Luxury Vinyl Plank Installation Near Me

The number that decides whether luxury vinyl plank lasts is wear layer, measured in mils, and it is not the number most sellers lead with. Twelve mil suits a bedroom. Twenty mil is what stands up to dogs, children and an entry hall. A thick plank with a thin wear layer feels substantial in the hand and scratches within a year, which is the complaint that follows almost every cheap LVP quote.

Core construction is the second decision. Rigid SPC handles an imperfect subfloor better than flexible WPC, and that matters more than people expect, because very few subfloors are genuinely flat.

LVP is genuinely waterproof, and that is what separates it from laminate. Laminate has a fibreboard core that swells permanently once water reaches it, and swollen laminate cannot be dried, sanded or repaired. That single difference is why laminate in a bathroom is the most common expensive mistake in flooring, and why we will tell you not to do it.

We measure in your home, check the subfloor while we are there, and specify to how the room is actually used.