Thank you to everyone who posted pictures of their projects! We've looked at sooooo many different samples of SPC, WPC, Laminate flooring and the more you look, the more confused you get. We have FINALLY decided we like the Coretec Petronas Oak best of all and I loved being able to see what the floor will look like (and not just a sample board!). For those that have had this floor installed now for a while ... are you still happy with your choice? How hard is it to keep clean, is is slippery to walk on (the sample feels like it has some kind of coating on top that handles some of the slip hazards), and most importantly, how has it held up to scratches and spills? Thanks so much for all of your input!!!

Hi Stephanie, I have actually used both floors. I installed about 600 ft of the Republic post oak in my in-laws basement about 4 years ago, it’s a great product and I like how it clicks together. It has held up very well, still looks new, except for a small dent about the size of a quarter, not sure how that happened. It’s so small and not noticeable unless you happen to pick something up at that spot, but even then I think I’m the only one who has seen it. This is a SPC product so I’m surprised by this dent, I have no idea how it happened, we don’t live there. I’m guessing someone dropped something fairly heavy. About April of 2021 I also installed about 2400 sq ft of the Cortec grande golden oak in a rental home, it’s nice and feels great to walk on, forgiving but still solid. I like the way the Republic clicked together better than the Cortec. I used the Cortec because of its heft, 15mm, I was looking to stop some of the sound from going down to the basement apartment. Either is a good product, very durable, but I’m not a big fan of LVP for my personal home, I like look and feel hardwood, either solid or engineered and tile in the bathrooms. I have no pets, just grandkids, so we aren’t that rough on floors. Good luck, I think both products you are looking at are great. Good

Many people are choosing COREtec Grande LVP over hardwood due to its scratch resistance, waterproof aspect, sound dampening, and being virtually non distinguishable from hardwood. This has already been mentioned, but not all LVP is the same thickness. Most glue-down LVP is 3MM, many SPC LVPs are 5MM, some thicker WPC LVPs are 8MM, and COREtec Grande is 15MM.

Yeah ive heard good things longterm about the grande line! but not so much about cairo. im sitting here staring at a grande petronas sample wondering if i should just bite the bullet bc im over thinking about it lol