LVP: What wear layer rating for large dogs?
Bigrednole
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Engineered Wood Floor 3mm Wear Layer in Euro White Oak or White Oak?
Comments (27)@Joe Macker. I added protective film to my windows to block UV rays from causing damage. The advantage is that this protects everything in my room. I had damage to my furniture - both cloth and wood from the light streaming in. I have an Eastern exposure. You can't tell that there is any kind of protective film on the windows as mine are not tinted - or tinted so slightly that there is almost no difference but they are rated for close to 99% blocking of the UV rays....See MoreHoney Oak wainscotting - LVP options? Paint trim?
Comments (2)What did you end up doing? I have similar trim colors and cabinets...See MoreLVP for small space
Comments (13)The middle one definitely! This will give the inviting welcoming warmth you are looking for without being dark. Personally, I agree with the other poster, the white would drive me crazy with every single small spec of dirt. The gray one on the right isn’t bad but the middle one seems to balance the clean IKEA grimslov and stainless aesthetic and will give you a little contrast you need so everything is not gray. And these are not dark by any means. One more thing to consider, if you choose one of the 2 Beaulieu, is there a way for you to see more planks to assess the color variation light to dark, plank to plank? Color aside, then I would choose whichever of the 2 have the most acceptable variation to you. Hope that helps!...See More10 person family needing durable floor...LVP or engineered wood?
Comments (9)You will need to choose your MOST IMPORTANT aspects of the floor. All floors scratch and show wear. Even porcelain tile will look 'lived on' after a while. A house with 10 people would be considered a high-wear situation. I would look for a floor that offers commercial grade wear. Engineered hardwood offers the benefit of being able to add acoustic underlayment. Whereas most vinyl products (95-99%) do not. They will need to be installed straight down onto the subfloor. Engineered hardwood can scratch...depending on the type of finish. It can handle spills that are cleaned up within 15 minutes of so (1/4 cup fluids) but it won't handle a large puddle (the entire gallon of milk sitting on the floor) for that long. Yes, vinyl scratches. Sure. But everything will - eventually. The 20mil finish on vinyl is going to be good enough for most households. For yours I would suggest getting tougher (30mil - 40mil) finish. There are a few of these out there...but not many. Again, the noise reduction won't be very good (it is cheaper to insulate the ceiling than it is to get any meaningful noise reduction underneath vinyl. These two issues need to be reconciled to your level of acceptance. A scratched, beaten up vinyl is still a viable, sound floor. It just doesn't look nice. An engineered hardwood will scratch as well...but eventually it can be brought to the point of plank failure (cracks/splits, wear through causing raw wood to be exposed). This level of wear on an engineered hardwood is rare (especially if you work with the super tough finishes on the high-end products) but it still can happen with a family of 10. I suggest you decide which is more important - pretty vs. functional vs. quiet. It would be hard to have all 3 with a family of 10....See Morebbtrix
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