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Originally Posted by Tvflguy
I am planning to remove carpeting in one bedroom due to allergies etc. And planning to either install myself vinyl plank or laminate flooring.
Would appreciate some input and recommendations before we shop at Lowe’s this weekend. I have installed laminate flooring before, never vinyl plank. I assume that it’s much easier.
Priority for us is-
1 Appearance
2 Ease of install.
3 Cost.
4 Durability.
TIA
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We did a lot of research prior to replacing all of our carpet with flooring. I wanted all of the carpet in the house removed due to allergies. The big box stores carry a cheaper version of the name brands. If you want quality go to Roberto’s flooring or another local company. As far as vinyl vs laminate, depends on where you put it. They are both water proof on top, but laminate will not tolerate water getting underneath. But if water gets under vinyl you have the mold problem unless you take it up to dry underneath. Heavy furniture will dent vinyl, not laminate. Prices of vinyl which comes from Asia have jumped much higher than laminate which comes from Georgia.
We chose Shaw laminate from Roberto’s. It’s beautiful, easy to clean and not clicky at all as some claim. We follow cleaning instructions from Shaw and yes, we can use water to clean it. Poster who claimed you can’t is misinformed. There are different qualities of each so maybe the clicks are with the cheaper versions.
We have tile in the wet areas (kitchen, baths and laundry) which we wanted to keep but didn’t want the openness of the rooms to be compromised by a drastic color change from tile to laminate. Found a beautiful light color flooring that paired well with the tile while not looking like we tried to match but missed the mark. Gets lots of compliments. Good luck in your search. Bottom line I would say is to at least talk to Roberto’s and other flooring companies so you are well informed prior to choosing.