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We are about to lay laminate flooring in the living room and I'd be grateful for your recommendations please.
Requirements: high traffic area; scratch-resistant; easy to lay; not grey or light-wood effect. Prefer some texture. Not looking for cheap options.
What would you recommend and who stocks it, please.
Go to B&Q. They have a huge choice, all sorts of price range/quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyclops
I put down some Pergo flooring in a previous house a long time ago, and that seemed pretty good at the time, but that was 20 years ago, I'm sure things have changed since then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyclops
WAT Flooring in Grangetown
Forget laminate flooring
Look at LVP
top end stuff is Karndean, loads of choices though, wickes do it, Howdens stuff appears to be well reviewed
if you get the loose lay stuff, if a plank gets damaged you can just lift the plank and put a new one down, Karndean advise to " tackify " around the edges, personally for the price of it, i put it down all over the floor
you can of course get the click stuff, which is even more like the laminate stuff
What flooring?Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Gillis
Get a decent carpet!!!!
Have you got a Costco card? The laminate there is around 14 quid per square meter, 14mm thick, has foam underlay attached, looks very good and has a 30 year domestic warrantyQuote:
Originally Posted by Cyclops
No!!!! The stuff they stock is shite! Poor quality, easily broken, ships everywhere, awful customer service.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
I'd get LVT. They level the floor off and glue it down. Doesn't get damaged then like your typical laminate does.
or Amtico. We've got it in our kitchen. W.A.T. Flooring as prev. mentioned above..Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
indeed, Amtico are top end aswell :thumbup: if not the top endQuote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
My recommendation is - don't do it.
Carpet for me.
@Joe Gillis and A Quiet Monkfish
Thanks for the advice. Visited WAT this morning and placed order. A good selection of quality stuff
what did you go for in the end ? ? ? ? Lam or LVPQuote:
Originally Posted by Cyclops
You're welcome, I did my kitchen out with Amtico from WAT, they did a top job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyclops
Laminate.Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
I was put off by the 'sticking it down/tackify' comments re: LVP.
Laminate 'floats' ie expands and contracts. It needs to move - which is why spacers/wedges are used around the edges.
If any LAM piece is damaged, it's a relatively easy job to replace it - done it a couple of times.
We'll have rugs strategically placed around the room anyway and will stick felt on the feet of the tables and TV console etc.
WAT only stock Quickstep LAM. Quickstep supply the sheds (B&Q etc) with a range which is just for them. There was a range of prices at WAT and a good selection. They are in drawers which you can pull out - but you can take the samples out to the door to view them in daylight. And they have matching edging - which is an issue at B&Q as someone said.
Thanks for all your thoughts, guys!