Installing Engineered Hardwood VS Luxury Vinyl Plank VS Solid Hardwood

This week we install flooring in the family room! We considered a variety of options including solid hardwood and luxury vinyl plank (LVP), but ended up going with engineered hardwood. In this video, we show you how to install engineered hardwood and explain the pros and cons of the various flooring options. We are one step closer to completing this family room renovation and have lots more projects and content coming your way so stay tuned!
Thank you for watching and hopefully you found the video helpful!
___________________________________________________________________
Tools
Rubber Mallet: amzn.to/3S1xNKV
Miter Saw: amzn.to/3M4ib5l
Tapping Block: amzn.to/45GGE7M
Electric Planer: amzn.to/3Q6uu2k
Orbital Sander: amzn.to/3s7UoL7
Table Saw: amzn.to/3M8KgIY
Jig Saw: amzn.to/3tFTS7B
Drill / Impact Driver: amzn.to/3Q0FKNT
Floor Scraper: amzn.to/3Fo4WsL
Level: amzn.to/3M8JUC8
Find my favorite tools and products here:
Amazon Storefront: www.amazon.com/shop/goldenkey...
___________________________________________________________________
Other Socials
TikTok: / goldenkeydesign
Instagram: / golden_key_design
___________________________________________________________________
My Gear
Camera Body: amzn.to/3O1kbgI
Lens: amzn.to/42VGOrb
Mics: amzn.to/42xbgI6
Gimbal: amzn.to/42vmWeI
Time Stamps:
0:00-0:29 - Intro
0:30-1:55 - Leveling the Subfloor
1:56-4:09 - Comparing Different Flooring Options
4:10-6:53 - Installing Engineered Hardwood
6:54-7:44 - New Patio Doors
7:45-8:55 - Finishing the Install
8:56-9:37 - Final Reveal

[@suzy1676]

Floors and doors both look great!❤

[@AnthonyReviews-uc5ip]

This is awesome - congrats!!! That mallet has some air miles on it!

[@tyrelirwin]

love it guys! great work as always

[@bobromero2485]

Love the doors and the flooring looks great.

[@jerrygreene7139]

Great job! Thanks for the video!

[@tanfanhvac]

I love it so far!

[@trevorgreene5059]

I think going with engineered hardwood also provide more durability for higher traffic area. In my house, we have a combination of real hardwood floor and LVP which we had installed in our kitchen and master bathroom. We wanted something softer on our feet as well as quick clean up in the kitchen. It made sense for us to go with LVP. The main key is complimentary design, and I think you both nailed it.

[@marlonole7732]

Great job guys. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@purplewombat1923]

The new doors are lovely - and so is the flooring :-D

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

Thank you so much!!

[@freedomofreligion3248]

You're getting close to 100K. Best of luck!!! Can't wait to see you reno your deck.

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

We are so close!! Deck reno should be get started this coming summer 😁

[@thehonestman26]

Nice video. Love how the room ultimately turned out and commented on it on your other video. You guys have similar tastes to mine, and I would have chosen the 2x3 windows as well. I don't see any info on the sliders but would really love some if you don't mind. Glad you made the videos. They are encouraging me to get going on mine.

[@joefireman2000]

Great Job! Love your content!! was having withdrawal issues between videos

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

Thank you!! I try to post at least every other week but it’s tough to edit and get work done 😅

[@alicemystic7397]

I love the little bats on the window ;)

[@Hcortesjim]

Nice work

[@ShuforU4922]

Thanks for walking through your thought process on picking the type of floor! I didn’t know how big of difference there was in price and durability!

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for sharing

[@tonybabic4081]

That turned out great! Man you guys make it look easy! May I ask why you used an underlay when laying planks in the cutaway clip and not this time? Would love to know for when I tackle this in future. Can't wait for the next one!

[@viktorbedriichuk8219]

Hi, Very nice video. I have a question about durability? I installed exactly same floor yesterday, we put a sofa on it and it scratched very easily. How is your floor looking after some time of using?

[@rosegold7975]

interesting to see y'all did the floors before the walls. I'm guessing no paint?

[@michaelbarneyjr]

How did you fix the subfloor?

[@jasoncheshire6153]

If you didn’t have hardwood, would you have gone lvp? Some of it looks exactly like wood.

[@CoachCarl]

1/4 to 1/2" gap along the walls, how close to you get to the sliding doors on the final row? Thanks!

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

Same thing - 1/4” to 1/2”. We have a molding piece that came with the doors that will be installed on top of the flooring to cover the gap (similar to a baseboard). Usually the specific flooring you buy will tell you the gap to use but as long as it’s less than the thickness of your baseboard, you’re good!

[@CoachCarl]

Awesome, appreciate the reply and the info! Thanks! @@GoldenKeyDesign

[@dimashemetov1617]

Hi guys, New to your channel. How are the floors holding up? I'm in the process of going to get the same floor. Just wanted to know if that will be a good purchase for our flooring.

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

Welcome! Floors are holding up great! Great product for the price

[@brawales]

I am mad about this man's legs, he has the best legs ever, thick hairy legs. Great job btw, the floor looks fantastic.

[@iph2]

If you didn’t already have hardwood in house and wanted to match. What floor would you have chosen

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

Probably engineered hardwood since I prefer wider planks

[@Ianmundo]

no underlay? in Europe we always install a soft underlay layer

[@dimashemetov1617]

The flooring comes with underlayment attached.

[@SheHoosier04]

Hey! I know yall still have projucts going on but it would be fun to show how Bianca will decorate for Christmas!

[@Nicothomaides]

I’ve checked most of your videos and they grey thanks bud

[@maxtheflyingdutchman23]

Spray the wallpaper fully with water. Itll come off very easily

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

We tried that 😅 check out the next episode

[@harolddonato5374]

Гарний вибір підлоги!

[@txterbug]

I can’t stand the cheap click lock crap. Any imperfection in the floor makes it such a pain to install. So much easier to just slide pieces together and staple/nail down.

[@GoldenKeyDesign]

I agree it can be a pain but it often comes with a lower price tag too. Also certain click and lock systems are very high quality