We just did the LifeProof from Home Depot this Spring at out Lakehouse rental. It has seen a lot of traffic this Summer as the place is fully booked.

Both the kitchen and sun porch are holding up very well, couldn't be more pleased!!

Did the bathroom in my cabin with it last year with Smartcore from Lowe’s that needs a backing and am very happy with it.
Looks nice, feels nice, easy to install. They claim it is waterproof with a lifetime warranty.

I just did the kitchen with Pergo laminate. I chose it because I liked the pattern the best. It too is waterproof and easy to install. It however includes the backing so you save a step.
I went with the thickest available on both.
So far I prefer the look and feel of the Pergo.





Starting the living room this week using the same Pergo. Fridge was in the living room while I did the kitchen.

Just a general comment, I believe most of the vinyl plank flooring requires a very flat, void free substrate to install over, even if you're using an underlayment. If you have a lot of deflection or irregularity in your floors, I'm not sure this product would work well for you.

My house was built in 1938. It was very well constructed.

All the floors except the back room are red oak.The back room is pine plank. I had the floors refinished years ago. The Pine hardly made it a year before the kids and 3 dogs tore the finish off and scared the pine.A complete waste of time and money.
It looked GREAT when the re-finisher walked out the door.He did warn me that it may not last long,he was right.

So the floor went in pretty easy, just a half day or so. A couple of YouTube videos is all it took. It looks great. We'll see how well it wears.

I'm jealous of your sunroom.

I used the Mannington click-lock on our whole main floor. We have 4 kids, no dogs, but the stuff is awesome.

It looks fantastic, it’s waterproof, the kids drive huge 1-16 die cast farm toys all over it. It seems nuke proof.

If you read the recommendations on the gaps (your fir) and prep, you’ll love the stuff once it’s in.

If the hardwood is uneven and has gaps you may want to look at putting down some 1/4” luan before putting the floors down. Especially if you’re going with a thinner material as the gaps, ridges and what not can transpose to the vinyl. A Pergo type floor stands a much lesser chance of that.

For the record, waterproof isn’t accurate with all these floors. They are good for quick spills and what not, but a true water damage will result in the floors having to come up.

It's very easy to install (score with a utility knife/snap the waste off) compared to laminate flooring. Doesn't swell in high humidity like laminate/hardwood will. I've been really happy with it where I've installed it.

Shawn

I had Traffice Master Allure Ultra (7.5', click lock) installed in 2015 by Home Depot and have been happy with it.

It was put over concrete. The installer laid black poly down first, but that was all.

It won't pass for wood, but looks OK. Even though it's textured, it's still fairly slick for a dog to run on. That's my only complaint.

To answer your question about uneven floors, we had ceramic tile in kitchen, laundry room and bathrooms. Ceramic tile is uneven. Each tile has a lip around the edge. Plus you have the grout lines which are much lower - and then some of the tiles were not pressed all the way down in the mortar so there were some fairly high spots.

We used Armstrong luxe plank rigid core LVT. Our dealer talked to Armstrong and they said go ahead and put it right over top of the uneven flooring. This product is made with a rigid PVC core and cork backing and snaps together. Completely waterproof and rigid enough to bridge some pretty big gaps in the ceramic tile. It wasnt cheap, maybe $5-6 per sq ft installed IIRC. We have had it for 2 years and it has been perfect. No movement. No squeaks. No "patterning". No uneven wear. Actually, no visible wear at all.

I was concerned about resale value, but we have had a lot of compliments on the floor and nobody has ever mentioned our "new LVT floor". Besides when we sell, if someone wants to take it out and put something else in, it's easy to do since it isn't glued down.