I put a high quality, floating floor in my apt kitchen in NYC to help with pet wear and tear. NOT the best option. If one piece needs to be replaced (and with pet accidents it bubbles very easily), you have to undo a whole section because they are interlocked. Also, they just don't look that great, no matter what we paid. So when it came time to make the rest of the apt floor look decent, we switched to vinyl planks from Lowes. Sounds gross, but they're actually amazing looking. Our apt was built in the 1880's, (the original floor was long destroyed and removed before we got it),and I found a dark gunstock in a wider cut that almost matched our neighbor's original floor exactly. You ready for this? 98 cents a sq foot! If one gets damaged you peel it off (with some effort) and put a replacement. Echoflooring is sooo right about batch colors. Get it all at once and mix up the boxes as you lay it. We have a bunch of mixed ones for replacement and haven't used one, not one, but I know we have them. Lowes will recommend their sealer,but we didn't use it. They self stick just fine. One or two spots came up after we were first done and someone on line told us to use a hairdryer to reheat it and lay a book on top overnight. Worked like a dream. Our apt in NY is 800 sq ft and our current tenant is a photographer with two rescue cats and she loves the floor. Even with her keen eye, we had to tell her they were vinyl and how to replace it if she had a pet accident. She was blown away! I will try to post a picture of our NY apt floor for you. To be fair to our tenant the photographer, I took the horrible quality pics w my cell, not her! LOL! Choose wisely for your space and go with your fave, not what everyone says you should do, incl me. And pls do remember the color batch issue echoflooring brought up. Good luck :) Here is a link that might be useful: NYC vinyl plank floor

I've been looking for some LVP flooring to do the entire floor of our cabin (approx. 1,000 sq. ft.). It is heated with natural gas so shouldn't be subject to any freezing or extra cold temps. I've looked at a number of brands and took some samples to the cabin but none of the colours were good. Tonight we saw some Monarch LVP at Lowes (Canada). But for the life of me I can't find any reviews or any threads on it. Just Lowes ads every time I Google. I'm having a hard time finding a good colour since it is a log cabin with tongue and groove pine vaulted ceiling. I want a wood floor look but it can't clash with all the other wood. Here is a link to what I am looking at. Strangely I can't find any warranty info either: https://www.lowes.ca/vinyl-flooring/monarch-5-75-in-w-x-48-in-l-brushed-sahara-oak-luxury-vinyl-plank_12398479.html?af=3632&cse=3632&gclid=CLyj-P_NjsgCFUZafgodj7oAPg&gclsrc=aw.ds

We did our whole basement a few months back in luxury vinyl tile (that's the lvt above :) ) and just love it. I think it's a no-brainer if you have dogs that will scratch up hardwood or need waterproofing (we put it through our laundry area and mudroom). On a main floor, I'd still do hardwood, because all of the other options feel fake underfoot (barefoot). But if that's not an option, the lvt is warm, soft, and has some awesome looks these days. I really think it's going to completely replace laminate pretty quickly.

We have solid maple on our main floor. We have friends with brand new solid walnut - gorgeous! But we just installed Supercore from weshipfloors.com in our lower level. Looks great! Had it for over 6 months - easy to clean (no haze) & not a scratch or a nick anywhere. If I was building a new home, I would use it in all the living areas! Supercore has the 30 mil wear layer - nothing at Home Depot, Costco, or any retailer we checked even came close.