Don't Buy New Flooring Before You Check This Out!
Don't Buy New Flooring Before You Check This Out!
Testing Light and Dark versions of Vinyl Plank and Engineered Hardwood to help with choosing the right type of flooring for your home!
The floors used in the test were all from the Home Depot:
Vinyl Plank:
Traffic Master- Light Pickford and Bramston Oak 2.48$/sqft cdn
Engineered Hardwood:
Home Decorators Collection- Brushed Washed Oak 2.98$/sqft cdn & Spirit Maple 4.47$/sqft cdn
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Iโve got vinyl I put down in a rental that just came empty a week ago…itโs about time to see how itโs held up!
haha I like the way you tested it. Very helpful!
Good cuz I just bought $2k worth of Cali White Aspen Pro LVP.
Thanks for making this video. It really helped us for choosing flooring for our new home.
Music volume is way too loud.
I was expecting the dog party to include pee, poop and vomit. Oh, well.
You done broke the cast iron corn bread maker
This was a great video! Thank you! Trying to decide on HW or VP for my new house, and this helped tremendously. VP seems to make the most sense for my family.
This was FUN and VERY informative!! #thanks!! ๐
Thank you
I would like to know which brand and the name of that light vinyl plank is?
Great video. ๐๐ป๐๐ป My 2 takeaways: (1) Don’t own a sofa, dogs or cheap frying pans. (2) The Bos Man can bust a move!
Keep ’em coming.
Exactly what brand & model color is your vinyl plank in the room where your dancing on the samples?
The floors in your house are GORGEOUS?! Is that real wood?
I have 4 dogs and 5 cats and have always had a good number of rescued animals. I’ve tried various flooring and there’s only one flooring that stands up to claws and liquids: porcelain tile. And Mapei fine aggregate grout is excellent.
Not all tiles are created equal of course. I got unglazed tile high rated for hardness (PEI 5) and tested it with a nail before purchase. 4 years in the floors are good as new. Don’t forget your uncoupling membrane.
But I guess this video is for lower cost options, it wasn’t cheap.
Wow, this is the category that I have been wrestling with the most.
Great review, what shoes were at the beginning?
I got dark bamboo after ten years looks like crap but we like the dark walnut color best..
I don’t think most people realise just how much damage the average floor gets over a year.
Your tests show a fraction of what could happen to a floor that has a family of four or five.
Kids are probably the worst for any floor as they play with their toys on the floor, Kids will have different ride on toys from a young age and may still ride inside until age 6.
These days with Electric ride ons, having a couple hard plastic wheels spinning on the floor as the kids hit walls or furniture to stop them from moving forward but the wheels will still turn on the spot.
Dogs as you show in your testing can cause a badly worn track after a while as the Dogs run to greet us coming home as well as run to go through the Dog door if they see a Cat or Bird in the back yard.
Our Dogs run around the rooms when they hear either my Wife and I come home or my Son.
The house we live in now had a concrete slab with tiles as the Flooring and was why we went the Vinyl Planks, them being on a 50% clearance sale also helped the choice and they had the style my Wife liked.
I have been impressed with the Vinyl so far, except for the cleaning as they tend to hold the stains ? Not as easy to clean as the tiles were or the Wooden floors in our previous home.
I will find a product or piece of equipment that works eventually ๐
This guyโs voice is amazing.
Great tests! Thanks for this..
I have hickory engineered plank and I have been amazed at how easily it scratches and dents. Vinyl plank for sure if you have kids or dogs
The pan does not survive ๐ ๐
Hi please suggest. I need to make a decision between the two. what’s preferred for complete main level including kitchen.( laminate- inhaus brand) vs vynl plank- performance plus ( shaw builder floorings).
Is that a Red Boston Terrier? Great dogs!
Awesome review!! Very informative. Thank you!
Should i do carpet or vinyl plank in my living room & steps? Canโt decide.
Bet he got a mpc lol
Poor pan …
What flooring color and all in in your home?
Great video! Real, every day life scenarios! Awesome!!๐
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Thanks for watching!
So what kind of floors do you have in your home?
That’s pretty much what one would expect from wood vs plastic. The thing is, wood has been in style since homes have been around whereas we’ve seen synthetic products come in go.
Tho I’m not sure why people pay extra for pre-scraped, oh I mean hand scraped, floor looks but hate it when things wear naturally ๐.
Hello, which flooring could best handle two heavy power chairs used in the home for people with disabilities?
The luxury vinyl plank flooring I chose and installed in my home is Flooret Modin LVP. if you live in the US and want the best, most durable floor this is the one to get. At $3.95 / square foot itโs very reasonable. If I were able to I would have this installed throughout my home as itโs superior to hardwood and the most durable yet comfortable floor to walk upon. Slip resistance is very high and I havenโt been able to find any scratches on my floor yet after several years of use. Carpeting is nice but the cleaning, vacuuming, traffic wear patterns, furniture imprints, fading and itโs release of fibers into the air and creating dust is too much hassle to deal with when lower maintenance costs and time are important. A quick vacuuming, dry dust mopping or damp mopping with a vinegar water solution will clean most effectively.
Beyond excellent
What flooring was used in the home during the dog party? Color brand and all please.
Hi I’m new to your channel and I learned tons ๐ Can I have your opinion on what would be the best floors to use in the kitchen?
Could you do a long-term weight/compression test? I’ve heard that vinyl planks will compress/indent over time beneath the weight of heavy furniture like couches and bookshelves.
I’m loving these tests you come up with! Keep up the great work!
This is the 2nd hard floor testing video I’ve watched this week, same flooring & tests. My question: what kind of flooring is on your floor? I like the look and color.