Thinking of going this route for approximately 600 sq. ft.

I would be doing the installation myself.

Anyone done this?

I've put it in one house and helped a buddy put it in his place before selling. It's much easier to install than laminate flooring - simply score with a utility knife and snap off the part you need to remove. It's also a LOT quieter than all the laminate flooring I've walked on.

Thinking about it - supposed to be the latest/greatest.

I've put some down for a friend. Used the LifeProof stuff from HomeDepot. they made it in two versions. Thin that is flexible and thicker that is fairly solid. We used solid stuff.

Fairly easy to install. Score it with a sharp knife and snap it for straight cuts. Rubber mallet and a plastic block help to install it.

While it's easy there are a few tricks to make it easier. Take your time and learn how to line it up so it snaps together easily. There are some good youtube videos that show how to go with. I found after doing some that you don't really need/want to beat it into place. Most often it will snap into place once you learn how to work with it.

Have installed in your head before you start. Cannot say that enough. Do the measurements and know how it lay's out before you start.

I had it put in a farm house rental where the floors weren't dead level. Bought it from Home Depot and used a local installer. It has held up well through 5 years of heavy wear. Trafficmaster is the brand and cost was under $2 sq ft and installation was about half what the flooring cost.

I just did our laundry room with the Home Depot Life Proof Sterling Oak. It took about 3 hours the most difficult part was the two door ways, and that really wasn't bad.
I am very happy with it and how it turned out. I'm going to do the bathroom next with the same stuff.

I put it in our cabin 2 summers ago and was very impressed. Kind of came about it by accident. Was browsing Lowe’s and really liked the pattern and lucky for me the stack in the middle of the aisle was a cancelled special order so it was marked down 50%.
It was super easy to install but also the room was just a rectangle. Supposed to be 100% waterproof. Off the top of my head it is either Smartcore, Procore something like that but the thickest available.
Sure does beat the old floor that was in it.
The kitchen is next and will get the same.

Sigforum’s own demolition crew MattW too bad he moved away as I could use his help on the kitchen.

We did our entire house in Karndean Art Select "Sienna Cherry". We had it installed for a final project-complete price of $8.55/sq.ft. five years ago. We absolutely love it, and even after five years and two Labradors it still fools visitors into thinking its real wood.

A critical installation requirement is to have the floor absolutely level. We had a lot of ceramic tile removed so the installers had to use a circular diamond grinder to take off the remaining crap on the floor. The Levelite (or whatever they used to make a level floor) was carefully sanded after it dried then vacuumed. We have seen pictures of installs where you can see Levelite swirls through the Karndean, but this hasn't been a problem because the installers were careful. After the install we did find a couple of "bubbles" from very small pieces of debris which they were able to fix by replacing the planks. They just heated up the plank with a heat gun, removed the plank and replaced it. To date, we have not had any corners or edges curl up.

A year after the install Mrs. 'Hook had an antique iron overheat and melt onto the floor resulting in 12 planks that melted and needed replacing. The Karndean has a lifetime warranty, so the install crew came out and replaced them at no charge.

If we had to do it all over again we would. It's a kick-ass product.

Edited to add: If you want wood in your kitchen or bathroom but don't want to stress over having wood flooring in wet areas, Lux vinyl planks is the solution.

I went with Allure Ultra 7.5 in. x 47.6 in. Sawcut Colorado Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring from Home Depot 2.5 years ago.

I've been happy with it. I doesn't pass for wood, but looks decent. What I like most is it's waterproof and durable. What I like least, other than knowing it's not real wood, is that it's slicker for my dog than I expected, even though it's got a good amount of texture. I figure I'll never have to replace it unless I just get tired of how it looks.

There was a scandal a couple of years ago. If I remember correctly, Lumber Liquidators was importing this stuff from China but it had too much of a particular chemical. I think it was formaldahyde? (spelling?) They had to eat it

Dave, if you're going to put something like that forth, please back it up with something verifiable. Formaldehyde is used in wood products...

Guys. If you don't know, don't guess...

I have no flooring experience and installed it myself. Very easy to cut with a sharp utility knife. Simply score with a straight edge and snap. I ran into a few issues do to different sub floor heights.

I laid it directly over old vinyl flooring and the kitchen and its very quiet. In the dining room its directly over plywood and noticeably louder. I would recommend putting down underlayment foam on the roll.

It’s good stuff, kicking the idea around of using it myself down the road. I’ve torn lots of it out in my day due to flooding. It’s not 100% water proof as claimed. A true flood/water damage and it will need to come up to dry the sub floor. The tongue and grooves usually break during removal, granted we don’t usually try to save it anyway. Prep is key, as imperfections will show through over time. As far as an under layment, consult the manufacturers install recommendations as you don’t want to void the warranty.

We had it installed about 4 years ago in our last home. I would not ever use it again. Temperature changes in home will cause it to move around and split apart at the seams. If you decide to use it, do not install it directly over the floor. Use the subflooring material they market for it otherwise you will see some nail and screwheads. Never broke thru the vinyl but looked horrible. Once you look at the cost of material and subflooring so should just do a tile floor, which is what I would do instead.

Maybe it's just me but why call it 'Luxury Vinyl Flooring.' Seem like Luxury and Vinyl don't go together.

We looked at it a year ago and passed as we winterize our house in the winter.

Mike