Went to a local flooring store today...they sell Konecto...but the guy told me it's back ordered for quite some time. I need it for a basement closet that we are turning into a laundry room. The sales guy at the flooring store (hereafter referred to as "Mr. Floorstore") sent me to HD for Trafficmaster Allure vinyl planks. Mr. Floorstore had seen it there...and he's convinced it's the same product as Konecto's mid-grade product, rebranded. I hope so, as I found the instructions on Konecto's site much easier to follow than the instructions on the boxes from HD. At some point I'm going to re-floor our entire finished basement, and you'd BEST believe Mr. Floorstore is going to get my business. melanie

I would also suggest avoiding vinyl at all costs - especially given the beautiful hardwood in the remainder of the house. Ceramic will always wear better, is better for resale value and a healthier product for your family to come into contact with. A charcoal grout update and charcoal walls or a fun graphic wallcovering would be nice budget friendly updates to this space and still in keeping with the quality of the other finishes of the house. Best of luck!

Looking for inspiration for basement flooring for the lower level of a split level home. It’s not quite a basement basement but it is essentially a basement lol. I want to do tile I think but I’m having trouble figuring out a good look that is conducive for kids to play on. I’ll have a rug or mat but I want it to be an inviting environment.

We had some of this happen with some thin and less expensive vinyl flooring by pushing the joint too tight together. Solved it with a rubber mallet and some light tapping to get it locked back down but that was during installation not after it was done. Also some of the end edges where bent straight out of the box. Those we cut off and used in other areas.