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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.

Anonymous wrote:I was looking at some new builds with LVP all through. Why would anyone do that? Immediate no from me.

My builder just sold a house to people who insisted on installing the muddy gray LFV throughout their $2.2 M house. The builder and I tried everything to talk them out of it and use wood floors. It looks awful.

Not one damn thing wrong with LVP.

(I am a new poster, just realized someone else brought them up already.)

Bamboo and cork are both renewable and healthier, especially cork. Marmoleum isn't that expensive either, relative to good hardwood.

Cork and marmoleum are also period appropriate for a mid century home.

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Anonymous wrote:It looks nice in pictures, but I find it unsettling in person. An uncanny valley thing, I guess.

Why unsettling? Is it the look or the feel?

NV Homes is no longer offering hardwood in many of their developments, solely Rigid Core LVP (or carpet). As a PP said, I think it’s due to lack of availability rather than cost.

There's no hardwood shortage as far as I know.

Depends on the type. Some types of hardwoods are taken from old growth forests that are destroyed by the harvesting of the wood. In some cases (like South American forests) they are destroying ecosystems, burning land after harvesting the wood and destroying the ozone. In other cases, they are harvesting old growth forests and ecosystems and replacing with new growth, but at the cost of the wildlife and habitats. Additionally many of the new growth trees take many years to replace the natural CO to O2 conversion that the old growth trees which adds to climate change and ozone issues. As some old growth forests are destroyed for lumber, there are many breeds of animals and insects that are destroyed to extinction changing the Earth's ecosystem.

So, if you are purchasing renewable replenishable hardwoods, thats fine, but there are many high end hardwoods that commercial harvesting is doing irreparable hard to the planet. When purchasing hardwoods, you should make sure that you are purchasing sustainable hardwoods.

Here's one list of the most and least sustainable hardwoods (e.g. which ones to buy and which ones to avoid buying)
https://www.woodworkingtrade.com/most-sustainable-wood/

Link to your light LVP?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Your home looks very pretty, PP, I hope you’re loving it!

Anonymous wrote:You want actual hardwood floors there's nothing stopping you from paying for them?

LVP costs $4 per square foot. Hardwood is $10 per square foot.

But the real issues is you can't find wood right now and flippers gotta flip.

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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.