I am following along , would love to know peoples opinions on these floors

I have LVP in a beach house. I like it fine. I have "real" wood floors in my main home, and I like those better....in some ways. But I agree below grade LVP is probably a much safer choice.

My dogs are scratching the heck out of the "real" wood floors. Yes their nails are trimmed short, but they're young and like to run/play, and OMG the scratches from where they corner are not good. They haven't made a dent in the LVP. It doesn't sound like scratching or durability are your primary concerns either though.

If you search the main board and also on flooring you can read oodles of threads. You will find a lot of people sniffing in derision at LVP (it's plaaaastic donchuknow - insert eye roll here!).

I have the wood look planks and again, I like them just fine. I'd recommend going to a flooring store that you can trust and look at what they recommend given your constraints. I had about a bazillion color choices in every wood shade known to man.

The only thing I can say which won't meet your desires is the flush union between different floors. My understanding is that there is not going to be any way for that to happen. I hope you can prove me wrong, but sadly I don't think that will be the case.

We have Coretec LVP in our Florida home. Love it.

That said, we are now shopping for LVP for my NY home basement. Went to one showroom and found Permsheild. While I liked the color, the sample of it didn’t have beveled edges so it might look like one continuous material.

I will be going to another showroom tomorrow.

This is Coretec Hayes Oak. Not something i would use for the North.

I like seeing the individual planks.

Tomorrow we are going to a larger showroom with other brands.

Here is the Permsheild we saw today.

I agree Eld - my floor is a Coretec too, and the planks I have are beveled edges and you can see each board. No one is going to mistake it for a real wood floor - but I'm surprised how much I like it.

I bought it almost on impulse, after being so annoyed with all the scratches in the wood floor from my maniac dogs. It's held up beautifully, it cleans up easily, and I no longer wince every time I hear the furry nutjobs chasing each other yet again.

Yes, it‘s not for everyone. But, it has it’s advantages.

We have it in a rental. It looks new after 8 years! It stands up to dogs nails. One renter had 3 dogs! Ours is by Armstrong.

I looked into the transitions between different types of flooring. It looks like it could be similar to how our wood floor joins adjacent carpet. I think the bathroom tile would be okay too but not the tile by the exterior doors, fireplace and bar area. It would be better to replace all of that. I’ve always been more interested in the stuff that looks like tile rather than wood. I have a hard time wrapping my head around faux wood when I’ve had so much of the real thing.

We put it in our vacation house because we just didn't want to deal with 'real wood' in a four season climate. I went with a darker color because I thought it looked more real, but I don't think it would ever pass for hardwood? That said, I love it because it's carefree maintainence. I don't worry about spills, snow, or really anything. As Annie said, it wasn't cheap. I would not want it in my primary house.

We put it in our kitchen/dining and anyone who comes in thinks it's hardwood. I like it better than hardwood as we don't have the scratching issues you get with wood. The scratches disappear as it's not a surface imprint. I would say get the best grade you can and you will be pleased for years. I wouldn't put it in a basement...it will be cold but that depends where you live.

We have it in a basement and love it. It isn‘t cold, even though we get below freezing all the time in winter, and stands up to everything we throw at it (5 cats and spill-y husband). I can’t remember price but was surprised at how expensive it was - not that much less than a lot of wood.

Bluebell our Coretec was much less than hardwood. DH really wanted the harwood, and they will do it in Florida, but our moisture level reading was too high.

Porcelain tile is just too hard on the joints for older people.

LVP was a really good option.

Annie, your LVP floors are the prettiest ones I've ever seen. Twelve years old? How do you keep them looking so beautiful?

I would also look into oak hardwood with a Swedish finish as it's the most durable finish for wood. It's the original flooring in our 25 year old home in our entry hallway and powder room and it still looks great--no scratches, stains, fading, etc. It's had cat vomit on it more than once. I do a quick damp mop a few times a year.

If it is going in a lower level you might want to take a look at loose lay LVP planks. They have a rubber backing and are heavier than click type LVT so stay in place well and are thicker so a bit softer to walk on. I was glad that I used them in a basement reno when, a couple of months later, a sump pump failed and some water got into a corner of the room. We just removed the planks from the wet area, cleaned and dried them, then replaced them.

This is not the source of my flooring but gives an overview of loose lay LVT.

https://www.flooringstores.com/blog/loose-lay-vinyl-plank-flooring/