I have LVT everywhere- a choice I made because I have a pool, grandkids and granddogs, and lots of houseplants that sit on the floor. I love it. People are always shocked when I tell them it’s not wood. Def prefer to tile in terms of comfort. If it works in your space, go for it.

We had LTV in our rental apartment kitchen. It's waterproof. We moved out after 3 years in a brand new apartment and a lot of the flooring needed to be replaced. I dropped a plate and it made a large gouge in the flooring. It never looked clean, showed lots of hair and dust. I had to sweep, then vacuum, and it still looked dirty. Granted this was the cheep stuff, but I am highly skeptical of all the hype. It is easier on the knees than solid tile but a good foam mat where someone stands in the kitchen could easily fix that.

Thank you!

Susan, Your floors look beautiful! Unfortunatley, my kitchen abuts the dining room and a hallway that have real hardwood so I don't think I could use a woodlook LVT, so I was looking at the tile look LVT but I don't know if it will truly look like tile since I only get to see a small sample of it.

We have Coretec LVP every where in our Florida home. It is so durable, honestly I don’t know what you can do to danage it.

We have a dog, we have dragged furniture across it, inonce dropped a glass and it bounced!

A neighbor installed Coretec tiles and it looks great in her kitchen.

I can’t speak for the other brands.

I agreeb with your pro list. It is easier on your joints, will not get as cold as tile, If you drop something heavy, it won’t crack.

Ours has a drift wood vibe.

Have luxury vinyl throughout house except my porcelain tiled kitchen. Love the vinyl and after 12 years of grandkids, pets, etc it still looks like new. My newly remodeled kitchen has beautiful time but it is hard to stand on for cooking even with expensive cushioned work mats.

FYI, our vinyl is made by Shaw.

Thank you, Sharon! I've been looking at Shaw's LVT!

I put the tile-look LV in a rental. Looks and functions great

Has anyone had to apply "polish" to restore their luxury vinyl tile or planks?

A good quality LVT that is properly maintained (no harsh chemicals, no latex backed rugs, etc.) will maintain its original sheen there isn't anything to polish the planks and a reputable vinyl manufacturer would never want you to attempt this

Different manufacturers apply different thicknesses of the clear aluminum oxide 'wear layer'. 20mil to 40mil are some options.

Has anyone had gaps show up between their luxury vinyl tiles?

Are you referring to gaps at the ends or along the length? Is the floor glued down it “floating”?

on a floating floor, not glued

Aebelskiver Oregon : i love the color pallette you posted above above. in case you read this i’d LOVE to know what the dark gray flooring for your upstairs bath is. lookung for sthg just like it (LVT).