Comments on: Novalis Vinyl Plank Flooring and Trafficmaster Allure Update http://conniebrz.com/2008/04/02/novalis-vinyl-plank-flooring-and-trafficmaster-allure-update/ Stuff in general from a slightly warped perspective... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:11:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: mjsee http://conniebrz.com/2008/04/02/novalis-vinyl-plank-flooring-and-trafficmaster-allure-update/#comment-919 mjsee Thu, 29 May 2008 12:28:44 +0000 http://conniebrz.com/2008/04/02/novalis-vinyl-plank-flooring-and-trafficmaster-allure-update/#comment-919 How funny to see my floor on this site! I'm still trying to decide what to do with the rest of my basement, but so far the TrafficMaster is holding up in my laundry room. How funny to see my floor on this site! I’m still trying to decide what to do with the rest of my basement, but so far the TrafficMaster is holding up in my laundry room.

]]> By: Another Investor http://conniebrz.com/2008/04/02/novalis-vinyl-plank-flooring-and-trafficmaster-allure-update/#comment-506 Another Investor Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:13:06 +0000 http://conniebrz.com/2008/04/02/novalis-vinyl-plank-flooring-and-trafficmaster-allure-update/#comment-506 In Phoenix everything is built slab on grade and I have been a big fan of 16 inch tile at $0.79 a square foot from Home Depot. I can get it installed for $1.25 a square foot, and it's good for at least 10 to 15 years. You have to seal the grout, though, and over time the dirt will set in and it will discolor. Light grout is for resales only. I have never used laminate because I can't get a good price on the installation and because I always wondered if it would hold up with tenants. I assumed that spilled liquids would seep in and delaminate the planks at the seams and that it would scratch easily. I could see using it in a resale if the price were right. In Phoenix everything is built slab on grade and I have been a big fan of 16 inch tile at $0.79 a square foot from Home Depot. I can get it installed for $1.25 a square foot, and it’s good for at least 10 to 15 years. You have to seal the grout, though, and over time the dirt will set in and it will discolor. Light grout is for resales only.

I have never used laminate because I can’t get a good price on the installation and because I always wondered if it would hold up with tenants. I assumed that spilled liquids would seep in and delaminate the planks at the seams and that it would scratch easily. I could see using it in a resale if the price were right.

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