Conservatory Flooring Options

[Robk]

Hi Everyone

In the process of having a conservatory built at the back of the house to give us some additional space due to having a little one year old monster and insufficient funds to even contemplate a move !

The conservatory will come off the lounge and is approx 3m by 3m squared. All work will be done hopefully by the end of May by a company(fingers crossed it all runs to plan) apart from interior decorating and laying a floor.

Im interested to know of any recommended flooring (also pics would be good)that could be used in a Conservatory. Carpet is not an option due to heavy traffic coming in & out from the garden. Tiles or laminate would be considered but I just wonder if that would be too cold in Winter. Engineered wood flooring also looks appealing but at around £30/m2 it wont be cheap even for small area. Any recommendations would be apprecialted.

Thanks

[jas xjr]

you want to look at underfloor heating . i retro fitted mine , 35m2 conservatory cost about £1k doing it myself.obviously that was electric.if your existing boiler is up to it a wet system might be better.

well worth doing as the room is usable all year round

[ooo000ooo]

We've just finished a 10x13 sunroom and have put down lino or vinyl flooring or whatever it's called these days. It was cheaper than laminate, i didn't have to put it down, it's warmer and softer underfoot and most people that have seen it reckoned it was wooden flooring until told otherwise.

[Simpo Two]

ooo000ooo said:

We've just finished a 10x13 sunroom and have put down lino or vinyl flooring or whatever it's called these days. It was cheaper than laminate, i didn't have to put it down, it's warmer and softer underfoot and most people that have seen it reckoned it was wooden flooring until told otherwise.

I did the same in my kitchen but with a tiled effect vinyl. And yes, people think it's real tiles, but it's softer and warmer as you say (I hate tiles). Thousands to choose from and not expensive.

[GKP]

We've got cheapish carpet in ours simply because of the 'cold floor in winter' syndrome. Not so fussed about the potential for grubbyness from the garden as it's easily hoovered and inexpensive to replace.
Sure you can put in underfloor heating, but you'll still have a school gym type surface which all it has going for it is being able to whizz toy cars across.

[B17NNS]

I'd go for tiles with electric underfloor heating. Might cost a bit more initially but you will be glad you did.

Alternatively there are some really nice vinyls about now which are easy to clean and would feel slightly warmer underfoot than an unheated tile. Amtico do some lovely stuff but are expensive. Have a look round your local carpet shops, they will have lots of samples to view.

[anonymous-user]

Bamboo!! very hard wearing and warm! also very cool!

[thehos]

if you put electric underfloor heating in, dont expect it to heat the room, unless you want mega bills, my mate put it in, just use it on very low to warm the tiles, conservatory=no heat retention