House price 500 plus in the midwest.
Which wears better luxury vinyl or engineered hard wood.
At first i was turned off by having vinyl flooring in a ho.
It usually has an attached cork backing for some extra cushioning and insulation.
Builder is including luxury vinyl plank in all the areas including kitchen where we would upgrade to engineered hardwoods.
The price per square foot largely depends on the species wear layer thickness or width of the plank.
Upgrade to level 1 engineered hardwood is 3000 for about 1000 sq ft of flooring.
Luxury vinyl planks when it comes to hardwood flooring many homeowners only think of solid and engineered wood.
Whatever kind of engineered hardwood that is selected as it is constructed from 100 natural wood it will add value and style to any home.
To properly maintain hardwood treatment and refinishing time and money must be spent.
Like vinyl and other types of flooring engineered hardwoods can fade when exposed to heavy sunlight to prevent this problem you can use area rugs in areas exposed to sunlight.
Engineered hardwood comes in a wide range of prices from entry level to premium.
Cost is not only a baseline factor with the average hardwood floor costing between 8 25 sq.
To luxury vinyl s 2 5 sq.
Ft it is also a factor that increases the price gap between luxury vinyl vs.
Engineered vinyl plank evp is the most popular type and this is a clickable floating floor which means it can be installed on top of concrete or tile.