What flooring for kitchen - affordable / mid range
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Looking at a 40 m extension, consisting of a kitchen diner and lounge. Looking for flooring products that are not too expensive, maybe £40 per square metre. Have dogs so wondering if laminate could be damaged too much, by water etc but it does seem much better than it used to.
Lvt might be possible but can this be laid directly onto t&g chipboard?
Lvt might be possible but can this be laid directly onto t&g chipboard?
I laid these in our kitchen. I was going for the 400x400 tiles but they didn't have enough in stock so offered me the 400xFL (free length) at the same price. So easy to lay as you've straight 400mm rows with random lengths so no ensuring the other direction lines up. Also very little cutting and wastage as you pick suitable lengths to complete the row.
Been down over 2 years now and still look as new. Doesn't show any muck up, we wander in and out in muddy boots yet the floor looks clean. When you do wash it then you're horrified at the muck in the water. Also pretty much bullet proof, there is natural texture on the tiles where the slate splits, if you drop something hard you might chip a small layer but it just adds to the natural texture.
Been down over 2 years now and still look as new. Doesn't show any muck up, we wander in and out in muddy boots yet the floor looks clean. When you do wash it then you're horrified at the muck in the water. Also pretty much bullet proof, there is natural texture on the tiles where the slate splits, if you drop something hard you might chip a small layer but it just adds to the natural texture.
Edited by jfdi on Wednesday 28th February 15:53
We out down Polyflor Colonia LVT through much of our grund floor around 10 years ago now - live out in the muddy sticks and have two terriers and its been brilliant, still as good as the day it was laid.
I would certainly recommend it and it was reasonably priced at the time. The key is a good fitter though.
I would certainly recommend it and it was reasonably priced at the time. The key is a good fitter though.
Depends on the look, but I would go for the QuickStep click laminate.
It looks so real, it is genuinely hard to distinguish. This is because it is Embossed In Register .
This means that the top and protective layers have an imprinted surface that matches the gain underneath. So when the light hits it, rather than a flat reflection, the reflection delicately shows grooves, knots etc, as if it were real wood.
This is what distinguishes between Fake and Is That Real Wood, reactions.
Much LVT is not Embossed In Register, the stuff that is can be more expensive. However, Trade Only LVT can have this and be far better priced.
Whereas QuickStep generally is, but just double check in person before buying.
It looks so real, it is genuinely hard to distinguish. This is because it is Embossed In Register .
This means that the top and protective layers have an imprinted surface that matches the gain underneath. So when the light hits it, rather than a flat reflection, the reflection delicately shows grooves, knots etc, as if it were real wood.
This is what distinguishes between Fake and Is That Real Wood, reactions.
Much LVT is not Embossed In Register, the stuff that is can be more expensive. However, Trade Only LVT can have this and be far better priced.
Whereas QuickStep generally is, but just double check in person before buying.
Look at forbo allura, if the floorboards are in good nick you’ll get away without plywooding. It will save you money on the prep and if you keep it in good condition you can pull it up and use it somewhere else. I’m just about to fit 300m2 of it in the next week or so.
https://www.forbo.com/flooring/en-uk/commercial-pr...
Karndean also do a similar product but can’t remember the name.
Any regular lvt will require at the very least 6mm ply and a feather finish
https://www.forbo.com/flooring/en-uk/commercial-pr...
Karndean also do a similar product but can’t remember the name.
Any regular lvt will require at the very least 6mm ply and a feather finish
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