![]() That engineered vinyl stuff seems like overkill to me. Goes down in less that a day, can be steam mopped, and is simply beautiful. I have NEVER had an issue with this floor and no one can tell that it’s vinyl. Overflowing washer, broken water lines, hot grease, no problem for Amtico. I have many children, a couple of dogs, multiple water leaks, and the wear and tear that comes with having a huge family. DONT BUY THIS FLOOR! We do have central air and central heat. I don’t want to stare at this s#!tty floor for the next who knows how many years. I want to tear it out and flip them the bird, even if Costco or Arowana won’t replace it, I just hate it that much. Makes me want to barf and scream, and cry. At first it was only one or two places, but now that old man winter is here, it’s pulled apart in like 40 places. now it’s been 5 months and the floor is my new enemy! I HATE it! It seems that every dang day I find a new place where it’s come apart at a seam leaving a 1mm gap. We loved that it wasn’t up and down all day like with lamanite to go to the saw and cut and then back inside to lay the piece. I have done three lamanite floors in the past 8 years or so, and this was cake! You can cut them all basically while sitting in the floor with your razor knife. At first was very happy! It went together nicely. My father in law and I installed this floor in our new place. I want to give the Costco Sandalwood flooring a try in another rental because I'm tired of paying to replace carpeting. The wear level is the same as the Shaw product. The Costco Sandalwood is similar to the Shaw color and costs about $1.79/sq ft (Costco's sale price). It took me a bit longer because I didn't want to have any transition threshold pieces between rooms and had to make precise measurements, but the end result was very satisfying. Here are a few photos of what I installed. A lot of DYI's AND professional installers try to go too fast and end up with the LVT plank seams opening up because they didn't do this with each plank. ![]() You can hear the final locking click when it's done correctly. When installing any of these LVT's, it is important to use a scrap piece (about 12 inch length) and pull bar, rubber hammer to make sure that there are NO hairline openings length-wise or end-wise. Local flooring stores wanted twice this price. I was able to get it for less than $3/sq ft free delivery and no tax. I have installed Shaw's Casa and Bella LVT waterproof flooring in a rental unit. ![]() FYI, if you buy online, shipping is NOT included. The rain check will also be extended if they don't get them in within that time frame. My Costco was out also, but I was able to get a "Rain Check" which is good for 60 days.
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