Armstrong Vinyl Plank Flooring Reviews 2024

Armstrong makes more than 200 vinyl plank flooring options, one of the largest collections available.

This flooring is also called luxury vinyl flooring, LVP (luxury vinyl plank) and LVT (luxury vinyl tile).

This Armstrong vinyl plank review goes deeper than most. It includes an overview of the collections and their cost. A table makes for easy comparison of the Armstrong luxury vinyl flooring lines. We create tables like it for all our brand reviews – Mohawk, Shaw, LifeProof and more.

Special features plus Armstrong vinyl plank flooring pros and cons are included.

Armstrong Vinyl Plank Flooring Reviews

Armstrong makes 5 Collections of vinyl plank flooring and 4 “looks” or styles.

The looks are Distressed Wood, Traditional Wood, Specialty Wood and Stones & Naturals:

Here is a summary table of the Collections and what they offer. Cost is included.

Armstrong LUXE Planks

While this sounds like it is the very best vinyl plank flooring Armstrong makes, it is actually second-best behind Vivero Best.

There are a couple dozen colors across all options – Distressed, Traditional, Specialty and Stones & Naturals.

The key difference between this collection and Vivero flooring is that LUXE plank flooring is installed with FasTak peel and stick method. You feel off the tape to expose a tacky surface like sticky notes that can be set, removed and adjusted until the plank is in proper position.

LUXE can be installed over most subfloors that are in good condition. A dust-free surface is essential for the tacky surface to stick to.

Armstrong LUXE Planks with Rigid Core

Rigid Core is a tough, ground stone and polymer core, also called an SPC (stone plastic core). Other lines, such as the Shaw Floorte Pro, use an SPC core. The purpose of the Rigid Core construction is to make the flooring more resistant to dents. It also keeps grout lines, spaces between OSB boards and minor imperfections from “telegraphing” through the flooring and showing. As a result, the Rigid Core collection can be installed over a wide range of subfloors. Raised or cupped edges of OSB or plywood should still be sanded down. Wide gaps should be filled.

LUXE with Rigid Core is available in all the “looks,” but in a more limited selection. It costs less than the standard LUXE Collection too.

This flooring uses a locking type of installation rather than the FasTak used in the standard LUXE products.

Armstrong Vivero Best Vinyl Plank Flooring

This is Armstrong’s best vinyl plank flooring, backed by lifetime residential and 15-year commercial warranties. The collection is large with nearly 20 different wood and stone colors to consider.

All looks are available including stone Travertine and those with a concrete appearance.

Each color is produced in a locking or full-glue option. This allows you to choose the right type for your subfloor and whether you want to DIY (locking) or hire a pro (most glued floors are professionally installed).

Armstrong Vivero Better Vinyl Plank Flooring

This midgrade flooring is all 6” wide plank flooring in a wide range of colors and all the looks accept Stone. Colors range from warm honey and reddish hues to cooler grays in a spectrum from light to dark.

Like the Vivero Best, you have full-glue and DIY-friendly locking options in most of the colors.

Armstrong Vivero Good Vinyl Plank Flooring

This is Armstrong’s most affordable LVP flooring, and it is produced in Distressed and Traditional looks.

As with the other Vivero styles, the Good range can be selected in a full-glue or locking installation style. Armstrong suggests that the locking type is an easy DIY project while the glue-down floor is a mid-range project in terms of difficulty.

Whichever method you choose, read the installation guide thoroughly before beginning, and follow it closely.

And if you prefer pro installation, feel free to use our Free Estimates tool to get competitive quotes from local, experienced and pre-screened flooring contractors.

This is a unique option on the LUXE flooring. A backing covers a strip of tacky glue cover part of the plank. The glue is like a sticky note – tacky, but the plank can be taken up and repositioned during the installation process.

This is an easy method of DIY installation. The downside, the “con,” is that the floor must be very clean. The tacky strip won’t adhere if the underfloor is dusty. Planks not sticking firmly produces an unstable floor.

Locking or Glue-down

All the Vivero lines offer locking or full-spread glue installation. There are pros and cons to each. The locking types are DIY floors, or can be if you’re inclined to do it yourself. The advantage is ease of installation plus these are floating floors that can be taken apart for repair if needed.

Glue-down floors hold in place more securely, but they can’t be taken apart without destroying the planks.

Low-VOC FloorScore Certified

FloorScore measures VOC emissions and certifies flooring that will not harm indoor air quality.

28% Vivero Recycled Content

All the Vivero lines use 28% recycled content, so they are more ecofriendly than sheet vinyl. However, most vinyl plank flooring is not recyclable.

Made in the USA

Armstrong produces the flooring in America using domestic and globally sourced material.

Armstrong Vinyl Plank Flooring Pros, Cons and Ratings

Armstrong is considered a Top 5 flooring company, as you’ve probably gathered from the review to this point. Here’s how it stacks up.

Pros:

Armstrong makes a huge selection of LVT and LVP in many different lines, as outlined above. All the bases are covered from wood-core residential to stone-core and rigid core lines that are useful for residential and commercial applications.

All the “looks” are available too – Traditional, distressed, hand scraped, etc.

The LUXE planks with FasTak peel and stick offer a quality material in a category of mostly cheap vinyl plank flooring.

Armstrong Vivero Best is our top-rated Commercial Vinyl Plank Flooring. It is made in the US, and most lines use about 30% recycled content.

Finally, you can float or glue down any of the collections. That gives you more options for the specific installation needs.

Cons:

The residential warranties for LUXE are 30 years. Most competitors offer a “lifetime” warranty for products in this price range. But frankly, whether it is lifetime or 30 years, you can expect 15-20 years of use in most cases.

Ratings:

The Bottom Line

Armstrong is one of the best values among premium luxury vinyl plank and tile lines. For example, the Vivero Best line is every bit as good as Shaw Floorte Plus, but costs less. 

It’s commercial warranties are better than Mohawk’s and among the best of any brand. 

You’ll be satisfied with the best lines of Armstrong if high quality at a good price is your goal. And if you want cheap/affordable LVP, then Armstrong Vivero Good is well worth considering.