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Technically LVP?

Can this be installed directly over plywood subfloor with the roll sheet vinyl underlayment?

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Better answers on the way, I'm sure.

They tell me the laminate flooring is better than it was.

I can’t answer the question but vinyl plank does look nice. My mom recently had it installed and I hate to admit it but it looks better than my hardwood floors.

Do yourself a favor, if your installing it yourself, get the stuff with the vapor barrier attached. And yes, looks very nice when done.

Yep.
2 years running, no issues so far.
Wears well.
Just be prepared to air the area out for a while. Stuff has a significant oder when first placed.

Yes you can

High quality vinyl planking is completely waterproof and very scuff resistant. The kind that has its own rubber subfloor material attached (Lowe's brand is called Smartcore Ultra) can be installed over a wood subfloor or bare concrete without any other subflooring material.

I installed some about four years ago in our living room and hallway over bare concrete (house is on a slab), it still looks great, even with two 85 lb dogs running around on it and slopping water out of their dishes all over it. It won't warp like hardwood if it gets wet, and it doesn't absorb water and get "puffy" like wood pulp-based laminate flooring does.

We're very happy with it and will be putting it in our kitchen and dining room this year.

What I put down it went directly on the plywood no underlayment.

Sure can, just finished laying 1500 sq ft over old linoleum. Make sure its clean, and snap away.

Had some installed last year, so far great

We recently installed vinyl floor planking over bare concrete slab, no issues after a year and half. I would rent a coil screw gun and screw down the sub flooring every 8"-10" into the joists. I did that to my house in Alaska during a remodel and it tightened the floors and took out the creaking. The vinyl will hold up better during your occasional quakes than more ridged flooring.

Mike, does the LVP you are looking at have the thin 1-2mm foam backing?
If so you can lay it over anything solid.

Just do it...going on 6 years here, best home upgrade we ever did.

Been using it for about 4yrs, it gets better and better.

Take a sample piece from the store, weigh it and soak it in a 5 gallon bucket of water for a week or longer. Then re-weigh it and inspect it carefully. That test will tell you how good your flooring is.

Aside from me not ever hearing about a problem laying vinyl plank over linoleum.

I’m wondering if the same is true for laying vinyl plank over tile squares?

Apologies, IB for the hi-jack question.

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I have wood floors in the kitchen that got soaked with leaking water line. It as a slow leak and we didn't realize until everything in about a 4' sq area was soaked. Its warped and I've been debating what to do. I was going to put down that tile that looks like wood, but I've felt it was trendy and would be outdated very soon. I wonder if vinyl would be a good cover on it

No decision yet mark. In the flooring shopping phase. Needs to just get done.

I'd think enough water will ruin any floor.

No water. Repurposing a kid bedroom.

I put it down directly over plywood and over a concrete floor with an underlayment.
It looks great and wears very well.