Coretec thread here on Houzz.

  • 7 years ago

    WeShipFloors.com is having a 20% off sale on most of their flooring thru Monday at 9pm. I think that includes SUPERCore. For anyone planning to order, that’s a great deal.


  • 7 years ago
    thx for info!
  • 7 years ago

    You are welcome.

  • 5 years ago

    Hi Jake, would you mind posting pics of your planks installed? Thanks!