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.

LVP: - Doesn't look as nice. - Is a bit more flexible and will conform to imperfections in the floor a bit better. - Is not water proof but will resist damage from moisture more than EHW. - You can get it in click lock now if you want to be able to take it up and put it back down in case of water intrusion like in a basement. Engineered HW: - Looks like real wood (because it is). - Is more stable than solid hardwood but will be damaged if water and vapor is not properly managed on a slab. You need to have an installer that REALLY knows how to prepare the substrate properly. - Is more rigid. It can be very hard to get cement slabs perfectly flat enough to not have bouncy spots if you float it. You'll probably spend more $$ in labor and materials getting the floor flat than the wood itself if you want a perfect install. - Unless you get the cheapo "click lock" kind, it is not removable in case of water intrusion in a slab without destroying it as it will be glued together on the edge. Overall, on a cement slab, the engineered hardwood will be a lot harder to properly prepare for, and it will not be as tough against water in the future. However, it does look much, much better if you are willing to pay for it.

@ updates? I saw this recently and going back today to take samples home. Best I’ve seen for the look I’m trying to achieve! But can’t find any info on it!

We are looking to install an affordable and durable LVP flooring in our new build. We came across Xulon Flooring LVP and the specifications look nice - overall thickness 5.5 mm, 20 mil wear layer - but we can't find any reviews, or much other information about the flooring. We would love to know if anyone out there has used Xulon and hopefully hear reviews. Thanks so much!