ᐅ Parador Vinyl - Modular One vs. Basic 30

Hello everyone,

We are about to have vinyl flooring installed in our house. There is a store recommended by 2–3 families we know, and they primarily work with Parador products. So, we initially chose a Parador option.

Basic 30 was our first choice because of its thickness (~9.4mm (0.37 inches), if I’m not mistaken). It offers good walking comfort and is quiet. It has 3–4 layers with cork at the bottom as impact sound insulation. We thought it would be better than typical 4–5mm (0.16–0.20 inches) vinyl.

Today, we visited Obi, where an advisor discouraged us from choosing Basic 30 because it is not waterproof, and recommended Modular One or Basic 4.3/5.3 instead. Both of these are apparently waterproof. Considering walking comfort and warmth, we thought Modular One with an 8mm (0.31 inches) thickness would be the better choice between the two, since the others are only 4–5mm (0.16–0.20 inches).

Since we mainly want to install the flooring in our dining/living areas and other rooms (not bathrooms), in our opinion, it doesn’t necessarily have to be 100% waterproof. As far as we know, vinyl is much more water-resistant than, for example, laminate.

Are we understanding the differences correctly between Modular One and Basic 30?
- Basic 30: Offers the highest walking comfort, warmth, etc., due to its thickness? And the price-performance ratio seems better here.
- Modular One: At 8mm (0.31 inches), it’s very close, but without plasticizers, waterproof, and almost 30% more expensive.

We would appreciate any help or recommendations.

christophen schrieb:

Hello everyone,

We are planning to have vinyl flooring installed in our house soon. There is a store recommended by 2-3 families we know, and they mainly work with Parador products. So, we initially chose a Parador option.

Basic 30 was our first choice because of its thickness (~9.4mm (0.37 inches), if I’m not mistaken). It provides good walking comfort and is quiet. It has 3-4 layers with cork at the bottom for impact sound insulation. We thought it should be better than typical 4mm - 5mm vinyl.

Then today we visited Obi, where a consultant advised against Basic 30 because it is not waterproof and recommended Modular One or Basic 4.3/5.3 instead. Both of these are apparently waterproof. Regarding walking comfort and warmth, we thought Modular One with 8mm (0.31 inches) thickness would be the better choice between the two, since the others are only 4-5mm (0.16-0.20 inches) thick.

Since we mainly want to install it in our dining/living areas and rooms (so not bathrooms), in our opinion, it doesn’t need to be 100% waterproof. As far as we know, these are much more water-resistant than, for example, laminate flooring.

Are we understanding the differences correctly between Modular One and Basic 30?
- Basic 30: Best walking comfort/warmth due to thickness? And somehow better value for money.
- Modular One: At 8mm (0.31 inches), very close in thickness, but without plasticizers, waterproof, and almost 30% more expensive.

We would appreciate any help or recommendations.

We are also wondering which type of vinyl to choose: click vinyl or glued vinyl. Glued vinyl is probably better for underfloor heating. However, I can install click vinyl myself, and it is easier to replace. We are still undecided.

The click system from Parador is not very impressive.
Whenever possible, we always connected four planks at the ends first and then clicked the entire row into the previous one.
Because once a plank is fully in place, it’s quite difficult to insert the next one by its short edge.

This method worked pretty well.

We “had to” choose Parador because none of the other manufacturers’ designs appealed to us, so that was okay.
I think I will be looking at the floor for much longer than the time I spent installing it 😉

We have the Basic 4.3 Oak Infinity Natur.

Hutchinson123 schrieb:

The Parador click system is not the best.
Whenever possible, we always connected four planks at the ends first and then clicked the entire row into the previous one.
Because once a plank is fully in place, it’s difficult to insert the next one on the short side.

This method worked quite well.

We “had to” choose Parador because none of the other manufacturers’ designs appealed to us, so it was okay.
I think I’ll be looking at the floor longer than I spent installing it 😉

We have the Basic 4.3 Oak Infinity Natural.

Hello,

We are planning to install the same vinyl flooring. Do you happen to have any photos of how it turned out for you?

Regards, Sven

Hello Sven,

Gladly – please see attached.

These items were purchased during the renovation and shortly after moving in.

We are facing the same decision. Does the higher build-up of the Basic 30 really result in noticeably better walking comfort? In our bedrooms and children’s rooms, where the floor will be installed, people often walk barefoot. We have sample planks of both types here. However, you can’t really walk on them properly, and they don’t lie as stable as a fully installed floor. We’re also a bit unsure about the impact noise insulation. Generally, it is said that Basic 30 is slightly quieter to walk on than Modular One. The datasheets on this are not clear. Modular One is rated 17 dB louder on additional impact sound insulation than on PE foil (16 dB), which seems odd to us. Basic 30, on the other hand, is quieter on impact sound insulation with 15 dB than on PE foil (16 dB). Additionally, different standards were used for these ratings. So, the datasheets aren’t really helpful here. Subjectively, I would say the two are quite similar, although again, we can only test this on the individual loose planks.