Anyone use Mannington Vinyl Plank or a similar product for a bathroom floor?

We looked at this product for our kitchen last year and decided on tile. Based on the sales info, I think you could use this stuff underwater without a problem. I wouldn't be afraid to put in a bathroom.

If your substrate can handle the tile in terms of rigidity, weight and deflection. Go with tile. I put some locking vinyl wood look flooring in for my mother in a home and it looked like trash 6 months later. With joints separating and the area in the narrow hallway shifting all over.

This product might have been cheap or maybe they have improved the locking system used with vinyl but I would never trust it again. Tile or engineered hardwood for me.

I think it'd make an excellent bath floor, not cold, no grout to clean, easy to install (although needs a smooth subfloor. I'd probably go with glue down LVP rather than lock for a bathroom.

Yes for vinyl glue down plank. NO! For the click together free floating kind. Careful installation and caulking of the joint at the tub/shower is absolutely necessary. I would pull the baseboard, but some go to it. Would also redo saddle at door, prefering overlap to butt.

I helped a friend put Lifeproof Vinyl Planks in two of her bathrooms this summer. Came out very well. The ones we used had what they called a core to them(they were thicker than just old school vinyl tiles). They added bonus was a small imperfection in the subfloor wouldn't be felt through the planks.

We put them over an old single piece of vinyl flooring.


https://www.homedepot.com/b/Fl...-Planks/N-5yc1vZbzjz

I had my whole house done w/Traffice Master Allure Ultra vinyl plank (Home Depot) about 3 years ago. The kitchen and entry remain tile.

It's still as good as new. My only complaint is that even though it's got a grain texture, and beveled edges, my dog gets poor traction. We play fetch inside multiple times a day, and he's slides around like he's on ice.

Not sure of the brand. We bought a new house, and had vinyl planks installed.

We have "high traffic" in our house. 2 young sons, their friends over all the time, and we do a lot of dogsitting at our house.

It's held up great. It is pretty much waterproof.

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Originally posted by KevH:
Anyone use Mannington Vinyl Plank or a similar product for a bathroom floor?

I just installed 900 sq/ft of Mannington in our kitchen, DR, LR over Christmas/New Year of 2017. It's holding up amazingly well in the kitchen eating area with the table chairs, kitchen sink area, dining room. All of the traffic we have with our 4 kids and it still looks like it's brand new.

I used the floating product, but friends have the glue down and it's also very nice. For a bathroom, I'd probably go with Arc's advice.

Preparation is 99% of the job.

We're extremely happy with Mannington. We have a massive amount compared to a bathroom, which is probably why it never moves. The tiles by the slider in the kitchen, which receive high to full sun, haven't buckled or moved at all. I removed the baseboard and shoe mold and replaced with new; HOWEVER, we also have baseboard heat, so it was very little in the way of actual trim work.

Shimming under baseboard heaters is not fun.