We did wood-look porcelain tile at a beach house. It turned out beautiful and was perfect for that application because of its durability.

The tile will probably last longer than the house. LOL

IIRC, it was roughly $13K for 1,000 square feet, but it was an odd-shaped house that required a lot of unique cuts. But that was a few years ago.

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I would do LVP before I did wood look tile.

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Maverick, we actually went and looked at LVP today and we were pretty impressed with it. Do you have experience with it?

The look and feel of it actually was better than the wood look tile to us. We may end up going this route since it is waterproof.

If you're looking a LVP, you should also consider LVP SPC. LVP SPC is supposed to be an upgraded LVP. Regardless, LVP versus tile will save a bundle on labor. LVP is simply click and lock while tile is laying thinset and aligning/spacing tile.

https://www.cafloordesign.com/2019/06/15/what-is-the-difference-between-an-lvp-product-and-an-spc-product/

ChrisTheClassic said:

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maverick2076 said:

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I would do LVP before I did wood look tile.

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Maverick, we actually went and looked at LVP today and we were pretty impressed with it. Do you have experience with it?

The look and feel of it actually was better than the wood look tile to us. We may end up going this route since it is waterproof.

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I've been told by retailers before that although LVP is advertised as being waterproof, standing water can still seep between the planks, and if left could do damage. Tile does not have this issue. Maybe others have had different experiences, though.

I guess it'd be circumstance driven. Most LVP products say waterproof for 36 hours, or something like that. So yes, water will seep through. What makes the LVP "waterproof" is the boards won't swell, crack, etc. because of the water. But to be fair, same for tile as grout isn't waterproof and I'd assume most people are not sealing it regularly.

PlanoAg98 said:

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If you're looking a LVP, you should also consider LVP SPC. LVP SPC is supposed to be an upgraded LVP. Regardless, LVP versus tile will save a bundle on labor. LVP is simply click and lock while tile is laying thinset and aligning/spacing tile.

https://www.cafloordesign.com/2019/06/15/what-is-the-difference-between-an-lvp-product-and-an-spc-product/

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Plano, we actually were looking at SPC this morning. It was $1 per square foot cheaper installed price. The installer was saying they typically install directly on top of time so that would save us another $1.50 per square foot of tile removal. Interesting concept since I had no idea they could do that

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I'd be leery of what a single installer says. While I've been talking to tile installers, there have been about 4-5 different installation methods of which each says is the best and only way you should do it.

Idk if it's been mentioned but we love our LVP and it takes an absolute beating. Its perfectly fine for wet areas so you don't have to switch it up in the kitchen/laundry/bath

ChrisTheClassic said:

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maverick2076 said:

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I would do LVP before I did wood look tile.

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Maverick, we actually went and looked at LVP today and we were pretty impressed with it. Do you have experience with it?

The look and feel of it actually was better than the wood look tile to us. We may end up going this route since it is waterproof.

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We had it in our first house. Easier on the feet than tile, and not as cold. Held up to 3 dogs, including a 170 pound Great Dane, with no scratches. Cheap to have installed. We didn't even use a particularly high quality LVP. We bought one of the mid grade ones from www.floorstoyourhome.com. We will be doing it in our new house once the carpet is ready to be replaced.

Just did White Oak real hardwood, around $13 sq ft installed. We are pleased. Check google about formaldehyde venting for engineered hardwood

Looks good! We went through that process almost 2 years ago....not fun but worth it in the end....

aggiepaintrain said:

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Just did White Oak real hardwood, around $13 sq ft installed. We are pleased. Check google about formaldehyde venting for engineered hardwood

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For $13/sqft, was that prefinished or on-site finished? Did that include removing the previous flooring? If so, what kind of flooring?

we went over existing, sanded, stained, and poly coated after it was laid

We did reclaimed wood for 1500 square feet for about 10 per square. Wood tile will be out of style at some point, wood will not. You can cover both with rugs if you need

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Wood tile will be out of style at some point

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Would you say that my wood panel living room walls and wet bar are out of style?

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The installer was saying they typically install directly on top of time

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My house is a mix of real hardwood and carpet. Only about 10% of the house has actual tile. I don't think installing over the tile would save me any money.

Yeah probably not. We have decided not to install over the tile, as that just feels to me like you are inviting a failure point. We are getting our final quotes hopefully in the next week, and plan to go with a SPC type vinyl plank. Thanks to everyone for the recommendations and thoughts on this thread. It truly has helped! I will try to post some pictures once it is finished!