Developers, home flippers - please stop with the luxury vinyl planks on main levels

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm fine with LVT in a true basement - in fact, I have LVT in my basement. However, whenever I see home flips like this, it's an immediate "no" for me. I understand a split level kinda makes the main floor basement-ish, but I just HATE the look AND feel of luxury vinyl plank flooring for the main living areas, kitchen area. Ugh! Wood floors, tile in the kitchen if you must, but no luxury vinyl plank in main living areas.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Springfield/7419-Jervis-St-22151/home/9720630

Anyone else? I keep seeing this trend in listings.

Buy the house and rip out the floor. Developers just want to make the sale.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd have continued the hardwoods down from the upstairs, really wouldn't have cost much for that one floor.

That said, the fact that it is LVP is less annoying than the fact that it is ugly LVP, and the wrong color.

Yes! There is a huge variety of LVP, some ugly, some (imo) beautiful.

When I was renovating my modest house, I ended up with LVP because I couldn't find an engineered hardwood (because I'm on a cement slab) with the look I wanted -- wide plank, light white oak, no sheen. That was popular on design blogs, but no local stores or contractors I spoke to had any idea where to source it. But then I found exactly what I wanted in LVP for -- bonus! -- $1.97 per sf. Here's a pic (with my dog blurred out).

It just looks like vinyl flooring in some kind of cheap Instagram set.

An appropriate use of $1.97 per foot flooring. It compliments the Target and Homegoods decor as well as can be expected.

I actually agree -- this looks like a cheap rental.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd have continued the hardwoods down from the upstairs, really wouldn't have cost much for that one floor.

That said, the fact that it is LVP is less annoying than the fact that it is ugly LVP, and the wrong color.

Yes! There is a huge variety of LVP, some ugly, some (imo) beautiful.

When I was renovating my modest house, I ended up with LVP because I couldn't find an engineered hardwood (because I'm on a cement slab) with the look I wanted -- wide plank, light white oak, no sheen. That was popular on design blogs, but no local stores or contractors I spoke to had any idea where to source it. But then I found exactly what I wanted in LVP for -- bonus! -- $1.97 per sf. Here's a pic (with my dog blurred out).

It just looks like vinyl flooring in some kind of cheap Instagram set.

An appropriate use of $1.97 per foot flooring. It compliments the Target and Homegoods decor as well as can be expected.

I actually agree -- this looks like a cheap rental.

I think your house looks very nice, PP, and I'm glad you are enjoying it.

[Anonymous]

Another one, whyyyyy, ruins the whole home.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Fairfax/10820-Broadwater-Dr-22032/home/9691665?utm_medium=share&utm_source=web_share&utm_campaign=copy

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Anonymous wrote:I'd have continued the hardwoods down from the upstairs, really wouldn't have cost much for that one floor.

That said, the fact that it is LVP is less annoying than the fact that it is ugly LVP, and the wrong color.

Yes! There is a huge variety of LVP, some ugly, some (imo) beautiful.

When I was renovating my modest house, I ended up with LVP because I couldn't find an engineered hardwood (because I'm on a cement slab) with the look I wanted -- wide plank, light white oak, no sheen. That was popular on design blogs, but no local stores or contractors I spoke to had any idea where to source it. But then I found exactly what I wanted in LVP for -- bonus! -- $1.97 per sf. Here's a pic (with my dog blurred out).

It just looks like vinyl flooring in some kind of cheap Instagram set.

An appropriate use of $1.97 per foot flooring. It compliments the Target and Homegoods decor as well as can be expected.

I actually agree -- this looks like a cheap rental.

I think your house looks very nice, PP, and I'm glad you are enjoying it.

I like it too. What’s wrong with it?

[Anonymous]

Just price replacing it into your offer. No biggie. When the house is vacant it’s the easiest time to replace the floor anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just price replacing it into your offer. No biggie. When the house is vacant it’s the easiest time to replace the floor anyway.

Yep, send a whole house full of brand new vinyl to a landfill…

[Anonymous]

I didn't get through this entire thread, but there are plenty of alternatives to lvp that are t expensive. The two main ones are cork and bamboo. Marmoleum is also fairly reasonable.

Lvp is vile. Our flooring guy wanted us to go with it and I found some hard wax finished bamboo, which we can refinish ourselves just by applying more hardware and is totally indestructible

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It just looks like vinyl flooring in some kind of cheap Instagram set.

An appropriate use of $1.97 per foot flooring. It compliments the Target and Homegoods decor as well as can be expected.

Why so mean? You don't have to have $3 million to make your house pretty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't get through this entire thread, but there are plenty of alternatives to lvp that are t expensive. The two main ones are cork and bamboo. Marmoleum is also fairly reasonable.

Lvp is vile. Our flooring guy wanted us to go with it and I found some hard wax finished bamboo, which we can refinish ourselves just by applying more hardware and is totally indestructible

Please tell me what kind you got!

[Anonymous]

I have hardwood floor. Recently we looked at houses and saw LVP everywhere. I for one don't think they look bad at all (have not lived in one so not sure if there is other downside in terms of feel). It is nice to have a variety of colors/patterns. It would be very expensive to get some of the looks with real wood (not taking about pine and oak).The only reason I would not use them myself is concern for the environment. However people living in huge homes are leaving bigger carbon foot print than people living in smaller LVP homes.

So it seems snobbish to only bash LVP.

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Anonymous wrote:LVP is appropriate at that price point.

+1. That is a cheap starter home. The original hardwoods must have been a mess, though maybe it was all carpet originally.

Can we put "cheap starter home" to rest? For most people, it's just their home. Stop being a douche.

[Anonymous]

This flip in our neighborhood ripped out all the original oak flooring and put in LVP. It looks so cheap.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Alexandria/8901-Linton-Ln-22308/home/9828119?1280460695=variant&600390594=copy_variant&231528114=variant&1077477207=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet

[Anonymous]

I don't understand people saying you can't get hardwoods at that price point? Our house cost $600k and is almost all hardwood. That was 3 years ago (now it's worth $700k), but we are also inside the Beltway, so I see no reason why, if it were 20 minutes farther out, it couldn't be had for $600k.

Unless you mean... when it's an older house that had hardwoods and the floors need to be completely replaced for whatever reason, or it's a newer house built without hardwoods?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another one, whyyyyy, ruins the whole home.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Fairfax/10820-Broadwater-Dr-22032/home/9691665?utm_medium=share&utm_source=web_share&utm_campaign=copy

That house needed exterior maintenance and interior updates, but jeez they just destroyed the exterior appearance. It looks horrible.