I’m excited to share a quick build update: the floors have gone in! Here’s a peak of the Paradigm Conquest Floors in Estate that we chose for our house. (A special thanks for the photos from our sweet neighbors Caryn and Chad!)
The house is about 2 months from completion and looking fine! And we have great news: We’re moving back to the USA from Germany for good in the end of June! After a year and a half abroad, living through the pandemic in Europe, and building a house from 4800 miles away, we are HEADED HOME!!!
CATCH UP ON ALL THE FARMHOUSE BUILD UPDATE POSTS HERE!
- Where we started: Property purchasing
- Build Update 1: Breaking Ground and beginning framing.
- Build Update 2: Framing the second floor.
- Build Update 3: Roof on and framing wrapping up.
- Build Update 4: Siding on.
- Build Update 5: Sheetrock
- Build update 6: Paradigm Conquest Estate Floors
Why Paradigm Conquest LVP Floors?
The Paradigm Conquest floors are an 8mm thick, wide plank, luxury vinyl plank (LVP) floor. We had debated LVP over engineered hardwood for a while, but ultimately made our decision based on the fact that our lifestyle is very water friendly! Ha! What does that mean? Well…
- We have a pool.
- We live at/in the lake.
- We have snow for months on end.
- We have adventurous kids.
- We have a dog + more pets to come!
LVP waterproof flooring therefore became a no-brainer for our lifestyle! Not only that, but LVP flooring kept showing up in more varied plank styles and colors than the engineered hardwoods we scoped out. A win win for our family!
The Paradigm Conquest floors in Estate turned out exactly like the examples I found online and I’m very happy with how it looks (in these photos at least!). Haha, we can’t wait to see it in person! The subtle red/orange coloration is exactly what I was going for. If you remember in this wood accent pairing post, I aimed to avoid gray toned woods in favor of warmer reds and oranges. These Estate floors really hit that mark.
We’re looking forward to getting in there and documenting the final details going in! Can’t wait to share with you all!
xoxo Karisa
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Allison says
Beautiful floors! Can I ask which color you choose and approximately how much it costs per square foot (USD, if you know)? I need so much help with my basement, but there is no natural lighting except for 3 tiny windows. Thank you in advance!
Petite Modern Life says
Hi Allison! Sorry for the late reply. We chose Paradigm Conquest Estate. It was around $3.50/sq ft from Lumberjack Direct!
Claudette Pilger says
Ugh. It’s around $5.25 now.
Molly says
Hi! Your house is beautiful! I just received a sample of the Paradigm Estate and my husband and I both LOVE it! I can’t get over how heavy the samples were. My question is, are you still happy with them? I’ve read conflicting reviews on different LVP groups and forums. Have you had any issues? Thanks! :)
Petite Modern Life says
Hi Molly! The floors are really beautiful and look so warm and bright in our build. I dry and wet mop them often and they do great with that. They’re about 6 months old now and the only wear is on the bottom stairs where my dog races up them. That wear shows as indentations, but no gouges or off color/bright scratches. Hit me up on Instagram for some floor pictures in different lighting!
Molly says
Great, thank you so much! I’ll check it out for sure:)
Michelle says
Hi! I’m looking into these floors and was so happy to find your pics of them. I am curious how they are holding up? Does dirt get into the cracks in between the planks? Has the color changed at all? Are you still happy with them? I appreciate anything you can share. Thank you!!
Petite Modern Life says
Hi Michelle! We’re in our second winter with the floors and have mixed feelings! On the one hand, they weren’t installed tight and that has obviously caused separation problems. How much of that is a locking mechanism issue is hard to say! We have separation happening all over with various gaping. I wish I could say for certain which it was! The color is great and holding up well. No peeling or major gouges. Dents from the dog’s claws racing around.
Mandi Kerins says
Hi, wondering how your Paradigm Conquest flooring is holding up, have you had issues?
Petite Modern Life says
Hi Mandi! We’re in our second winter with the floors and have mixed feelings! On the one hand, they weren’t installed tight and that has obviously caused separation problems. How much of that is a locking mechanism issue is hard to say! We have separation happening all over with various gaping. I wish I could say for certain which it was! The color is great and holding up well. No peeling or major gouges. Dents from the dog’s claws racing around.
Mandi Kerins says
I have the same flooring, installed for just under 3 years now, throughout my entire hours. It’s a hot mess! Separating, popping up, chipping, everything you never want! Curious if you think it’s install issues or the actual flooring? I feel like it’s the flooring!! Needing to replace all of it, but I’m dragging my feet ($$$), but also embarrassed to have anyone over.
Petite Modern Life says
Oh my gosh that’s so terrible I’m so sorry. We are only a year and a half into ours and so far its ok, but I feeling hesitant to say they’ll last long in some areas as well. We’ll see!
Stacie Avelar says
Hi! We have had these floors for two years…major cupping problems from moisture from the slab I guess? We did not put a moisture barrier down because we were told by the flooring store it wasn’t needed? The directions from two years ago didn’t say that either. So disappointing as these floors were so expensive and I did my whole house in them!!! Fighting with retailer, installer and manufacturer right now because nobody wants to take the blame!!! Mandi, what did you end up doing?
Stacie Avelar says
Me too…installed two years ago and is cupping and popping. Did your installer put a moisture barrier down?
Diana says
Looking for inspiration and love your flooring…and wall color! What did you choose?
Thank you!
Natalie says
What paint color is in your interior walls. It looks great with the floor! Exactly what I’m wanting for my new build. Thank you!