Flooring
LVP and Vinyl Plank Flooring
Waterproof, hard-wearing, and the reason it is everywhere here.
Waterproof, hard-wearing, and the reason it is everywhere here.
Quick answer: LVP and Vinyl Plank Flooring. Southeastern Renovation is a licensed South Carolina general contractor (CLG.127339) serving the Charleston Lowcountry and York County, SC. Work is coordinated by Southeastern Renovation as the general contractor. Licensed trade subcontractors handle work requiring their trade credentials; permit responsibilities depend on the project scope and jurisdiction. Call (843) 718-8177 for an estimate.
It handles the things that ruin wood: standing water from a dishwasher that let go, humidity that never really drops, a slab that reads damp. Water will still damage what is under it and around it, so waterproof flooring is not a reason to leave a leak, but the floor itself survives.
The trade-off is underfoot and underneath. It is harder and louder than wood unless the underlayment is right, and it telegraphs whatever is below it — a subfloor that is not flat shows through a floating floor far more than it does through a nailed one.
Preparation is where the money is well spent. Levelling and moisture testing decide the result more than the choice between two products at the same price point.
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The plank is, through its thickness. The seams, the subfloor and the walls around it are not, so a leak still needs fixing — but the floor itself will come through standing water in a way wood will not.
A floating floor follows what it is laid on. Dips and bumps in the subfloor read through, and that is the most common complaint about an LVP job that was otherwise fine.
Levelling first is not an upsell.
Yes, though less than wood. It expands and contracts with temperature more than with humidity, which matters most in a room that gets very warm — a sunroom, or a slab floor over an unconditioned space.