Luxury Wood Plank Vinyl Flooring vs Wook Plank Tile?

I personally would never choose vinyl. The health/environmental impacts are awful....just google vinyl or PVC. Here is a link to some great information about the toxic off-gassing from this type of flooring. I would go with the tile (they do have wood looking tile too) over vinyl, or real hardwood.

http://flooring.about.com/od/green-flooring/a/The-Environ...

Before you invest, consider the resale factor as well. Some people are specific on what they prefer. Also, go tour some model homes that are being built and get a feel for what is being used mostly in your area.

My area is tile, real hardwoods and carpet only in bedrooms.

For me, most of my downstairs is travertine 18x18 tile and I love it. My kitchen is a more durable 16x16 tile that is easy to keep clean.

Our front formal area is nailed down hardwoods.... the real thing and I love it.

We revamped the condo where our daughter lives and she has all hardwoods except for the bedrooms and steps. Her hardwood is by Mannington and is a tongue and groove glued down. Very nice and easy to keep. I was opposed to a glue down at all because I personally wanted the nailed down hardwoods but it was not practical for her area. I am very pleased with the outcome of her wood floors.

Around here you see no vinyl of any type being used anywhere. Just be aware and do your research in your area.

I really love my hard wood floors and tiled kitchen floor. I don't know anything about luxury vinyl but I can't imagine it is better than hardwood or tile, especially for resale value on your home.

I am kind of confused as to what you mean by wood plank tile. Do you mean the ceramic tile that looks like wood? I love the areas that have ceramic tile but if I were to take it throughout the whole house I would have to have it heated.

I have ceramic tile in the kitchen and bathrooms because you just can't hurt it. The rest of the house is hardwood and laminate. The laminate was meant to be disposable because we had to get all the carpet out due to allergies and I wasn't sure the look I wanted. Because it floats there is nothing to really tear out. The odd thing is we have had it for ten years now and it hasn't been damaged at all.

Thing is though if you are talking the wood look plank laminate it is no more or less appealing than vinyl. I plan on dying in this home but if I didn't we would have to tear all this out and replace it before we sell.

i could answer this more easily if i knew what you by 'wood plank tile.'
is that also a vinyl? or a ceramic or porcelain tile?
we've got vinyl 'wood' planks in our breezeway/mud room. it looks fine, is very, very durable and easy to clean. great for this room because this is the room that gets trashed. but it's not like you look at it and think 'what beautiful hardwood', KWIM?
we've got cork in the kitchen. beautiful, warm, happy on the feets. i love it, and it wasn't cheap, and obviously not as user-friendly as vinyl, but surprisingly low maintenance.
gorgeous expensive tile with a heated underlay in the remodeled bathroom. spectacular, with a price tag to match.
if money were the main consideration i might do the luxury vinyl. it's very easy to take care of, and a great warranty counts for a lot in my book. but it'll never pass for a real high quality floor.
is resale a consideration? you'll find many answers, i'm sure, bringing that up. that will never weigh more for me than 'what i love to have in my home' but if you're not investing in staying in your house for a while it's worth considering.
khairete
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The wood plank tiles are long and thin with the appearance of a hard wood floor. I have used these is a few of my rentals and the floors look great. Like the regular square tiles, they are easy to maintain, clean and repair.

I prefer the look of the planks then the square tiles. I wont use sheet vinyl, its a hassle to install and if part of it gets damaged you have to replace the entire flooring or you can see where a section was redone.

Where we live, people only put luxury vinyl in basements. We contemplated doing so, but tile is just so much better. It's way more durable.

We have the vinyl and adore it. Really, you can't hurt it. Personally, I'm not a fan of tile so it would be an easy choice for me.

I'd call a real estate agent and ask them which, of these 2 options, will sell better when moving on from this home.

I wouldn't like vinyl anything but would love the nice tile that looks like wood or even the 12" or 18" tiles.