The click joint system lvp uses can vary from solid to you can snap off the tongue easily. Unless your floors are dead flat the joint system gets flexed over time from traffic. And it fails causing movement and noise as you walk over it. The newest flooring product making a comeback is laminate. It's been made with a waterproof core now. Flooret has direct sales of lvp and laminate(just added) with one of the better click systems.

If, you plan to pay for proper subfloor preperation. Go with engineered wood floors. You will find better quality unfiished engineered flooring compared to the prefinished stuff.

Love my engineered hardwood flooring, whihc definitely has that traditional wood feeling underfoot, and the beauty of real wood. However, it doesn't hold up well with large dogs running through the house. Although we trim our dog's nails regularly, it scratches easily. If you have pets, the Coretec may be a better option. However, I'm going through trying to find flooring also, and I'm held back by poor reviews on the vinyl products.

You can test the scratch resistance of a engineered flooring plank with the tines of a fork just like lvp or laminate. Every product is different. If you want to choose unfinished engineered wood Ecofix Plus with the hardener by Ciranova could be a matte choice as part of the finish process. Hurst Hardwood and Monarch Plank among others have Rustic and Prime grades of European Oak.