Basement

Reply to: Good morning, This is a Shaw laminate called Left Bank. The hand-scraped planks and beveled edges give it the look of real wood. It comes in both 3" and 5" widths, and this photo shows an installation combining both widths. Link to Shaw Left Bank Laminates and luxury vinyl planks have really come a long way in the last several years. They have the look of real wood, but many offer the added bonus of being more durable, scratch resistant, water resistant, etc. If we can assist with anything else, please feel free to contact us. Thanks!

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Reply to: If you want it warm and as soft as possible, why not look at a cork floating floor? It will be 3-5 times warmer and 5 times SOFTER than LVP. Both floors will require a vapour barrier so they are even in that regard. And LVP does NOT LIKE under "pad". LVP is NOT like laminate. You CANNOT "throw down" underpad willy-nilly. The vinyl flooring just doesn't work that way. Many, many, many people have been horribly disappointed to find out that they LVP they PURCHASED does NOT allow under pad. Soooooo many people had planned on using laminate underpad to give more warmth and more cushion. They were STEAMING MAD to find out their plans wouldn't work. A cork floating floor will do EVERYTHING you want it to do...for the same price. And in Canada, I've seen cork floors increase the temperature in the basement by 7 F. If you add cork UNDERLAY to a cork floor = 12 F INCREASE in temperature in the basement! All for the price of a floor + underpad.

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