[JRcorvette]

Originally Posted by houseshopper

I'm buying a house and intend to install a new floor throughout (I like one unified floor). I like porcelain tile. A friend told me to install vinyl plank because it is warmer on bare feet. I would like to hear other people's opinions, especially about which floor is best for resale (I'm not a house flipper, but I want to make a good financial decision). Thank you in advance for any comments.

Keeping tile grout looking nice is a real pain. Go with hardwood it’s easy to maintain and looks classy! In the winter months it is not so Cold on your feet.

[Cupcake57]

I bought my new home in 2020 and before I moved in I had Flooring Masters on 301 install LVP through the entire house-I couldn't stand the look of the cheap, dull rolled vinyl the Villages had installed. There are different levels of quality to LVP and the one I liked was an upgrade- I have had no damage, and I scoot around on the kitchen chairs, slide the heavy furniture around, etc and no damage. No blistering. There is texture to it, and I don't find it slick and have had no trouble for visiting doggies. As far as resale, who cares, and I think esthetically having one type of flooring throughout looks better. Warmer, safer, and happy to say that I never wear shoes/socks/slippers in the house.

[jacqueline larsen]

LVP is less expensive, gentle on your feet and more attractive.
Tile will last till after you’re deceased

[HJBeck]

My opinion is Vinyl Plant. Easy on the feet, easy to clean for Romba, water spills wont bother it, nor will moisture coming through the concrete floor.

[SusanStCatherine]

I personally know several people having LVP installed right over two to three year old existing tile floors. I have LVP and love it. I also know people with tile and they struggle to keep the grout looking clean.

[SusanStCatherine]

If you go with LVP, get high quality with a thick wear layer and you should have no problems with scratches, dents, bubbling, etc. If you go with tile, ask about high quality grout (we had epoxy grout in last house and was great).

[Karmanng]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

TV has changed the type of flooring they use many times over the years. Square tile in 12, 16, 18, 20, and 24 inch, rectangular tile, engineered hardwood, LVP, and now Vinyl roll flooring, all along with carpet in various rooms. The engineered hardwood didn't last long, LVP is now fading away, the wood look rectangular tile is also fading away. Over the years we have had hardwood, tile, and also LVP. I prefer the hardwood but they just don't use it here, second I would choose the large 24" square tile put down diagonally, the LVP blisters, it is easily cut if you drop something sharp on it, and leaves marks from heavy furniture. This is just my opinion, it's pretty hard to hurt porcelain tile and it's easy to clean if you have sealed grout.

Even thou you have interlocking LVP you still need to have grout to blend the seams together.............there are lots of ceramic tiles out there that look like real wood and feel great.........

[Karmanng]

Originally Posted by bmcgowan13

We had mostly tile (carpet in the bedrooms, hallways and family room) completely removed in 2019 and had Shaw's LVP installed in all the carpeted areas to include the stairs.

Love it. No more carpet matting or wear patterns through the common areas. Easier to clean up and dirt, grass, pine needles, or burrs that happen to hitchhike in on the dogs.

Also--as somebody else mentioned the size of the tiles 8" through 24" do not seem to "age" well. They seem to date the home back to when those sized tiles were the vogue. (Like avocado appliances)

One big advantage to the LVP is that when you decide to replace the flooring a decade from now it is MUCH easier to remove LVP than ceramic tile. The machines, buffers, chippers, dust vacuums, etc., required to remove the ceramic tile is a huge inconvenience and mess--not to mention the cost to remove it.

The downside to LVP is that our dogs tend to slip a bit on the vinyl (but no nail marks at all) and we are required to wear house slippers or crocs everywhere now to head off foot pain and planters fasciitis. Walking on hard surfaces for a few days definitely made our feet sore.

theres dustless removal and have heard it works wonders and barely any dust too!

[GoneFishing]

When we bought our house over 3 years ago the first thing we did was replace the tile and carpet with LVP throughout the house. We absolutely love it! It is very easy to keep clean.

[Boilerman]

We have ceramic tile and hate it. We had the grout cleaned then painted but it’s a battle to keep it looking good. If I was looking today, I’d avoid houses with tile.

[GWilliams]

Originally Posted by houseshopper

I'm buying a house and intend to install a new floor throughout (I like one unified floor). I like porcelain tile. A friend told me to install vinyl plank because it is warmer on bare feet. I would like to hear other people's opinions, especially about which floor is best for resale (I'm not a house flipper, but I want to make a good financial decision). Thank you in advance for any comments.

Anything that is mold resistant

[Wilkyswordanddagger]

We went with cork back Armstrong vinyl flooring that is UV guaranteed and waterproof. It’s about 10 percent relief of pressure under foot than tile. We had 3 water leaks since, and it held up great. Sunlight affects everything here and I wanted the UV protection for bleaching out of the color. I wasn’t aware of my feet being so sensitive to the hard surfaces here and had to remove the tile due to plantar fasciitis. I’m sure most people are not affected, but it made a difference in our decisions for flooring. We can’t have carpet due to allergies. Lots to think about, hope this helps.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by TeresaA

We too are house hunting and I can tell you that one type of flooring throughout the house is the way to go. All the homes have 3-4 different types of flooring and it’s strange looking. What’s best for resale is one style throughout. LVP is the new trend and very nice but go with what you like. When you sell, Home offers, a lot of times, reflect the plans to upgrade to one flooring style, so I would never add wood flooring in one room when the rest is tile.

Our older home, from 2007, has two types of flooring. We have wide plank laminate in the common areas. All other areas (wet) have ceramic tile. At least I think it is ceramic. Not sure if it is porcelain. I would prefer one type of flooring throughout but this isn't offensive in any way. The wet areas (baths, kitchen, laundry room, entry foyer) are deliniated from the dry areas so it seems to flow OK.

[ckcapaul]

Originally Posted by houseshopper

I'm buying a house and intend to install a new floor throughout (I like one unified floor). I like porcelain tile. A friend told me to install vinyl plank because it is warmer on bare feet. I would like to hear other people's opinions, especially about which floor is best for resale (I'm not a house flipper, but I want to make a good financial decision). Thank you in advance for any comments.

We installed LVP 3 years ago and have had no issues, have some tile but prefer the LVP
used good quality commercial grade with extra wear layer.

[La lamy]

Originally Posted by Ponygirl

Have wood grain plank porcelain tile throughout in a herringbone pattern Really love it

No problem with grout and it is in a darker color similar to the floor color Cost approx 7000. Including new wider baseboard

Concern abt off gassing from LVP

I have sensitivity to off gassing and found there was little to none when I was installing. It helps that the LVP is stored in cardboard boxes that 'breathe' versus plastic bags. No smell at all once installed in my experience.