I'm curious about people's responses to this as well. I've always been set on wood look tile for our entryway, half bath, dining room, kitchen, and mud room (open concept) but I've been having second thoughts because it seems cold and unwelcoming. I live in Indiana so cold weather is here to stay. We have cheap laminate currently which the previous owners put in and I hate. The LVP options are sure tempting and install costs and time would certainly be less. Our house is less than 10 years old and on a cement slab so I'm hoping that our floor is pretty even.

I prefer to see the tile removed. The more flexible (aka "thin") vinyl products (less than 8mm thick) have a tendency to telegraph subfloor abnormalities. You can float anything you want over top the tile...just be prepared to have MAJOR disappointment in the visual look OR move to a very thick, rigid, high-end vinyl product to get this to work. As I've always said (as my previous incarnation as Cancork), it is always better to remove old tile. Start fresh = a fresh start.

Not all laminates are created equal, and the same is true of LVP. LVP is softer on the feet but is more prone to indentations from furniture as well as sun damage (warping or fading) from windows. It's not super common, but it does happen, even with some of the mid-grade brands. We chose laminate flooring and LOVE it. I did a lot of research and the one we chose has a nearly waterproof core, meaning a puddle of water is not going to soak in and damage the floor. Not all laminates are like this though. We've had it for 3 years and it's been a dream to take care of. It's installed throughout our main floor, including the kitchen and half bath. I would not put laminate, hardwood, or LVP in a full bathroom or laundry room but that's just my opinion. I would do tile in those areas. Anyway, we're very happy with our laminate (except it was installed wrong initially and they had to redo it) and would choose it again. I decided against LVP because it can scuff, etc and we have two dogs. Our particular laminate is way more durable than the LVP we looked at (mainly Coretec) and looks brand new.

@V M sorry, just seeing your post above. We are just now finally breaking ground on our home so I don't have pics of the flooring to show you from my house. I will come back and post when I do but that will be some months from now. But we are paying, I think, 15K for our Multi-Length Rigid Core SPC floors in color Sandhill. Our house will be 2975 sf and this floor covering will be throughout the home, except in 3 of the full baths and the utility room. I'm not exactly sure how many square feet that leaves but hopefully you can do some rough math. Everything goes through my builder so I don't have an exact price per square foot to provide you. I also am not sure if this includes labor to install.