06-07-2020, 06:08 PM
I installed vinyl plank in my basement a year ago. I've also installed other engineered plank floors in the past. Where the Pergo engineered that I put in years ago was a smooth "picture" of wood, the vinyl plank had a wood or tile "texture" to the face. You need at least a few tools to get it done, tapping blocks/bars to snug up seams, handsaws to cut (although a table saw and a power miter saw make it faster).
The biggest thing I noticed with vinyl plank, is that even more than engineered wood, each major flooring store/big box hardware store has a different brand. And they're all different thicknesses. So you have to find the color/pattern you like, and then if you're doing two adjoining rooms with different product, you're probably locked into that one manufacturer/store for selection.
The biggest thing I noticed with vinyl plank, is that even more than engineered wood, each major flooring store/big box hardware store has a different brand. And they're all different thicknesses. So you have to find the color/pattern you like, and then if you're doing two adjoining rooms with different product, you're probably locked into that one manufacturer/store for selection.