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    Install a vinyl-plank floor

    Aug 12, 2022 3 minutes
    After a renovation forced by a water leak, I am thinking about installing a floating floor of luxury vinyl planks. Are they a good idea? Can they be installed over tile?
    —LYUBOV TSINIS, BROOKLYN, NY

      There are many reasons to like luxury-vinyl-plank (LVP) flooring. It looks like tile or wood but is more affordable and simpler to install, and it’s waterproof, durable, and easy to clean. Its VOC levels are very low—far below the thresholds to meet green certification—and if you are concerned about exposure to phthalates (in plasticizers), you can

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