Does anyone have experience with or know of...

It's like wooden planks or the more modern laminate - but plastic/vinyl. It looks and feels the same. It's a lot more durable and is waterproof. We have it in our kitchen and bathroom. It's excellent!

I've seen it in several very upscale homes and it can look very convincing if done well. It has a softer feel than hardwood but is more durable and much easier to care for. We have luxury vinyl tile (same material but the texture and color looks like stone) in one bathroom. Much friendlier to bare feet than cold porcelain tile.

We had it put in our whole house and love it.

It's also wonderful for basements... most of them today are waterproof... and a great way to finish your floor in the basement...

I put vinyl planking in my laundry room, I like that it's waterproof. Jace you may "think linoleum" but vinyl planking is an attractive and functional floor covering.

I always laugh when people combine the words "luxury" and "vinyl"... it just seems incongruous to me.

We put vinyl planking in our home in the dining and living room. It is so easy to clean and looks great. We have the wood planking that looks like real wood. It is very pretty.

I have linoleum in my kitchen that is 23 years old and people still ask if it’s a wood floor.

I have laminate flooring in the front of the house and one bedroom. Or as some of the Uppity-ups on HGTV like to call it hardwood floor’s, ugly cousin.

I really don’t care what they think. It suits my lifestyle and after all these years, there are still no scratches in it from the dog’s toenails.

LVP is nothing like linoleum.

The cheaper versions are yuck. When you walk on them, you hear "click click". Ask me how I know this.

In one room, I now have the "luxury" vinyl plank, factory backed with underlayment. Waterproof. Not cheap but should last forever. I must add that I also had cork underlayment installed with it as an additional insulation on this concrete slab in Cold Country. It looks like real wood, beautiful.

In the main living area, there is commercial vinyl tile, glue down, like you used to see in stores and schools. You can't kill this stuff and it cleans nicely. I have two dogs that are in and out a lot, bringing mud and snow in and occasionally have an accident when I am gone for more than 4-5 hours. Wipe it up and done. It also has a very fine texture so non-slip, even when wet.

That Lady in PA said:

LVP is nothing like linoleum.

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It isn‘t? And here all the time I thought it was———- BUT linoleum was mentioned in the OP’s question, so I thought I’d throw that in there anyway..

I've used it in a couple houses, and we really like it.
Holds up well and looks good.

Linoleum still exists, is still used, but is a very specific floor covering with little in common with vinyl tile or plank flooring.

It is considered a "natural" product: Linoleum is primarily made from natural, renewable ingredients. The key components include linseed oil (derived from flax seeds), wood flour, pine rosin, ground limestone, pigments, and a jute backing. These materials are combined and pressed onto the jute backing, creating a durable and resilient flooring material.

There are two grades: cheap (tri-layered) and solid. Solid is commercial grade and extremely durable (it was used for a while by the US Navy as decking on warships). However, it has the serious flaw of lacking the fire resistance of vinyl flooring.

We have 4 types of flooring in our cottage: original 1940's red oak HW, sheet vinyl in stone pattern, luxury vinyl tiles in stone pattern, and luxury vinyl planks in white oak. The latter includes LVP on the stairs. Here are the before and after photos:


Old stairs (painted plywood); trim was painted prior to LVP installation. "After" photo shows landing and step-down into master suite.


Mannington oak LVP stairs (risers & treads) and bedroom flooring (replacing W2W)

I put some down in a friends house. I wasn't crazy about the colors or his idea of a design. Not my cup of tea, but, he was the one paying the bill.
3 years later, I saw it was still standing up pretty well.