I’ve had real wood/carpet, laminate and now LVP in my upstairs area (which my dog refers to as “her toilet”). Neither of the first 2 combos held up to her wrath, but so far, the LVP is going strong. Let me tell you, there’s a lot of hate on LVP and I know why, and for us, budget was not a concern so we bought the highest end LVP we could find, and it was as expensive as engineered wood when we were done upgraded the padding and what not. I would NOT put this on a main floor, it looks good but not THAT good, but for us it was for the durability and the fact that I really don’t want to change it out a 3rd time! Yes I’m selling in a couple of years, but with how nice it looks it will certainly not deter buyers. Homes in our area definitely use it (we’re in south Florida around lots of humidity, so it’s either porcelain tile or LVP). Do what is best for your family and needs.

We installed 2600 sf of Happy Feet Pinnacle LVP in our new build and am very happy with it. i had read through this group many times prior but decided with grown kids it was more important to us to have a matte look and low maintenance than risk wearing out our socks. I definitely prefer the feel of natural wood under bare feet but this LVP is not wearing out our socks or our bare feet. So far it feels like a great decision. interesting anecdotal observation - when in our old house, which had hardwood throughout, when we laid out various LVP samples and left them there for a week, our dog stated laying on the Happy Feet sample section. Never the other samples. 🤔

Thank you for the feedback! They have agreed to come back out and cut the LVP pieces for the risers "differently" (aka "correctly"?) to avoid the need for quarter round. I believe the responses here helped show them that I wasn't going to be convinced that "quarter round is the only way to do LVP stairs". They ended up deciding that a gap is not necessary for stairs like ours. Not exactly sure what that means, but I'm glad they decided that. To answer a few of the questions that were asked.. all except for one of the treads were 10" before the quarter round, so now only about 9" with the quarter round. The one that is different, right before the landing, was only 9.5" before, so 8.5" with the quarter round. Way too small! The treads are all LVP though, no wood. We were pretty happy with the look and the nosing that they had for it, and now that they're going to get rid of the quarter round, it should be great!

Thank you Angel. The first flood came from frozen pipes in the ceiling. They were installed too close to the foundation, we had -50C cold snap, and burst when they thawed. It was the line to the laundry room and we didn't even notice the hot water wasn't working, since we wash using cold water. We fixed that issue by moving the pipes into the heated living space, under a small bulkhead (basement ceiling). The last flood came up through the septic system. We have a 45-year-old house and an unusual (for today) septic system. A second tank holds fluids and then it gets drained (underground) into a mound back in the woods. The pump in that tank had failed but we didn't know. Then a toilet ran all day while we were working outside, and grey water came up in the laundry room and flowed out from there. The house does not have a backflow valve. Water wasn't deep - maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of water, just enough to soak the underlay/floor. Good times. At least there were no floaties, thanks to the water running all day and flushing out the lines. We now have a hydromatic pump out there, and we will be installing a wifi-enabled alarm system. Preferably one with a big flashing light! We don't have a back-up pump - hopefully the alarm system does the trick. Thanks for suggesting it, though. I'll mention that, and the battery back-up, to my husband. We definitely don't want to experience that again. We waited 6 years to reno our basement, and we've now refinished it twice in the last 7 months. Hopefully the third time's a charm.