WATERPROOF LAMINATE vs VINYL FLOORING INSTALLATION – IS PERGO A GOOD OPTION OVER LIFEPROOF VINYL ?
WATERPROOF LAMINATE vs VINYL FLOORING INSTALLATION – IS PERGO A GOOD OPTION OVER LIFEPROOF VINYL ?
Lifeproof vinyl flooring installation vs Pergo Laminate flooring installation ! Is laminate flooring still a good option ? Find out on Jones Knows as we put these products to the torture test.
Welcome to the world of Jones Knows! If this is your first time here, my name is Tim and I’m a flooring contractor along with my 2 sons in Florida. I know I know I don’t look old enough to have sons old enough to be working with me, I can’t believe it either! I promise I’m not breaking any child labor laws they are both over 18!
In this video, I put waterproof floors like Pergo, Aquaguard, and Hydroshield to the torture test to see if they are a good option. I also explain the differences between the floors to help determine which is the best flooring for you. Is waterproof laminate flooring still a good option over waterproof vinyl flooring. I suggest watching my other video in this series: Lifeproof vs. Nucore first if you haven’t already (link below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgqVZ7coxlY&t=52s Lifeproof vs Nucore review video
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I’ve been following your videos for awhile. Still deciding but we were considering nucore based on your recommendations. I’ve seen terrible reviews regarding heavy furniture leaving dents in the flooring. We plan to put protectors on the couch but I’ve seen reviews where even chairs are leaving dents. Do you have a brand recommendation that is tougher for this type of wear?
Thanks for all the great info. I’m about to choose for a whole house flooring replacement. The water proof vinyl will be going in both bathrooms.
Get to the point please
I bought generic laminate from Sam’s Club for $2 with padding attached. Flooded it the day it installed. Floor was a little wet when I was 95% done against one wall that backed the toilet. I had replaced the toilet and spilled some water, thought maybe it leaked under the wall and just needed to dry. I figured I’d finish the next day. Woke up to the water line under the concrete breaking and flooding the entire floor. I stuck some blocks under it and put a blower blowing under it. I jackhammered up the concrete, fixed the leak, and finished the install. That flooring was down when I sold my house last year. (2020) Installed in 2008. The floor wasn’t perfect but serviceable still. I spilled so much paint, had half a dozen fishtank leaks on it, I even sprayed the ceiling with a waterhose(seriously, full on spraying) without plastic over it when I scraped the popcorn to retexture it. Animal accidents, drunks spilling beer, dropping power tools, kegs, ect.
It was still nice when I sold it and has a decade left on it. Turns out that Pergo made Sam’s store brand laminate at that point. It wasn’t waterproof but it was good stuff.
I bought some cheap laminate that was thick and that I loved the look of for my new house. I finished a few bedrooms in one day, a cat decided it didn’t like it, and by the time I saw it the next morning it was already messed up. I took the rest back and was set on vinyl, but I got some samples and tossed them all in a pot of water. The pergo waterproof laminate has been in the water a week fully submerged and I don’t see even the slightest damage. I tossed a scrap of the stuff I bought originally in and it was destroyed in hours.
tim, you are the best! thanks for being a good helper. i am a DIY with skills. you are my DUDE.
Laminate: more resistant to scratching, denting, from heavy furniture, kids, pets.
Vinyl: more resistant to wet spills, basement moisture.
Vinyl is softer, laminate is more rugged.
Yeah, I’ll go for tile. 😀
I don’t have moisture issues… but my dogs may pee on the floor once in a while or my kids spill water and drinks on the floor…. So I like the idea of waterproof. We purchased vinyl for our home and eventually the connecting grooves broke and the floor started separating everywhere!! So I was hoping to buy the laminate because of the durability and strong grooves. But it really can’t stand any spills or moisture? The vinyl doesn’t separate for anyone else?
How do they feel underfoot. No one ever covers how they feel under your feet. Doesnt LVP feel like plastic when walked on compared to laminate feeling more like Engineered wood. Would love to hear the feedback,
Where can I buy a fearless cat like that?
Interesting comparison, if not a bit drawn out. Thanks..
Have you tried the Pergo Defense + ?
@Jones Knows whats your opinion on Lumbar Liquidators Aqual Seal 72 laminate flooring?
Thank you for the video. Great stuff – do you have any experience with NatureTEK Plus?
Lol…Quite informative….including the humor
This was the most confusing video I’ve ever seen! Next time maybe label your samples.
Which would you recommend for rental units??
Excellent! Best comparison video I have seen. Question: After the vinyl plank is dented deeply, does it eventually rebound?
Thank you so much. This was very helpful because I do have a very heavy piano and after watching this I realized vinyl would not be the best choice for me. I found a beautiful color choice in vinyl, but I am sure I will be able tot find something close it in laminate.
Nucore is garbage! Put it in our home and have to replace after 1 year! Stay away from it!
At the end your cat with its tail up is spraying you, marking its territory.
What about sound proofing when walking on which is better,
I’m planning to install plank flooring over my concrete floor in my basement. The challenge I will face is that I’m planning to put a 100 gallon saltwater aquarium on top of it. Would you recommend Hydroshield or Life Proof? It is clear that vinyl is the go-to for the waterproof category, but I’m wondering if the durability and compaction. Thoughts?
I just discovered your channel tonight, and have watched a bit over an hour of your videos! Whatever option I select, I’ll be sure to watch your install videos 👍
Wife wants to put new flooring. Looking at laminate, or Ceramic Tiles, that look like wood.. I’m worried about pet pee getting under the laminate.
Hello, I leaning towards mohawk revwood select or plus laminate…any experience with that? Supposed to be more water resistant
Great job! And thanks for sharing
This was so helpful!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
What do you recommend for best waterproof laminate?
What made you go with laminate over vinyl?
Hello, Thank you for the information, great video. We looking at getting Pergo Portfolio + WetProtect. Our issue is 4 dogs and dog pee. They’ve destroyed our engineered flooring. You mentioned laminate has really tight locking systems nowadays. Is there any benefit in using a sealer when locking the boards? Thank you!
Hi,
Thanks for the video. I know that when the water resistant laminate is dunked in water, it is terrible, but what about when it’s properly installed and you have a large spill? How does it hold up then? I believe it is the locking system grooves between the planks that are water resistant, and are supposed to keep the water from infiltrating the substrate. Just wondering if we have some water from snow in winter, a couple of little spills a week from water in the kitchen, a spilled glass of water or mil from the children, how does water resistant laminate hold up? We are considering purchasing the Goodfellow Phenix laminate, which has an AC5 wear rating and a technology called "aquastop" that’s supposed to resist water for 24 hours. We currently have the Goodfellow Dubai SPC vinyl plank flooring installed in our bathroom for the past 3 months. It only has one scratch, all these months, with 7 people in our home using our one bathroom daily. But, I have no idea what caused that scratch, and we don’t wear shoes in there and the children don’t play with toys or drag things around in the bathroom, so I am concerned about it getting all scratched up if we put it in the rest of the house. The colour is sunset, a nice, light, warm brown and slight grey and darker tones, and it looks beautiful. But that one large scratch (it’s about 5 inches long) bothers me because I don’t know what caused it. Any advice? How is your laminate holding up? Do you know anything about the Goodfellow Phenix laminate and it’s performance, scratch resistance, water resistance, etc.? It’s a new product, and I can’t seem to find any real consumer reviews or videos on either one of the Goodfellow products I mentioned, not even hardly a thing on the our bathroom flooring. Thanks, in advance.
Hey Tim, I love your videos! You mention allot of brands but you Hebert mentioned Aquaguard.. how are they in comparison?
Hey Tim, can you do lifeproof on stairs?
I like your flooring test videos, but it would be great if you could list the specs or brand model that you’re testing in the video or description. Since, thickness and wear layers vary within each brand. Thanks.
I see you have a box of xp pergo in the background, I that what you used in the test? or pergo outlast?