Parador Vinyl - Modular One vs. Basic 30

Hello everyone,

We will soon have vinyl flooring installed in our house. There is a store that was recommended to us by 2-3 families, and they work almost exclusively with Parador products. So we first chose a variant of Parador.

Basic 30 was our first choice because of the height (~9.4mm if I’m not mistaken). Walking comfort is good, quiet. 3-4 layers with cork at the bottom as impact sound insulation. We thought it should be better than 4mm - 5mm vinyl.

Then today we were at Obi, a consultant advised us against (basic 30) because it is not waterproof, and recommended Modular One or Basic 4.3/5.3. Both are apparently waterproof. Due to walking comfort & warmth, we thought Modular One with 8mm height is the better choice between the two since the others are only 4-5mm.

Since we mainly want to lay it in our dining/living area + rooms (so no bathrooms), in our opinion they actually don’t have to be 100% waterproof. As far as we know, they are anyway much more waterproof than e.g. laminate.

Are we seeing the differences correctly between Modular One and Basic 30?
- Basic 30: Highest walking comfort/warmth etc. because of the height? And the price/performance ratio is somehow better here.
- Modular One: With 8mm very close, but without plasticizers, waterproof. And almost 30% more expensive.

We would appreciate any help/recommendation.

Hello everyone,

We will soon have vinyl installed in our house. There is a store here that was recommended to us by 2-3 families, and they work almost exclusively with parador products. So we first chose a variant from Parador.

Basic 30 was our first choice because of the height (~9.4mm if I’m not mistaken). Walking comfort is good, quiet. 3-4 layers with cork at the bottom as impact sound insulation. We thought it should be better than a 4mm - 5mm vinyl.

Then today we were at Obi, a consultant advised us against Basic 30 because it is not waterproof and recommended Modular One or Basic 4.3/5.3. Both are apparently waterproof. Because of walking comfort & warmth, we thought Modular One with 8mm height is the better choice between the two since the others are only 4-5mm.

Since we mainly want to lay it in our dining/living area + rooms (so no bathrooms), in our opinion they actually do not need to be 100% waterproof. As far as we know, they are much more waterproof than, for example, laminate.

Are we seeing the differences correctly between Modular One and Basic 30? - Basic 30: Highest walking comfort/warmth etc. because of the height? And price/performance is somehow better here. - Modular One: With 8mm is very close, but without plasticizers, waterproof. And almost 30% more expensive.

We would appreciate any help/recommendations.

We are also wondering which vinyl to choose. Click or glue vinyl. For underfloor heating, glue vinyl is supposedly the better choice. However, I can install click vinyl myself and replacement is also less problematic. We are still undecided.

The click system from Parador is not impressive. We always (if possible) connected four planks at the ends and then clicked the entire row into the previous one. Because once a plank is completely in, it is tedious to thread the next one in at the end face.

That worked quite well.

We "had to" take Parador because we didn't like the decor of any other manufacturers, so that was okay. I think I will be looking at the floor longer than I spent time laying it ;)

We have the Basic 4.3 Oak Infinity Natural.

The click system from Parador is not great. We always (if possible) connected four planks at the ends and then clicked the entire row into the previous one. Because once a plank is fully in, it’s tedious to insert the next one at the end face. This worked quite well. We "had to" take Parador because we didn’t like any other manufacturer’s decor, so okay. I think I’ll be looking at the floor longer than I spent laying it ;) We have the Basic 4.3 Oak Infinity Natural.

Hello, We are planning to install the same vinyl. Do you maybe have some photos of how it looks at your place? Regards, Sven

Hello Sven,

with pleasure - see attached.

They were acquired during the renovation and shortly after moving in.

We are faced with the same decision. Does the higher structure of the Basic 30 actually result in greater walking comfort? In our bedroom and children's rooms, where the floor is to be installed, a lot of barefoot walking takes place. We have sample planks of both types here. But of course, you can't really walk on them properly, and they don't lie as stable as a fully laid floor. We are also somewhat uncertain about the assessment regarding impact sound insulation. Generally, it is said that Basic 30 is a bit quieter to walk on than Modular One. The data sheets are not clear on this. Modular One is rated as louder on additional impact sound insulation with 17 dB than on PE foil (16 dB), which seems strange 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 the evaluation in each case. So the data sheets are not really helpful. Subjectively, I would say the two are close together, although we can only test this again on the individual loose planks.