Hey Buzz, when you guys stop in next month I'll show you the laminate I put in the basement a few weeks ago. 9/16" thick, super quiet, multiple board length,attached pad, pretty nice stuff. The wife and I installed 800 sf in about a day and a half. The kicker was it was about $1.60/sf at Sam's club. We did have to pay $40 for a Sam's club membership, so I suppose that raised the price a bit. Same stuff at Lowe's was $4.00/sf.

We considered the vinyl plank for the basement, but I couldn't get over how cheap feeling it was. That slick vinyl just doesn't do it for me.