📊 What is the actual LVP vs. hardwood cost difference?
📐 Area Measurements
Deciding between luxury vinyl and real hardwood floors often comes down to budget and daily wear. After testing both side by side for three years, DIY Life Tech found that a strategic mix often works best. This calculator helps you estimate total project costs so you can decide whether to go completely with wood, switch entirely to vinyl, or try a hybrid layout.
🪵 Material Costs
Pricing out your project is the biggest differentiator. True hardwood typically runs $10 to $15 per square foot. Luxury vinyl costs about half that. It ranges from $3 to $5 for standard options and goes up to $7 for premium waterproof planks.
As DIY Life Tech puts it, these wood floors um are about 10 to 15 dollars per square foot for the the wood and that definitely gets pricey when you are covering an entire floor.
🐕 Lifestyle Factors
Your daily life and the specific room dictate the best material. Hardwood is beautiful for public living areas but scratches easily and is not fully waterproof. Vinyl is incredibly durable, making it ideal for kids, pets, wet climates, and private rooms.
As DIY Life Tech points out, what I ended up doing was having the hardwood in the sort of public or common areas of the house where people are coming in it gives it a really nice kind of homey look and feel and then for the bedrooms and other rooms of the house I have got the luxury vinyl.
🔗 See Also
Based on content by DIY Life Tech on YouTube.
Original: Real Hardwood vs Luxury Vinyl Floors--My Thoughts After 3 Years Testing Both Types
📊 Results
100% Hardwood Cost
100% Vinyl Cost
Hybrid Layout Cost
Hybrid Savings vs Wood
The Bottom Line
Hybrid Approach
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