engineered hard wood or vinyl plank?

[buckhound]

going to be putting new floors in hopefully next month or two trying to decide what i want with kids and animals and also i want to run it into the kitchen  i think real hardwwod is out. i have been looking at the engineered hardwood some claim to be waterproof or at least resistant and I seen a product called nucore that is a vinyl plank that is said to be water proof . any opinions ? or anyone ever used either kind. I have tile now in the kitchen , bathrooms  and carpet in livingroom and through out the rest of house but looking for the look of wood floors.

[3Blade]

How about porcelain tile that looks like hard wood? There is some nice looking stuff out there.

[Greybeard]

I'm having trouble choosing carpet right now.  Good luck.  The vinyl seems to hold up.  It's what hospitals and medical buildings have been installing lately.  can't say much about the wood, other than it had some bad reviews over the seams opening especially if the floor isn't perfectly level.

[buckhound]

11 minutes ago, 3Blade said:

How about porcelain tile that looks like hard wood? There is some nice looking stuff out there.

i was thinking that but the wife is afraid the kids may fall and bruise them selves... LOL 

[Hunter24]

Recently installed Lifeproof LVP floors in kitchen and bathroom and I love them. Holds up great with 2 dogs. I highly recommend getting a multi-tool/oscillating tool, made it very easy  to cut and install in 1 day. Best of luck!

[buckhound]

26 minutes ago, Hunter24 said:

Recently installed Lifeproof LVP floors in kitchen and bathroom and I love them. Holds up great with 2 dogs. I highly recommend getting a multi-tool/oscillating tool, made it very easy  to cut and install in 1 day. Best of luck!

looks real good 

[Live to Hunt]

I have hardwood but not kids. I agree with Mike like the tile that looks like wood 

[NotJust22s]

Good with the vinyl plank. Great stuff I did my entire first floor

[optowalt]

Don't you think real wood would add to the value of the house?  I have porcelain in my kitchen. Not a wood look but it makes it different than the  wood in the other rooms. Also if the kids fall, they will hurt themselves on any floor you put down.

[tcook8296]

I just finished up an engineered wood floor.

There are so many options now its a hard decision. 

With kids and animals, you are going to want something durable. 

 

[Bmelvin]

I am at the tail end of a full Reno at our condo. Redid the whole place including the floors. Went with Shaw LVP and we are super happy. My labs haven’t been able to make a mark on them.  I looked at everything out there and cortec seems to be the best but has limited colors and Shaw is number two. Good luck 

[buckhound]

10 hours ago, optowalt said:

Don't you think real wood would add to the value of the house?  I have porcelain in my kitchen. Not a wood look but it makes it different than the  wood in the other rooms. Also if the kids fall, they will hurt themselves on any floor you put down.

yes i know real wood brings value , we have porcelain tile now in kitchen but the wife envisions a continuous floor through out and her mind feels that tile floors are harder,  like they say happy wife happy life

[Lunatic]

If you are thinking regular hard wood floor make sure you have enough clearance to get you dishwasher in and out. I don't in my kitchen so year ago I put in pergo type of floor with wood veneer. NO GOOD, it very quickly went bad and I will be replacing it soon with some kind of engineered wood imitation.

[not on the rug]

13 hours ago, Live to Hunt said:

I have hardwood but not kids. I agree with Mike like the tile that looks like wood 

Lou told me you have soft wood and that's why you don't have kids...  

[Live to Hunt]

6 minutes ago, not on the rug said:

Lou told me you have soft wood and that's why you don't have kids...  

whatever the case I’m just glad I don’t have them.