Laminate swells really badly if water gets between the cracks though. Had to replace mine. Vinyl planks, while being entirely plastic, at least aren’t made of compressed cardboard.
I installed a new laminate that claimed to be water resistant a couple years ago. So far, the few times water has spilled, or my dog had had an accident, I haven’t seen any evidence of swelling between the the seams/cracks
Laminate swells really badly if water gets between the cracks though. Had to replace mine. Vinyl planks, while being entirely plastic, at least aren’t made of compressed cardboard.
I installed a new laminate that claimed to be water resistant a couple years ago. So far, the few times water has spilled, or my dog had had an accident, I haven’t seen any evidence of swelling between the the seams/cracks