So long the as the existing LVP in the bathrooms (etc) have a different LOOK you are welcome to choose a different LVP outside of those 'wet' zones. Cohesive floors are for the main living spaces. Bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens and entrance ways are all 'allowed' to have their own flooring choice. Upstairs are allowed to have different floors than downstairs. What type of flooring is already in the upstairs areas? And are you aware LVP does not keep noises down. In fact a solid surface like LVP keeps noises alive. They will travel up and down REALLY nicely. They create echos. Noises will travel under doors, down hallways, through walls (like bathroom noises...ahem). And that's on a quiet day. If you have a chance, go ahead and 'live' on the raw plywood/subfloor of the upstairs for a few days. You will notice every single noise, every creak, every cough, etc. The LVP upstairs will not do anything for it. It will be like living on a wooden subfloor - it will just look prettier.

I bought Downs H2O LVT. It is made by CoreTec from James Duty at Cloister Flooring America in Lititz, PA. I think you and I might be in the same area - not sure if there are any other Cloister Flooring Americas except the one's in Lititz and Ephrata.. One of the other brands I looked at was Kardean, but it was quite a bit more expensive and took me over budget. Price check other stores in your area. Flooring America, Carpet One, Pro Source, and Floor Trader Outlet will have the same "Exclusive" product with a different name.. Different stores in the same chain can and most likely will have different pricing. Flooring America in Etown was more expensive than Cloisters. Carpet One in Annville/Cleona was the highest price when I did my comparison. I really like the people at Cloister Flooring America and love that they offer assistance getting started if you are wanting to install yourself. Again - COVID may be limiting the service, but when I got mine they offered for someone to come to the house for an hour and show you what to do there was a cost, but something like $100.00. They also rent some of the supplies. Everyone else I talked to pressured me to have it installed and pretty much said "You're on your own." Also, if you can wait till after the holidays, flooring should go on sale. Generally everyone wants flooring done by Christmas and then the market hits a lull and stores are trying to drum up business. I don't have a clue how COVID may change things this year. If we are dealing with the same "Cloister Flooring America" ask if they will be having an anniversary sale in March. I think that is an annual sale for them.

Just a couple of suggestions. Install tile around the wet bar area. Use the same planks as down stairs for the rest but depending on the type of exercise equipment you use be prepared to use mats under it. The natural movement/small vibrations from most types can cause abrasions on many types of flooring. Talk to a flooring person about what type would be best for your situation.

Thank you Angel. The first flood came from frozen pipes in the ceiling. They were installed too close to the foundation, we had -50C cold snap, and burst when they thawed. It was the line to the laundry room and we didn't even notice the hot water wasn't working, since we wash using cold water. We fixed that issue by moving the pipes into the heated living space, under a small bulkhead (basement ceiling). The last flood came up through the septic system. We have a 45-year-old house and an unusual (for today) septic system. A second tank holds fluids and then it gets drained (underground) into a mound back in the woods. The pump in that tank had failed but we didn't know. Then a toilet ran all day while we were working outside, and grey water came up in the laundry room and flowed out from there. The house does not have a backflow valve. Water wasn't deep - maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of water, just enough to soak the underlay/floor. Good times. At least there were no floaties, thanks to the water running all day and flushing out the lines. We now have a hydromatic pump out there, and we will be installing a wifi-enabled alarm system. Preferably one with a big flashing light! We don't have a back-up pump - hopefully the alarm system does the trick. Thanks for suggesting it, though. I'll mention that, and the battery back-up, to my husband. We definitely don't want to experience that again. We waited 6 years to reno our basement, and we've now refinished it twice in the last 7 months. Hopefully the third time's a charm.