A few weeks ago, a close relative bought a home in Atlanta, Georgia which cost him a small fortune, but was in dire need of renovation – a little old place, a little unloved, and a little shabby chic. He needed just the right styling to make it a lovely family home. Turns out they were a good fit for luxury vinyl flooring.
The Backstory
The structure was great, the parks were awesome, and the roofing was perfect, but he had a major problem with the wood floors; they were old, worn out, and had those annoying creaking noises, so they needed something done, considering it is going to be a full family house with kids, dog and all. These hardwood floors had been resurfaced too many times so the search was on for the best flooring option that would be family durable, luxuriously beautiful, and reasonably priced at the same time. The conclusion was unanimous that Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) would be the best fit for this family.
LVP is an incredible option for lasting beauty on a budget. They are hard-wearing, cost-effective, and they can look just as good as real timber.
10 Quick Tips
Below are the 10 Quick Tips to share from our relative’s experience with Luxury Vinyl as a hardwood flooring alternative:
- Luxury Vinyl Flooring is designed to look and feel just like real hardwood, stone, or tile flooring. Luxury vinyl planks often feature textured slip-resistant finishes and beveled edges. They’re attractive and hard-wearing which means they can even be used in areas not recommended for wood. And with the correct adhesive, they can work with underfloor heating.
- Next, Luxury Vinyl Flooring is softer than stone and ceramic so it’s more comfortable underfoot and more forgiving to anything hard or soft being dropped on it.
- The surface of luxury vinyl plank is made to be scuff and scratch resistant, and some variations of luxury vinyl are water resistant and even waterproof.
- Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring is very affordable for the quality it serves. You can opt for a lasting high-end look without a high-end price tag.
- LVP is compatible for installation over a variety of subfloors just as our relative learned, and it worked great.
- Worried about durability? Go ahead and install luxury vinyl flooring in utility areas, bathrooms, mudrooms, and walkways! Luxury vinyl is resistant to muddy paw prints and human shoeprints (unlike laminate wood flooring).
- Additionally, LVP flooring closely resembles real hardwood floors so it is available in a vast palette of rich and amazing colors and finishes. This makes it easy to create a one-of-a-kind look for any room in your home.
- Luxury Vinyl Flooring has excellent fire performance qualities. These types of building products are based on a naturally fire-retardant polymer. Furthermore, some flexible products like vinyl flooring contain non-combustible additives and fillers such as calcium carbonate which therefore provide better fire performance of the material. Vinyl flooring is one of the few materials that meets the stringent requirements of the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection.
- The sizes and shapes of tiles vary, but common tiles are 16” x 16” or 18” by 18”. Common plank widths range from 5” to 7 ½”. Plank lengths typically are 36” or 48”.
- Some may ask if floors containing vinyl may have any impact on indoor air quality? The answer is no. Actually, vinyl products will not adversely impact indoor air quality when installed according to manufacturers’ recommended procedures.
Summing it Up
These comprehensive details about Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) Flooring should be enough to prove to you that there’s no better way to floor your home for a better and best experience because of its quality, beauty, and its cost affordable nature. So maybe you can get your new floors sooner than you thought!
Verre Flooring is a premier Wood Flooring Company that has been serving the Atlanta Metropolitan area since 1993. We provide premium quality products with the highest standards of service with all of the convenience of shopping from your home. We offer a lifetime warranty for the installation of our flooring products. This guarantee includes defects in the product and/or workmanship.
