LVP vs Porcelain for basements- 2018 vs 2023

[Mario Morales]

I will be renovating a basement in Chicago and kind of crunched some numbers. It looks like to replace old tile with porcelain might run me at $11 a sq ft versus lvp from flooret (assuming the floor is leveled) at around $9 sq ft. Has anyone used LVP in basements? I have porcelain in my other basements, just wondering if I should stay the course or use LVP. 

[Victor So]

Quote from @Mario Morales:

I will be renovating a basement in Chicago and kind of crunched some numbers. It looks like to replace old tile with porcelain might run me at $11 a sq ft versus lvp from flooret (assuming the floor is leveled) at around $9 sq ft. Has anyone used LVP in basements? I have porcelain in my other basements, just wondering if I should stay the course or use LVP. 

Hey Mario, I love LVP. However, I had an issue a couple years ago where I had installed LVP in my basement and my basement flooded due to water backup from the main sewer line. LVP is water proof and durable, sure. But, the water got under them and lifted the flooring. We eventually replaced the LVP with tile. The basement flooded again once more (and finally got the issue fixed) but lucky the tile handled the flooding well. I'm always nervous about Chicago basements and always open the possibility of flooding so I always use tile now.