Louisiana’s humidity, temperature swings, and older housing stock make flooring decisions more complicated than they are in most parts of the country. At TurnKey Renovators, we install luxury vinyl plank (LVP) flooring for homeowners throughout New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans area, a product built specifically for the conditions that challenge traditional hardwood here.
LVP gives you the look of wood with a waterproof construction that won’t warp, buckle, or absorb moisture. It installs over concrete slabs, existing subfloors, and most hard-surface flooring, and its scratch-resistant wear layer holds up in homes with pets, kids, and heavy daily use. Styles run from wide-plank wood-grain finishes to stone-look options that work in any room.
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In Louisiana, flooring faces conditions that most other regions don’t. High year-round humidity, heavy rain events, and older homes with uneven or moisture-prone subfloors make traditional hardwood a difficult choice for many New Orleans properties. Luxury vinyl plank is engineered specifically for these kinds of environments: it resists moisture at the plank level and stays dimensionally stable through seasonal humidity changes where solid wood would cup or gap.
Solid hardwood expands and contracts with shifts in indoor humidity. In a climate like New Orleans, where humidity stays elevated for most of the year, that movement causes boards to cup, gap, or buckle over time. LVP’s multi-layer construction keeps it dimensionally stable, meaning the floor holds its shape and fit regardless of what the weather outside is doing.
Older New Orleans homes often have concrete slab foundations, which can hold residual moisture that damages flooring installed without proper prep. Unlike hardwood, LVP does not absorb moisture from below. When paired with a vapor barrier on slab-on-grade construction, it performs reliably in conditions that would compromise a wood floor within a few years.
Hardwood floors require refinishing every several years to address scratching and surface wear, and they cannot be installed in bathrooms, laundry rooms, or below-grade spaces. LVP handles all of those rooms without special treatment. The wear layer protects against daily scratching, and the waterproof core means spills and humidity don’t require immediate attention the way they would on wood.
Once installed, LVP requires nothing beyond regular sweeping and occasional damp mopping with a cleaner designed for vinyl. There is no refinishing, no sealing, and no waxing. The floor looks the same five years after installation as it did on day one, provided it’s cleaned with appropriate products and heavy furniture sits on felt pads to prevent indentation.
Our LVP installation covers every step from subfloor prep through finished trim work. Nothing is
