My husband and I are in the process of deciding on what type of laminate flooring to put in our family room in our basement. It is a newer construction split level. We have no kids but we do have a large dog. We have narrowed it down to Shaw Radiant Luster Vienna (has the pad already attached) and Quick Step 700 series Gunstock Red Oak. I like the Quick Step and he likes the Shaw. Any opinions as to which is better? Why? We will be doing the installation ourself, either one easier to install?