What seems to usually be recommended for basements is gluing down luxury vinyl and i d rather do tile if that s the case.
Tile vs luxury vinyl flooring.
For ease of maintenance and comfort lvt flooring wins.
Depending on the type of tile you are choosing ceramics can cost as much as hardwood or high quality carpet.
Luxury wood design vinyl planks are now a modern beautiful effective and affordable flooring solution even and in some cases especially compared to hardwood.
Cons of luxury vinyl tile flooring.
Materials aside it costs 40 less to install vinyl plank than it does to install ceramic tile.
Luxury vinyl is available both in plank form and tile form.
How do wood look tile and luxury vinyl tile planks compare.
Both products are great alternatives to hardwood flooring.
I considered doing floors on both levels as luxury vinyl but then i read about mold concerns and moisture getting trapped underneath floating luxury vinyl in basements.
These have a bit more prestige than standard vinyl tiles and are also more expensive.
For easy installation and lower labor cost lvt is the clear winner.
Vinyl plank is much more budget friendly than ceramic tile.
How do they compare though to one another.
For durability ceramic and porcelain tile flooring is better.