About this site
About & How We Evaluate Flooring
Flooring Reviews is an independent guide site covering engineered wood, SPC / luxury vinyl plank, and laminate flooring for the U.S. market. We exist for one reason: flooring is a high-ticket, hard-to-reverse purchase, and most product pages are written to sell rather than to explain. Our guides teach you to read a build sheet — after that, any brand's marketing becomes easy to judge, including anything we publish.
Our evaluation method
Every product is assessed on the same construction criteria, in the same order:
- Wear layer — thickness and type; refinishing potential for engineered wood, mil rating for vinyl, and the wear coating behind laminate's AC rating.
- Core construction — plywood/HDF for engineered wood, SPC/WPC for rigid vinyl, HDF density for laminate; and what that core implies for denting, stability, and seam strength.
- Dimensions — total thickness, plank width and length, attached pad, and the door-clearance and transition consequences.
- Ratings in context — AC rating for laminate abrasion, stated water-resistance windows, and warranty terms read literally, including room exclusions.
- Water claims — waterproof vs. water-resistant, judged on construction and warranty wording, not headline copy.
- Installation — approved methods (click-lock floating, glue-down, nail-down), subfloor and moisture requirements, and realistic DIY difficulty.
- Total cost — underlayment, moisture barrier, trim and transitions, waste allowance, and installation labor where relevant — not shelf price alone.
Where we have not yet evaluated a product, we say so. Comparison tables use placeholders rather than borrowed scores, and we never present manufacturer marketing as test results.
Editorial independence
This site earns revenue through affiliate commissions, explained in full on our Disclosure page. Commissions do not purchase placement or conclusions. If a product is unsuitable for a room type, we say so — including when the unsuitable product pays the highest commission.
Corrections
Specifications change between production runs. If you spot an error — a wrong thickness, an outdated approval, a broken claim — tell us and we will verify against manufacturer documentation and correct the page, noting significant changes.
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