Lvt Vs tiling
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I guess the problem with tiles is cracking if you drop a pan etc from the kitchen? I've got a lower end karndean in kitchen and it doesn't look as nice as high end amtico or tiles, but it is hard wearing floor.
Price wise its circa 20q a sqm for karndean lower ends but it looks pretty easy to fit compared to tiles.
Price wise its circa 20q a sqm for karndean lower ends but it looks pretty easy to fit compared to tiles.
I was always of the impression that Karndean marked quite easily and that it was easy to ‘dent’ it
Could be wrong - can’t beat real tiles really - alternatively my mother and father in law went for polished limestone - looks gorgeous - don’t ask me about costs though ha!
Could be wrong - can’t beat real tiles really - alternatively my mother and father in law went for polished limestone - looks gorgeous - don’t ask me about costs though ha!
expensive side imo da vinci can be had materials only for around 30 sq/m
https://lifestyleflooringuk.co.uk/vinyl-flooring/karndean-flooring?p=2&vinyl_range=1149
I’ve got karndean in my hallyway and lounge and can confirm it is fantastic. No noticeable marks after 3 years, holds up to water/ spillages well. I’ve got proper tiles in kitchen which I prefer for kitchen/ bathroom environments however one of my tiles is cracked (I imagine from just putting down a heavy food shopping bag too heavily) and it really annoys me.
Assuming you lay porcelain... And not ceramic on a floor (unless you're an idiot) then you should be able to drop a pan and do no damage.
The reason floor tiles crack from drops is because people don't get correct coverage and create voids. Regardless of either option you'll need a super level floor so best to tackle that first!
Lft is like 2mm deflection tolerance per meter I think.
given the job I had in removing glazed ceramic tiles from my dining/family room (see below quoted post), I'm not sure I'd 100% agree with this (although you're probably right in principle). Those bad boys, which had been down 5 years during our time in the house, I suspect a further 10+ before that, had no signs of damage. Same tiles still run through our kitchen and out to the back door too. Also, the floor wasn't especially even: approx 5mm elevation shift in one area, just packed out with mortar.
And today, taking up the floor tiles
Start of job:
6 hours later:
56 tiles done, another 118 to go. Bit of a nightmare of a job, to be honest. The tiles come up easy enough with the SDS chisel, but getting the cement up off the concrete floor is a right pain. More so in some areas (near the fireplace) than others - was getting the friendlier tiles done in about 5 minutes each, the difficults ones were about 15 minutes each.