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With LVT you do have to mindful of what you use to clean the floor, and what Type of rug you put on it, if any. Mine cost over £3000 so I’d suggest doing some homework before you instruct anyone
Flooring for kitchen & hallway - Tile? LVT? Something else?
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Hmm, one thought when going LVT was to extend through the living room, so the whole downstairs basically, no rugs in the hall or kitchen, but in the living room yes. Is the issue where the constant slight movement of the rug abrades the surface?
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This might prove useful.
Can You Put Rugs on Vinyl Plank Flooring? (5 Vinyl-Safe Rugs)
Spring has finally sprung, so how about celebrating the start of a new season by adding some color to your living room? Rugs are a fun and fuss-free way to bring a pop of color and freshness to any room. The only problem is that you have vinyl plank flooring and have heard rumors that
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This was cleaned yesterday.
Not our choice, it was already fitted before we bought the place. We may have a new kitchen and if we do we’re going to get the flooring ripped out too and live at her mums for a few weeks.
Problem with that floor it's a very shiny flat tile, if you had a tile with more texture/tone to it I don't think it'd show up as much.
Ive had them all, LVT, real wood (beech parquet), tile, engineered wood, laminate. They all have there plusses and minuses.
In a cold house (eg uninsulated floor) I probably wouldn't have tiles,but I like them in bathrooms. In a newer build if say tiles look higher quality than LVT which is effectively plastic. LVT (glue on) is easy to fit/replace and change spot sections
Real wood looks much nicer but not as hard wearing and I wouldn't have it in a kitchen
Laminate can be hard wearing but look a bit cheap/fake, engineered wood (floating) can look better but cheaper stuff has a very thin wear layer so not as robust over time.
For me id go with LVT or tiles for hallways and kitchen. Only issue with tiles is complexity in laying, and they feel colder.
My LVT here (goes thru house and kitchen, utility room)
It looks okay and hard wearing /easy to clean but doesn't look as good as real wood parquet
If my house weren't 1940s and had insulated or underfloor heating I'd consider floor tiles.
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It's not your house now, it clearly belongs to the pictured dog! 
My house is newer but even still, the concrete sub floor gets cold, and that just transfers to the tiles.
My house is newer but even still, the concrete sub floor gets cold, and that just transfers to the tiles.
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We have Karndean in the dining kitchen and bathroom. I am quite impressed by the warmth. Stone effect LVT tiles are good at hiding footprints etc. until cleaned. Easy to do with a mop.
This might prove useful.
Can You Put Rugs on Vinyl Plank Flooring? (5 Vinyl-Safe Rugs)
Spring has finally sprung, so how about celebrating the start of a new season by adding some color to your living room? Rugs are a fun and fuss-free way to bring a pop of color and freshness to any room. The only problem is that you have vinyl plank flooring and have heard rumors that
What a horrible website. Full of waffle and irrelevant BS - clearly just trying to increase space for ads (ABP ftw
) just get to the bloody point! I gave up trying to find any useful information after the first paragraph 
Sounds good - yeah we'd most likely be looking for either stone or timber effect.
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The previous owners fitted them so I have no information on that side but the fact that I can walk on a solid 1960's floor in bare feet in winter makes me think that they are quite good at insulating.
We only moved in in December and we had to install a Bosch washing machine in the usually tight space. The tiles extending under the units allowed an easy ish manoeuvre without marking them.
I have only had standard vinyl on a roll or 'brick tiles' before.
How do they compare to the vinyl on a roll in terms of durability? The stuff we have at the moment damages so easily (although it's really cheap, so hardly surprising!)
Our floor construction is probably similar - 50s house with solid concrete floor, so a bit of insulation would be nice
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I assume they are fully bonded, glued to the substrate ie concrete or screed. They seem much more durable than the kitchen vinyl at our previous rented property, it was a least 10 years old and tearing in the obvious places under fridge freezer and in corner of doorway.
So far I am quite pleased and do not intend any replacement. The previous owners specced high on fixings and fittings, they just were not quite so good at looking after them.
So far I am quite pleased and do not intend any replacement. The previous owners specced high on fixings and fittings, they just were not quite so good at looking after them.
It's sounding like that's potentially going to be a better option than tiles for us then, thanks for the feedback
LVT throughout the bottom floor of the house, best thing i ever did wasn't cheap though (Amtico) ended up having a herringbone type affair which added extra to the fitting costs. Still once it was in its brilliant and way less hassle than carpet and previous wooden floor.
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I'm now in the market for a new floor in my dining room. It's about 11 sqm and I'm torn between lvt and laminate. I have had some samples for karndean, but one of them was the friction ones (think they're called loose lay). Anybody got experience if those, I wasn't sure how well they would actually stay down.
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We have Karndean LVT throughout the house - Gluedown. Every room, bathrooms, kitchen, hallway, about 120sqm. So far very happy with it. very easy to keep clean and maintain, and warm and silent under foot.
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I like some of the gluedown, but that and the loosely I'd be worried to do myself incase they move. I don't mind laminate, or the clic lvt as I've done laminate in a few rooms. I balk at the thought of paying some 150 quid just to cut some vinyl to fit (tight yorkshireman).
Put click down lvt in our conservatory when it was redone and it's great. Took hardly anytime and just went on top of what was there already.
Have gluedown karndean in 2 bathrooms and also good but takes a bit more prep to ensure flat base and then when putting it in.
Have gluedown karndean in 2 bathrooms and also good but takes a bit more prep to ensure flat base and then when putting it in.
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We've just had Amtico laid in the hallway and new kitchen / dinner extension, looks good and isn't cold under foot.
Also had Amtico in the bathroom for the last 7 years without any issues.
For reference we've got the glue down variety for the same reasons as above.
Also had Amtico in the bathroom for the last 7 years without any issues.
For reference we've got the glue down variety for the same reasons as above.